JORGE RAMOS: The governor of Texas wants to arrest Democratic lawmakers. They are the ones who left that state to boycott voting on a bill that would restrict the voting rights of Hispanics and African-Americans. Today they are in Washington, asking Congress to protect the vote. And President Biden supported their request.
CLAUDIA UCEDA: They're Democratic lawmakers from Texas, but they came to the capital to block an election reform bill. Now Republicans in that state are accusing lawmakers of breaking the law. Washington is their sanctuary.
REP. VICTORIA NEAVE (D) TEXAS: We're not afraid. We know we are here fighting for the rights of our community.
UCEDA: They responded to the menacing Republican governor of Texas, who demanded that they return immediately.
ABBOTT: They will be arrested...
UCEDA: They will be arrested as soon as they come back. They will be locked up inside the Texas capitol, he said angrily. Texas Democrats say that they won't give in.
REP. ALEJANDRO DOMIGUEZ (D)TX: We're not going to fight a bully like that on his own terms. We're going to fight the way we do.
UCEDA: On private jets, Democrats traveled to Washington to skip voting on one of the most restrictive election bills in the country. The law would ban 24-hour polling stations and car voting, mainly affecting the participation of ethnic minorities.
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17 states have already enacted laws limiting access to the polls. The president said ...
PRES. JOE BIDEN: The Big Lie
UCEDA:... that those who pass those laws support big lies, referring to unfounded accusations of electoral fraud.