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Watch live: Democratic lawmakers hold news conference to reintroduce Freedom to Vote Act 

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters alongside Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) following a meeting to discuss the debit limit with President Biden, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.

Congressional Democratic lawmakers are slated to hold a press briefing Tuesday afternoon to reintroduce the Freedom to Vote Act.

The event is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. EDT.

Watch the live video above.