Once again, the For the People Act finds itself at a critical juncture. With the news that the Census data used in the congressional map-drawing process will now be released on Thursday, it is now more urgent than ever for the Senate to pass this bill into law, and ban partisan gerrymandering once and for all. If not, unscrupulous Republicans will draw themselves into a majority for the foreseeable future, despite regularly getting millions upon millions of fewer votes than their Democratic counterparts.
Today, finally, after wasting time and delaying recovery for the American people, Republicans will vote to move forward with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (BIF). Let us be clear, this bill does not come close to providing the recovery that families desperately need. In fact, it relies on harmful policies like privatization to pay for the package, instead of making the wealthy and corporations pay their fair share in taxes.
We’re tired of watching this game, so certainly Senate Democrats are getting tired of playing it. Pass a bold reconciliation bill that rebuilds our economy, and doesn’t need Republican votes. Kill the filibuster so we can get to the business of governing. This is getting ridiculous.
This morning, joining leaders from United We Dream and other immigrant leaders and allies at a press conference in Washington, DC, Indivisible’s Managing Director María Urbina issued the following remarks:
More than 25 groups urge Democratic leadership to reject harmful pay-for provisions in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework that would privatize our public infrastructure.
If the President wishes to become a historic figure on the order of an LBJ, he’ll have to rise to the historic challenge he so accurately describes. But he will not succeed in passing this bill if he can’t even say the word 'filibuster,’ let alone rally the nation to reform it.
Today, Indivisible released the following statement outlining the three things they hope to see from President Biden during his speech on Tuesday in Philadelphia on voting rights.