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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. Jerry Moran KS Republican No
Sen. Lisa Murkowski AK Republican No
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy CT Democrat Yes
Sen. Patty Murray WA Democrat Yes
Sen. Jon Ossoff GA Democrat Yes
Sen. Alex Padilla CA Democrat Yes
Sen. Rand Paul KY Republican No
Sen. Gary Peters MI Democrat Yes
Sen. Rob Portman OH Republican No
Sen. Jack Reed RI Democrat Yes
Sen. Jim Risch ID Republican No
Sen. Mitt Romney UT Republican No
Sen. Jacky Rosen NV Democrat Yes
Sen. Mike Rounds SD Republican No
Sen. Marco Rubio FL Republican No
Sen. Bernard Sanders VT ID ID Yes
Sen. Ben Sasse NE Republican No
Sen. Brian Schatz HI Democrat Yes
Sen. Charles E. Schumer NY Democrat Yes
Sen. Tim Scott SC Republican No