All House Democrats signed onto a sweeping election reform bill Monday that they claim will expand voting rights and "clean up corruption" in politics as Republicans rip it as a "federal government takeover" and accuse Democrats of trying to change election rules to benefit themselves.
There are currently 165 separate pieces of legislation pending in 33 states to restrict access to the ballot. The three states with the most proposals Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Georgia were carried by Biden in 2020, but are Republican-controlled
Fox News congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the latest.
House Democrats are engaged in a new push to pass comprehensive legislation this month they say is aimed at strengthening voting rights, fighting voter suppression and gerrymandering, and restricting the use of dark money in federal politics.
Republicans, however, have said during previous attempts to bring the legislation to a vote that it would give the federal government even more power in deciding the people s representation.
House Resolution 1, or the For The People Act , is sponsored by Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., and co-sponsored by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.
Democrats plan to move quickly on one of the first bills of the new Congress, citing the need for federal election standards and other reforms to shore up the
Democrats plan to move quickly on one of the first bills of the new Congress, citing the need for federal election standards and other reforms to shore up the f