Julian Castro, Beto O'Rourke join hundreds at Texas Capitol rally against voting bills

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1. Yea Beto!

O’Rourke also addressed the presence of a handful of counterprotesters who shouted throughout the event and were particularly disruptive during his speech.

“This guy is here for a reason,” he said. “He’s here to remind us that this ... isn’t easy. He’s here to make you so frustrated and so angry that you promise yourself that you are going to vote and drive 10 friends to the polls with you and make sure that they vote.”

O’Rourke encouraged people to call their state representatives and voice opposition to the bills. He also encouraged people to reach out to President Joe Biden and ask him to put his weight behind the For the People Act, which passed the U.S. House and has yet to pass the U.S. Senate.

“If this passes the Senate and is signed into law," he said, "It will roll back every voter suppression attempt in Texas."