Ethan Rome · [email protected]

November 23, 2021 at 9:55 PM

Exposing the lies

Check out episode 2 of our “Truthtellers” video series! John, In the latest “Truthtellers” episode, we’re tackling another baseless and dangerous claim made about the 2020 election, and continuing to expose the massive election disinformation campaign that former …

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  Ethan Rome · [email protected]

November 17, 2021 at 10:30 PM

The Senate should act now.

Tell your senators to protect our freedom to vote. John, You’ve likely heard the news. Senate Republicans have now filibustered both the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act — two critical pieces of legislation that will strength…

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  Nick Penniman · [email protected]

November 3, 2021 at 9:19 PM

Voting legislation just blocked — again!

The Senate must stop playing politics and pass the Voting Rights Act. John, Yet another critical piece of legislation protecting your freedom to vote was just blocked on Capitol Hill. Senate Republicans just filibustered the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancemen…

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  Ethan Rome · [email protected]

November 2, 2021 at 6:26 PM

URGENT: Call your senators now!

Tell your senators to support the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. John, IT’S OFFICIAL: There will be a vote on the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (S. 4) TOMORROW. It’s actually a vote on whether or not the Senate should take up the issue…

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  Ethan Rome · [email protected]

October 27, 2021 at 6:32 PM

It’s time to strengthen our democracy.

The Senate has a historic opportunity to pass two pieces of critical legislation. John, I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: our democracy is on the line. That’s why we need the Senate to act now and pass two pieces of critical legislation that will help fi…

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  Nick Penniman · [email protected]

October 20, 2021 at 8:30 PM

Our democracy is on the line.

The Senate must seize this opportunity and pass the Freedom to Vote Act. John, Debate was just blocked on the Freedom to Vote Act, the bill that Sen. Joe Manchin has been championing on Capitol Hill.   Senate Republicans know that Manchin has worked across the ai…

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  Issue One · [email protected]

October 19, 2021 at 4:16 PM

Your senators need to hear from you!

Tell your senators to support the Freedom to Vote Act. John, We’ve written to you before about calling your senators and telling them to support the Freedom to Vote Act, but this is an all-hands-on-deck moment. We expect that the Senate is going to vote on the bi…

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  Ethan Rome · [email protected]

October 15, 2021 at 5:45 PM

>>>This is a critical moment.

Congress must pass the Freedom to Vote Act! John, Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Schumer announced that there will be a vote on the Freedom to Vote Act NEXT WEEK. This is huge. Your senators need to hear from you today! This is our once-in-a-generation chance t…

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  Michael Beckel · [email protected]

September 30, 2021 at 8:39 PM

Close the loophole

New report: How members of Congress live lavish lifestyles paid for by lobbyists. John, New research from Issue One and Campaign Legal Center (CLC) shows that scores of lawmakers are misusing their leadership PAC funds to go to luxurious resorts and swanky restau…

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  Evan Ottenfeld · [email protected]

September 22, 2021 at 8:19 PM

Baseless

Watch our new video series that lays out the facts about the 2020 election. John, There’s a massive disinformation campaign that’s making baseless claims about the 2020 election, dividing the American people, and causing many to lose trust in our democratic proces…

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  Nick Penniman · [email protected]

September 21, 2021 at 2:02 PM

The freedom to vote

Upcoming vote — tell the Senate to protect our elections John, This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for everyone concerned about the Freedom to Vote. There will be a critical vote in the Senate as early as next week and senators must hear from us now! Here’s the ba…

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  Michael Beckel · [email protected]

September 15, 2021 at 9:20 PM

WATCH: This is staggering

Check out our new video about the outsized influence of political megadonors. John, Issue One released a new video today that highlights the alarming, outsized influence that a handful of ultra-wealthy donors have in the post-Citizens United era. You may recall ou…

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  Nick Penniman · [email protected]

August 25, 2021 at 8:27 PM

Honor John Lewis’ legacy

It’s time for the Senate to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. John, Good news: the House of Representatives just passed H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act! This crucial piece of legislation will prevent discriminatory votin…

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  Ethan Rome · [email protected]

August 17, 2021 at 7:02 PM

Help the U.S. Postal Service!

It’s time to pass this bipartisan bill that would strengthen the USPS. John, The United States Postal Service (USPS) plays a crucial role in our lives and is central to our election infrastructure. This was made abundantly clear during the 2020 presidential elect…

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  Meredith McGehee · [email protected]

August 4, 2021 at 8:43 PM

Helping improve Congress

The committee to modernize Congress just issued new recommendations! John, The bipartisan Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress took another important step forward in its efforts to make Congress more effective and function better for the American peop…

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  The Issue One Team · [email protected]

July 28, 2021 at 7:16 PM

Uncovering the truth

The House Jan. 6th committee held its first hearing to investigate the attack John, Yesterday, the House select committee investigating the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol held its first hearing, which included testimony from four officers who protected the…

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  Ethan Rome · [email protected]

July 15, 2021 at 8:46 PM

This is vital for a healthy democracy.

