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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. Rick Scott FL Republican No
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen NH Democrat Yes
Sen. Richard C. Shelby AL Republican No
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema AZ ID ID Yes
Sen. Tina Smith MN Democrat Yes
Sen. Debbie Stabenow MI Democrat Yes
Sen. Dan Sullivan AK Republican No
Sen. Jon Tester MT Democrat Yes
Sen. John Thune SD Republican No
Sen. Thom Tillis NC Republican No
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey PA Republican No
Sen. Tommy Tuberville AL Republican No
Sen. Chris Van Hollen MD Democrat Yes
Sen. Mark Warner VA Democrat Yes
Sen. Raphael Warnock GA Democrat Yes
Sen. Elizabeth Warren MA Democrat Yes
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse RI Democrat Yes
Sen. Roger Wicker MS Republican No
Sen. Ron Wyden OR Democrat Yes
Sen. Todd Young IN Republican No