It has become clearer than ever: to save American democracy, we need democracy in the U.S. Senate.
And that means passing labor law reform and voter protection legislation with a simple 50-vote majority.
We cannot allow the minority to block the will of the American people, expressed decisively in the 2020 elections.
We cannot allow the minority to block the will of the American people, expressed decisively in the 2020 elections.
And we cannot afford to let any of our agenda—from democracy in the workplace to democracy at the ballot box to investments in our people—fall victim to a procedural tool conceived in segregation.
It has become clear that one of two things must be pushed aside: the filibuster or the hopes and aspirations of the American people.
The choice is crystal clear.
The choice is crystal clear.
This is a time for the Senate to be courageous and lead...by clearing the way for the #PROAct, S.1, and the entire Workers First Agenda to move forward together.
Some will say that’s impossible. But every time our democracy has been threatened, Americans found a way to save it. John Lewis devoted his life to strengthening it.
When John Lewis marched on Washington…
When he marched across the Edmund Pettus in Selma...
When he marched through the halls of Congress...
John Lewis marched for us.
When he marched across the Edmund Pettus in Selma...
When he marched through the halls of Congress...
John Lewis marched for us.
The faithful marches Congressman Lewis led...the moral convictions he embodied...we must carry those forward today.
It’s our turn to pass this test.
Democracy for All. That’s what we’re fighting for.
It’s our turn to pass this test.
Democracy for All. That’s what we’re fighting for.
And together, with the labor and civil rights movements locked arm in arm, we are going to win it.
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