Leadership of House Freshmen Puts Sweeping Reform in Reach
End Citizens United (ECU) today praised House Democracy Reform Task Force Chair Rep. John Sarbanes and the 221 original cosponsors of HR 1, the For the People Act, legislation that will end the dominance of big money in politics, protect the right to vote, and ensure officials are working in the public interest. The list of initial cosponsors includes 55 members of the freshman class.
“We applaud Speaker Pelosi, Rep. Sarbanes, and all of the original cosponsors of the For the People Act for their leadership in creating a political system that’s accountable to voters, not special interests,” said Tiffany Muller, president of End Citizens United. “In 2018, candidates around the country campaigned on fighting corruption in Washington and the strong support for the For the People Act, especially from new members, begins to deliver on that promise. We look forward to working with these leaders and our four million members to pass the most sweeping package of democracy reforms since Watergate.”
ECU and its four million members played a central role in helping its endorsed candidates run grassroots-powered campaigns and use the issue of reform to win. ECU organized a letter in October, signed by three-quarters of the incoming class, demanding reform be the first item on the agenda in the new Congress. ECU also led the movement among candidates to forgo corporate PAC money in their campaigns. Fifty members of the 116th Congress are refusing to take corporate PAC money in their campaigns, including 36 new members.
The full list of cosponsors is available here and the list of new members who signed on is below.
Rep. Colin Allred
Rep. Cindy Axne
Rep. Ed Case
Rep. Sean Casten
Rep. Gil Cisneros
Rep. TJ Cox
Rep. Angie Craig
Rep. Jason Crow
Rep. Joe Cunningham
Rep. Sharice Davids
Rep. Madeleine Dean
Rep. Antonio Delgado
Rep. Veronica Escobar
Rep. Abby Finkenauer
Rep. Sylvia Garcia
Rep. Jesus García
Rep. Jared Golden
Rep. Deb Haaland
Rep. Josh Harder
Rep. Jahana Hayes
Rep. Katie Hill
Rep. Kendra Horn
Rep. Steven Horsford
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan
Rep. Andy Kim
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick
Rep. Susie Lee
Rep. Mike Levin
Rep. Andy Levin
Rep. Tom Malinowski
Rep. Lucy McBath
Rep. Joe Morelle
Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Rep. Joe Neguse
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Rep. Ilhan Omar
Rep. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher
Rep. Chris Pappas
Rep. Dean Phillips
Rep. Katie Porter
Rep. Ayanna Pressley
Rep. Max Rose
Rep. Harley Rouda
Rep. Kim Schrier
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon
Rep. Donna Shalala
Rep. Elissa Slotkin
Rep. Abigail Spanberger
Rep. Greg Stanton
Rep. Rashida Tlaib
Rep. Lori Trahan
Rep. David Trone
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Rep. Jennifer Wexton
Rep. Susan Wild
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