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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. Kathy Castor FL 14 Democrat Yes
Rep. Joaquín Castro TX 20 Democrat Yes
Rep. Madison Cawthorn NC 11 Republican No
Rep. Steven J. Chabot OH 1 Republican No
Rep. Liz Cheney WY 0 Republican No
Rep. Judy Chu CA 28 Democrat Yes
Rep. David Cicilline RI 1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Katherine Clark MA 5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke NY 9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II MO 5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ben Cline VA 6 Republican No
Rep. Michael Cloud TX 27 Republican No
Rep. James E. Clyburn SC 6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Andrew Clyde GA 9 Republican No
Rep. Steve Cohen TN 9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Tom Cole OK 4 Republican No
Rep. James Comer KY 1 Republican No
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly VA 11 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jim Cooper TN 5 Democrat Yes
Rep. J. Luis Correa CA 46 Democrat Yes