First substantive bill. their voting as of last night to keep the government open, that s now in the senate s court. overtly in terms of what their agenda is, they re proposing hr-1. it s a huge reform measure. i mean imagine if it became law, right? this isn t all of it, but it s like nationwide automatic voter registration. an end to partisan gerrymandering. independent commissions have to make nonpartisan congressional districts. two weeks of early voting in every state in the union. ex-felons get their voting rights reinstated. funding for states to use paper ballots for election integrity. georgia is a state where they don t have that. election day is a federal holiday. prohibitions on states using aggressive voter purges to throw people off the rolls. candidates for president and vice president and sitting presidents and vice presidents have to disclose ten years of their tax returns. dark money groups have to
Hr-1. it s a huge reform measure. i mean imagine if it became law, right? this isn t all of it, but it s like nationwide automatic voter registration. an end to partisan gerrymandering. independent commissions have to make nonpartisan congressional districts. two weeks of early voting in every state in the union. ex-felons get their voting rights reinstated. funding for states to use paper ballots for election integrity. georgia is a state where they don t have that. election day is a federal holiday. prohibitions on states using aggressive voter purges to throw people off the rolls. candidates for president and vice president and sitting presidents and vice presidents have to disclose ten years of their tax returns. dark money groups have to disclose their donors. no more gigantic anonymous campaign contributions. how about a small donor matching seasonal so congressional candidates can get public financing instead of having to rely on pacs and giant donors. that would change everythi
Us gave a little blood on the bridge. we don t want to give any more blood, but we have our votes, and we must use our votes as a powerful instrument to change things. with this bill we demonstrate that this house is for the people, and we will choose the side of fairness, equality and justice over special interests every time. that s the right thing to do, and we will do it. yes! amen. [ applause ] democrats gathering today to announce what amounts to their first substantive bill. their voting as of last night to keep the government open, that s now in the senate s court. overtly in terms of what their agenda is, they re proposing hr-1. it s a huge reform measure. i mean imagine if it became law, right? this isn t all of it, but it s