Joe Biden speech today LIVE – President backs filibuster changes in voting rights speech as approval rating steadies

President Joe Biden is now giving a speech backing changes to Senate filibuster rules that have stalled voting rights legislation.

In the speech, Biden is discussing that it’s time to choose “democracy over autocracy”, according to reports.

However, the speech is being boycotted by some civil rights groups that are accusing the White House of inaction.

A White House official, previewing the speech on the condition of anonymity, said Biden would voice support for changing the Senate filibuster rules only to ensure the right to vote is defended.

Filibuster rules require 60 votes to advance most legislation, which is a threshold Senate Democrats can’t meet on their own with their thin Senate majority.

Republicans unanimously oppose the voting rights measures, and not all Democrats are fully on board with changing the filibuster.

Biden’s speech will come as he held steady in the latest approval rating polls, according to political data website FiveThirtyEight.

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