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March 3, 2021 | H.R.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 (H.R. 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:
Passed

YEAs: 220 | NAYs: 210
Legislator Sort descending State District Party Vote
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier CA 10 Democrat Yes
Rep. Scott DesJarlais TN 4 Republican No
Rep. Ted Deutch FL 22 Democrat Yes
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart FL 26 Republican No
Rep. Debbie Dingell MI 6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Lloyd Doggett TX 37 Democrat Yes
Rep. Byron Donalds FL 19 Republican No
Rep. Mike Doyle PA 18 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jeffrey Duncan SC 3 Republican No
Rep. Neal Dunn FL 2 Republican No
Rep. Tom Emmer MN 6 Republican No
Rep. Veronica Escobar TX 16 Democrat Yes
Rep. Anna G. Eshoo CA 16 Democrat Yes
Rep. Adriano Espaillat NY 13 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ron Estes KS 4 Republican No
Rep. Dwight Evans PA 3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Pat Fallon TX 4 Republican No
Rep. Randy Feenstra IA 4 Republican No
Rep. A. Drew Ferguson GA 3 Republican No
Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez NM 3 Democrat Yes