Show your support for a Congress that represents all of us. John, In the last Congress, more than half of the members were millionaires.1 The fact is, running for federal office can be expensive — and not just because candidates have to raise tons of money for t…

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  Nick Penniman · [email protected]

July 2, 2021 at 5:49 PM

We are on the march.

Reflect, celebrate, and look ahead this July 4th John, The heat waves keep coming as July 4th approaches. No, not just the ones created by the weather, but the ones created by the Supreme Court, state legislatures, and Congress. These are tough times for our democ…

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  Nick Penniman · [email protected]

July 2, 2021 at 3:59 PM

We are on the march.

Hi, John. The heat waves keep coming as July 4th approaches. No, not just the ones created by the weather, but the ones created by the Supreme Court, state legislatures, and Congress. These are tough times for our democracy, but also hopeful ones. The Court just punched two more…

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  Nick Penniman · [email protected]

June 29, 2021 at 9:10 PM

You're invited: The launch of the Partnership for American Democracy

Issue One is helping launch an exciting new initiative that responds to the urgent historic moment we are in: the Partnership for American Democracy. Issue One is proud to be a founding member of this coalition, which will serve as the national nerve center driving gre…

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  Nick Penniman · [email protected]

June 28, 2021 at 7:11 PM

RSVP NOW: The Launch of the Partnership for American Democracy

Join us for the launch of a new initiative! John, Issue One is helping launch an exciting new initiative that responds to the urgent historic moment we are in: the Partnership for American Democracy. We need you to get this started. Join us on July 1 at 12pm ET f…

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  Nick Penniman · [email protected]

June 23, 2021 at 9:25 PM

Don't miss tomorrow's event.

As a member of the Issue One community, I’m inviting you to attend tomorrow's conversation about how exciting voting and election reforms can help to realize American democracy’s full promise. This event, one in a new speaker series Reimagining American Democracy, will…

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  Nick Penniman · [email protected]

June 23, 2021 at 6:41 PM

We can’t let up.

The fight to fix our political system continues. John, Last night, Senate Republicans blocked debate on an ambitious democracy reform bill called the For the People Act (S. 1). But the story doesn’t end there. In fact, the fight is just beginning, and momentum is …

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  Nick Penniman · [email protected]

June 21, 2021 at 5:13 PM

You don’t want to miss this event!

Join six influential democracy reform thinkers this Thursday! John, We have an amazing panel THIS THURSDAY for an engaging conversation about how exciting voting and election reforms can help to realize American democracy’s full promise. Join us this Thursday, Ju…

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  Ethan Rome · [email protected]

June 17, 2021 at 8:13 PM

End political corruption.

Money is the problem with our politics. John, A recent Issue One report found that just 12 megadonors contributed a combined $3.4 billion to federal candidates and political groups between 2009 and 2020 — accounting for about $1 of every $13 in federal elections. …

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  Evan Ottenfeld · [email protected]

June 10, 2021 at 8:07 PM

This is a must listen.

Don’t miss the latest episode of Swamp Stories! John, Former Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) is an influential voice in progressive politics as an analyst for NBC and MSNBC and as a columnist for the Washington Post. She’s also a leader on Issue One’s National Council o…

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  Sydney Richards · [email protected]

June 1, 2021 at 7:53 PM

A special invitation

Want to join a conversation about the Electoral College? John, We are writing to invite you to participate in a unique and exciting conversation about the Electoral College on June 26th at 4pm ET. These conversations are bringing together Americans from all across…

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  The Issue One Team · [email protected]

May 28, 2021 at 5:29 PM

We’re not stopping.

Senate blocks creation of Jan. 6 Commission. John, The Senate just blocked the creation of a January 6th Commission. The final vote was 54-35 with six Republicans voting yes with the Democrats. But this is not over. Together, we helped make a commission to investi…

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  Sydney Richards · [email protected]

May 27, 2021 at 5:34 PM

URGENT: Have you called your senators yet?

The Senate is expected to vote TODAY on a Jan. 6 Commission! John, The Senate is expected to vote TODAY on the bill that would establish a bipartisan January 6th Commission to investigate the attack on the U.S. Capitol that day. This is a tough fight, so we need…

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  Ethan Rome · [email protected]

May 26, 2021 at 5:42 PM

URGENT: Call your senators now!

Senate could vote on a Jan. 6 Commission this week! John, We’ve got an urgent request. Can you call your senators today? Big news — the bill to create a commission to investigate the January 6th attack is now in the Senate, and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has si…

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  Nick Penniman · [email protected]

May 19, 2021 at 11:04 PM

BIG NEWS!

House passes bipartisan bill to establish commission to investigate January 6th. John, We have huge news: the House of Representatives just passed the bill to establish a bipartisan, independent commission to investigate the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol!…

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  Ethan Rome · [email protected]

May 18, 2021 at 8:11 PM

We need you: Call your Representative now!

The bill to create a January 6 commission was JUST voted out of committee! John, Just in: the legislation to create a bipartisan, independent commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was just voted out of the House Rules Committee! Now i…

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  Ethan Rome · [email protected]

May 17, 2021 at 4:16 PM

Can you call your Representative right now?

