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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 ascending State District Party Vote
Rep. Lee Zeldin NY 1 Republican No
Rep. Don Young AK 0 Republican No
Rep. John Yarmuth KY 3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Steve Womack AR 3 Republican No
Rep. Robert J. Wittman VA 1 Republican No
Rep. Joe Wilson SC 2 Republican No
Rep. Frederica Wilson FL 24 Democrat Yes
Rep. Roger Williams TX 25 Republican No
Rep. Nikema Williams GA 5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Susan Wild PA 7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jennifer Wexton VA 10 Democrat Yes
Rep. Bruce Westerman AR 4 Republican No
Rep. Brad Wenstrup OH 2 Republican No
Sen. Peter Welch VT Democrat Yes
Rep. Daniel Webster FL 11 Republican No
Rep. Randy Weber TX 14 Republican No
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman NJ 12 Democrat Yes
Rep. Maxine Waters CA 43 Democrat Yes
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz FL 25 Democrat Yes
Rep. Michael Waltz FL 6 Republican No