There was a bipartisan leadership agreement to pass the the CARES Act, the unprecedented $2 trillion+ bailout, w/ *no recorded vote* so @theintercept is going to reconstruct the record. Help us contact every House lawmaker and let us know where they stand. interc.pt/39Yq8TM
It's hard to imagine a more massive law in American history than the CARES Act, up there w/ TARP, the Affordable Care Act, the Bush & Trump tax cuts. This measure could have been passed via remote voting or by proxy, but Pelosi & McCarthy cut a deal to have no recorded vote.
So far @AOC is the only House Dem we know of on the record opposing the bailout. But we don't have a firm answer for dozens and dozens of other lawmakers. Where does Rep. Jim Jordan stand? Rep. Louie Gohmert? What about the others? Contact me or @aidachavez, DMs open.
It's important for basic democratic accountability and transparency to know how lawmakers voted, and it's also important to make a stand now given that GOP & Dem leaders are already floating the possibility of passing the next rounds of stimulus w/ another unrecorded secret vote.
We've updated the list w/ over 30 lawmakers today via reader emails. Thank you. But we need a lot more. Please send evidence: a quote during an interview, forward your emails w/lawmakers, a link to the lawmaker's social media/website clearly clarifying their position, etc.
