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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. Bob Gibbs OH 7 Republican No
Rep. Carlos Giménez FL 28 Republican No
Rep. Louie Gohmert TX 1 Republican No
Rep. Jared Golden ME 2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jimmy Gomez CA 34 Democrat Yes
Rep. Tony Gonzales TX 23 Republican No
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez TX 34 Democrat Yes
Rep. Anthony Gonzalez OH 16 Republican No
Rep. Robert Good VA 5 Republican No
Rep. Lance Gooden TX 5 Republican No
Rep. Paul Gosar AZ 9 Republican No
Rep. Josh Gottheimer NJ 5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Kay Granger TX 12 Republican No
Rep. Sam Graves MO 6 Republican No
Rep. Garret Graves LA 6 Republican No
Rep. Al Green TX 9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Mark Green TN 7 Republican No
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene GA 14 Republican No
Rep. Morgan Griffith VA 9 Republican No
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva AZ 7 Democrat Yes