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June 22, 2021 | S. 1

The path created by the Supreme Court in Citizens United has opened the spending floodgates that allow corporations and the wealthiest to control campaigns and our political process. The For the People Act (S. 1) ensures that our elected representatives in Congress are focused on listening to voters instead of high dollar campaign funders.

For many, exercising the fundamental right to vote has become increasingly difficult with the many barriers to access created through new and old voter suppression tactics. For example, in the middle of a global pandemic, many voters were forced to wait in extremely long lines and put their health at risk in order to cast their vote. In one of the leading democracies of the world, that is an unacceptable reality. The For the People Act will help to ensure that more U.S. citizens can register to vote and have access to a variety of paths to the ballot box. This bill will put a halt to and roll back many of the insidious efforts to throw up barriers to voter registration and ballot access.

These reforms along with those tackling ethics in government and gerrymandering are all ones that our members have been advocating on behalf of for many years now.  At a time when Americans believe the country is on the wrong track and have little faith in Congress, workers want their leaders to stand for reform and accountability.
 

This is Good for working people.

Vote result:
Failed

YEAs: 50 | NAYs: 50
Legislator Sort descending State Party Vote
Sen. John Hoeven ND Republican No
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith MS Republican No
Sen. James M. Inhofe OK Republican No
Sen. Ron Johnson WI Republican No
Sen. Tim Kaine VA Democrat Yes
Sen. Mark Kelly AZ Democrat Yes
Sen. John Kennedy LA Republican No
Sen. Angus King ME ID ID Yes
Sen. Amy Klobuchar MN Democrat Yes
Sen. James Lankford OK Republican No
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy VT Democrat Yes
Sen. Mike Lee UT Republican No
Sen. Ben Ray Luján NM Democrat Yes
Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis WY Republican No
Sen. Joe Manchin III WV Democrat Yes
Sen. Edward J. Markey MA Democrat Yes
Sen. Roger Marshall KS Republican No
Sen. Mitch McConnell KY Republican No
Sen. Robert Menendez NJ Democrat Yes
Sen. Jeff Merkley OR Democrat Yes