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lutherj

(2,496 posts)
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 08:28 PM Jan 2021

The first bill to be introduced in the new Senate: the For The People Act

This is a comprehensive bill covering issues of government ethics, voting rights, campaign finance reform, and D.C. statehood.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.R._1_(116th_Congress)

Moscow Mitch blocked it, but Schumer has agreed to make it first priority. Of course, it’s not going to pass until we kill the filibuster, which should be the first order of business.

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The first bill to be introduced in the new Senate: the For The People Act (Original Post) lutherj Jan 2021 OP
Whoa! Awesome STUPENDOUS WONDERFUL!! Thekaspervote Jan 2021 #1
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