It’s encouraging to see Senate Democrats negotiate and nail down the substance on a long-overdue voting rights bill. The Freedom to Vote Act would make critical reforms that Indivisibles have been calling for over the course of the year -- including mitigating the influence of big money in our elections, ending partisan gerrymandering, and protecting voting rights. But we can’t truly celebrate until we hear what the plan is to get this bill passed through the Senate with zero support from Republicans.
The inclusion of paid family and medical leave, home health, and a much needed expansion of Medicare benefits are crucial to creating a full care economy and a fair recovery. That's why it is extremely disappointing to see Chairmen Neal pass a bill today that does not meet the urgency and need of today.
While ending the war and bringing our troops home is an important first step, it is just one step of many that needs to be taken. The debt we owe to the Afghan people is vast.
The decision by the conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court to allow Texas’ barbaric abortion ban to take effect will be catastrophic for reproductive healthcare in Texas and beyond.
We need the John Lewis Voting Rights Act signed into law, along with the For the People Act, as soon as is humanly possible -- without these bills, there will be no end to the GOP’s march towards authoritarianism.
We will continue to fight alongside progressives to make sure the Senate passes the reconciliation bill before final passage of a smaller infrastructure package.
IndivisiGather will be providing Indivisible group leaders reimbursements for community building events this fall. Learn more in this toolkit and start planning your event.
The primary threat to the Supreme Court as an institution isn’t a mystery: it's the manipulation of the Court by partisan actors and external, dark-money organizations, including the theft of two seats in the last five years, to install six conservative justices who care more about Republican political outcomes than they do about upholding the law.