FazzNoth Posted January 24, 2022 Posted January 24, 2022 Biden’s push for voting rights failed. Will another promise to Black voters fall short? With the push for federal voting rights legislation blocked in Congress, President Biden is facing mounting pressure from civil rights groups to enact new criminal justice policies — or risk failing to deliver another key promise to Black voters. But with legislative efforts languishing in Congress and little public engagement by the White House, Democrats are in danger of disappointing a crucial voting bloc in the run-up to the midterm election. As the calls for a win on criminal justice ramp up, so does the political challenge for Democrats. Violent crime has surged in cities across the country, making many politicians wary of appearing to scale back law enforcement. More politics In recent days, at least five Republican members of Congress have praised initiatives made possible by Biden’s infrastructure bill that they opposed. Political analysts say they are not likely to be the last. California’s contentious single-payer healthcare bill, AB 1400, sailed through the Assembly Appropriations Committee on a party-line 11-3 vote without any discussion, columnist George Skelton writes. Sign up for our California Politics newsletter to get the best of The Times’ state politics reporting and the latest action in Sacramento. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/newsletter/2022-01-24/democrats-federal-criminal-justice-reform-todays-headlines
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