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Dear John,
What do these bills have in common?
The Freedom to Vote Act, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, the Equality Act, background checks for gun sales, reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, the Build Back Better Act...
All were passed by Democrats in the House of Representatives. All were blocked by the filibuster in the Senate.
Our latest video highlights the 200+ bills that haven’t moved in the Senate thanks to the filibuster.
Don’t believe the media narrative that Congress is trapped in hopeless gridlock and both sides are to blame. One chamber of Congress, led by Democrats, is passing important legislation and delivering for the people.
But Republicans in the Senate, and a handful of corporate Democrats, are hell-bent on grinding the gears of government to a halt.
Why are Senate Republicans doing this? Because their midterm strategy depends on it.
Republicans are blocking crucial legislation so they can point to Democrats’ supposed inability to get anything done, and claim they’ll be able to deliver if you give them majorities.
Don’t fall for it.
Thanks for watching,
Robert Reich
Inequality Media Civic Action
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