Express your support for the For the People Act (Senate bill S.1), and urge our MoC’s to disallow any Republican obstruction (i.e., the filibuster) to its passage. Contact:
Senate Majority Leader Schumer – Phone (202) 224-6542; Email here
Senator Gillibrand – Phone (202) 224-4451; Email here
Choose one of the scripts below, and make it your own:
Voter protections: I’m calling because I believe that voter suppression is un-American. Therefore, I’d like to urge Senator [Schumer, Gillibrand] to work to swiftly pass the For the People Act (Senate bill S.1) and the John Lewis voting act (HR4). Senator Democrats cannot let Senate Republicans obstruct and deny a vote on S1. We all know voters in the poorest parts of Atlanta stood in line for too many hours to cast their votes. This legislation is for them and others like them in states that suppress their vote. We all voted because we believe in our democracy. Reforming the filibuster is crucial to passing S1 and other essential priority legislation on infrastructure, immigration, and climate change. We are counting on your wisdom and courage to make this happen
Gerrymandering: I’m calling because I believe that politicians should NOT be able to pick their voters — we should choose our representatives! Therefore, I’d like to urge Senator [Schumer, Gillibrand] to work to swiftly pass For the People Act (Senate bill S.1). Senate Democrats cannot let Senate Republicans obstruct passage of this critical piece of legislation. We urge more equal voter representation by districts that are drawn by independent bi-partisan commissions rather than state legislatures. The 2020 election was a mandate for action. Reforming the filibuster is crucial to passing S1 and other essential priority legislation on infrastructure, immigration, and climate change. We are counting on your wisdom and courage to make this happen!
Campaign Finance & Ethics Reform
I’m calling because I believe that billionaires should NOT be able to buy our elections! Therefore, I’d like to urge Senator [Schumer, Gillibrand] to work to swiftly pass the For the People Act (Senate bill S.1), which tackles corruption by strengthening enforcement, amplifying the power of small-dollar donations, and expanding conflict of interest laws. The 2020 election was a mandate for action. Reforming the filibuster is crucial to passing S1 and other essential priority legislation on infrastructure, immigration, and climate change. We are counting on your wisdom and courage to make this happen!
Background:
With the health and strength of our democracy weakened by years of voter suppression, partisan gerrymandering, and dark money in politics, the new Democratic majority in the House and Senate are making democracy reform a first priority. House and Senate Democrats have introduced For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 1), a sweeping bill aimed at addressing the years of erosion of our democracy by shoring up voting rights, reforming campaign finance, and heightening ethical standards.
You can be sure Republicans will use the filibuster to obstruct action on any meaningful vote. The SR.1 legislation contains several provisions to fight voter suppression, including national automatic voter registration, prohibitions on voter roll purging and federal partisan gerrymandering, and improved election security measures. It also strengthens ethics standards for all three branches of government, e.g. by requiring presidential candidates to disclose 10 years of tax returns and prohibiting members of Congress from using taxpayer dollars to settle sexual harassment cases. Furthermore, the bill aims to curb corporate influence in politics by forcing Super PACs to disclose their donors, requiring government contractors to disclose political spending, and prohibiting coordination between candidates and Super PACs, among other reforms.
Voters on both sides of the aisle agree that addressing political corruption to rebuild and strengthen our democracy’s integrity is a top priority, and Congress must act accordingly to pass the For the People Act.
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