NEW: The bipartisan infrastructure deal doesn’t include election infrastructure, and advocates are hoping it’ll come in the budget. Sen. Klobuchar told me earlier this week election funding “tied to specific policies” is a “possibility” for reconciliation businessinsider.com/congress-could…
In an effort led by @HelloCTCL, a large group of secs of state, 50 mayors, and 250 election officials called for congress to invest $20 billion over 10 years with 2/3 of the money going directly to localities. businessinsider.com/congress-could…
.@SenatorWarnock told me that while he’d like to see “support for voting rights” in reconciliation, his ultimate goal is to pass a comprehensive voting rights bill. He’s a key member of a group drafting up a revised version of the For the People Act businessinsider.com/congress-could…
.@MayorOfMKE, who said he was still “flying high” from the Milwaukee Bucks’ big win, told me this week that for cities like his “to continue to do one of the most basic aspects of our democracy, it would make sense for the federal government to help." businessinsider.com/congress-could…
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