The #ForThePeopleAct is an historic voting rights protection bill. But it is also an historic anti-corruption bill that would end dark money in politics.
@JasonKander explains how the bill gives working people power in our democracy.
@JasonKander explains how the bill gives working people power in our democracy.
When @JasonKander ran for Senate in 2016, anonymous big donors funded waves of attack ads against him.
“Dark money is one of the chief reasons why our democracy is in such disrepair at the moment," he says.
“Dark money is one of the chief reasons why our democracy is in such disrepair at the moment," he says.
.@JaneMayerNYer reported the Koch network is afraid the #ForThePeopleAct polls well with Dems, Republicans and Independents.
"The Koch brothers are afraid of the For the People Act because it levels the playing field," says @JasonKander. newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
"The Koch brothers are afraid of the For the People Act because it levels the playing field," says @JasonKander. newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
In states like Missouri, Kander says that billionaires are more powerful than our elected officials.
Right now, billionaires and corporations can fund attack ads against politicians without ever disclosing their contributions. The For The People Act would change that.
Right now, billionaires and corporations can fund attack ads against politicians without ever disclosing their contributions. The For The People Act would change that.
The For The People Act recently passed the House and now moves to the Senate.
Now Democrats face a choice: Will they end the filibuster, pass this historic bill, and put power into the hands of working people? Or will they stand on the side of billionaires and corporations?
Now Democrats face a choice: Will they end the filibuster, pass this historic bill, and put power into the hands of working people? Or will they stand on the side of billionaires and corporations?
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