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FEC allows foreign money in U.S. referendum campaigns
Foreign donors can now allowing them to support ballot committees.
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Today we celebrate the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Let's honor his life and legacy by passing voting rights protections. #JohnLewisVotingRightsAct #ForThePeopleAct
An anonymous GOP lawmaker texts then WH chief of staff Meadows within hours of the polls closing, proposing a way to disenfranchise millions of voters because election officials were still counting legal votes and Trump’s victory was not assured.
Jake Tapper
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Dad; husband; anchor of @TheLeadCNN and @CNNSOTU; author of @TheOutpostbook, @TheHellfireClub, and The @Devil_May_Dance:
Whoever this member is, they should be expelled.
We need to make H.R.1, the #ForThePeopleAct, law NOW before it’s too late.
Our democracy is hanging in balance. #AbolishTheFilibuster
Today I voted to pass the #ProtectingOurDemocracy Act, a bill I co-sponsored. It's the third pillar in our fight to protect our democracy, along with the #JohnLewisVotingRightsAct and the #ForThePeopleAct, two bills I helped to introduce and pass in the House.
If we lose our democracy, we lose everything.
That's why voted YES on Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-CA-28)'s #ProtectingOurDemocracy Act, the 3rd pillar of @HouseDemocrats' Democracy Agenda.
We need this bill, along with the #JohnLewisVotingRightsAct & the #ForThePeopleAct, to get the job done.
Today the House is voting on the #ProtectingOurDemocracy Act - a consequential bill for the future of our democracy.
The past 4 years have exposed vulnerabilities in our system and this bill will safeguard our democracy from similar threats in the future. (1/3)
This bill will:
-Prevent presidential abuses by reforming ethics laws for the President.
-Restore our system of checks and balances by strengthening congressional investigations and Inspectors General (IG).
-Protect our elections by closing loopholes on foreign donations. (2/3)
I strongly support the #ProtectingOurDemocracy Act. Along with the House-passed John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the #ForthePeopleAct, these bills will ensure that our defining ideal of democracy endures for generations to come. (3/3)
Q1: Tell us about yourself or your organization. What work do you do to protect and support democracy? #FTVtownhall #SummitForDemocracy @DFADcoalition
Jana Morgan - Pass the #FreedomToVoteAct
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#NastyWoman. Director @DFADcoalition. Black Lives Matter. #extractives
A1: Happy to be here! I am the Chair of @House_DRTF, and I introduced #HR1, the #ForThePeopleAct, earlier this year. I care deeply about protecting our democracy and ensuring all Americans have a vote and a voice in our politics. #FTVtownhall
NEW: The FEC has ruled foreign donors can finance U.S. referendum campaigns, opening the door to foreign spending on fights over high-profile policy issues, Axios has learned.
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Foreign donors shouldn't be influencing our elections, no matter whether it's at the federal, state, or local level. In my first term, I successfully amended #HR1, the #ForThePeopleAct, to outlaw these contributions, and I've introduced legislation this year to do the same thing.
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I'd like to commend my colleagues who worked so hard to weaken the #ForThePeopleAct so that it could finally secure the support of zero Republican Senators.
Let's stop deluding ourselves. #EndTheFilibuster and save our democracy.
I commend Sen. Charles E. (Chuck) Schumer (D-NY) and @SenateDems for taking up this important legislation.
But, if it fails to garner sufficient Republican support to pass, we must stop negotiating with ourselves and pass the #ForThePeopleAct by eliminating the filibuster.
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY-12)
@RepMaloney
Republicans have an opportunity today to allow debate to go forward on the #FreedomToVoteAct and propose any amendments they would like.
As I said in September, we shouldn’t negotiate with ourselves if they will not engage us on voting rights. It's time we #EndTheFilibuster
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nytimes.com
Democrats propose a compromise bill on voting rights.
The stripped-down measure is intended to demonstrate party unity in the face of Republican opposition to new federal voting standards.
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Michiganders won't be fooled. This initiative is nothing more than a blatant attempt to make it harder to vote. Congress needs to step up and pass the #JohnLewisVotingRightsAct and the #ForThePeopleAct.
Cited source — detroitnews.com
detroitnews.com
Initiative changing state voting rules to begin gathering signatures after canvassers' OK
An effort to change several Michigan voting laws is likely to begin collecting signatures in the coming days after securing approval as to the form of the petition initiative Monday.
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