The bill to create a January 6 commission will be voted on this week! John, Thanks to your activism, we’ve had a major breakthrough with the bill to create a bipartisan, independent commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. A bipartisan p…

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  Nick Penniman · [email protected]

May 14, 2021 at 9:04 PM

An exciting new series

Announcing a new speaker series on the future of American democracy. John, Issue One is excited to announce a brand new discussion series that will feature conversations with leading thinkers, activists, and policymakers about what a more vibrant democracy in Ame…

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  Nick Penniman · [email protected]

May 11, 2021 at 6:42 PM

An assault on our democracy.

We need a commission to investigate what happened on January 6. John, On January 6, following a months-long disinformation campaign by former President Trump and his allies to sow distrust in our elections, a violent mob assaulted the U.S. Capitol and attempted to…

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  Ethan Rome · [email protected]

May 6, 2021 at 6:11 PM

Secretive spending

Listen to our two-episode investigation on dark money! John, More than $1 billion worth of unaccountable “dark money” flowed into the 2020 election at the federal level. This jaw-dropping stat demonstrates how big money is dominating our elections. And it shows ho…

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  Michael Beckel · [email protected]

April 21, 2021 at 6:07 PM

A staggering stat

12 megadonors are dominating political funding. John, Issue One’s latest research shows something absolutely staggering about our politics. We found that just 12 megadonors — at least eight of whom are billionaires — contributed a combined $3.4 BILLION to federal …

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  Nick Penniman · [email protected]

April 16, 2021 at 7:48 PM

We must act now.

Congress must create a January 6th commission. John, On January 6, 2021, following months of continuous lies about the integrity and validity of the 2020 election, a violent mob of Americans stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to disrupt Congress’ efforts to co…

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  Ethan Rome · [email protected]

April 8, 2021 at 8:30 PM

Congress: Take action NOW

Lawmakers in Washington must pass democracy reforms. John, Issue One is part of a broad-based crosspartisan movement across the country calling for reforms to fix our broken political system. Americans are making it known that they want to see real change in our c…

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  The Issue One Team · [email protected]

March 31, 2021 at 4:16 PM

Join us: “How State Voting Proposals Could Impact How Millions of Americans Vote”

State legislators are trying to roll back progress on voting. John, State legislators across the country have introduced more than 250 bills in 43 states to make it harder to vote. These bills include measures to limit the early voting options that 85 million peop…

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  Ethan Rome · [email protected]

March 23, 2021 at 8:46 PM

Stop the corruption

The abuse of leadership PACs by Congress must stop. John, A few weeks ago, we wrote to you about how many members of Congress use their so-called “leadership PACs” as “slush funds” to purchase tickets to sporting events, expensive steakhouse dinners, stays at luxu…

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  Michael Beckel · [email protected]

March 15, 2021 at 5:51 PM

An outrageous open secret in Washington

Political parties pressure members of Congress to raise money when they serve in top committee positions. John, There’s a not-so-secret practice in Washington that requires members of Congress to raise large sums of money while serving in top committee positions —…

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  Ethan Rome · [email protected]

February 19, 2021 at 9:37 PM

Giuliani’s lies

We’re exposing Trump and Giuliani’s big lies about the election. John, One of the most brazen and bizarre of the attacks by former President Trump on the 2020 election occurred in Pennsylvania where Rudy Giuliani, dispatched by the Trump campaign, launched one ba…

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  Ethan Rome · [email protected]

February 12, 2021 at 7:36 PM

Political corruption

Congress should end personal use of leadership PAC funds. John, President Donald Trump’s leadership PAC raised a jaw-dropping $31.5 million from donors in less than 8 weeks. Incredibly, because of a loophole in our nation’s campaign finance laws, the former presi…

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  Nick Penniman · [email protected]

February 3, 2021 at 8:20 PM

Reckless & Irresponsible

Tell the House of Representatives to step in NOW! John, In the days leading up to the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, a number of prominent politicians, including former President Trump, were going all in on the “Big Lie” — repeatedly making f…

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  Nick Penniman · [email protected]

January 27, 2021 at 9:45 PM

We need to reform our politics.

Tell the new administration to make democracy reform a priority. John, Last week, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were inaugurated as our country’s new president and vice president. This moment brings with it new opportunities and the chance to tackle some of our big…

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  The Issue One Team · [email protected]

January 15, 2021 at 9:01 PM

It’s time to imagine a new path forward.

And we need to spread the word. John, We emailed you the other day about a new statement — issued in wake of the assault on the Capitol on January 6 and in advance of the inauguration on January 20 — from Issue One’s bipartisan National Council on Election Integr…

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  The Issue One Team · [email protected]

January 13, 2021 at 6:35 PM

We need to repair our wounded democracy.

Become a co-signer of the National Council on Election Integrity’s latest statement. John, Today, Issue One’s bipartisan National Council on Election Integrity issued a powerful statement in response to the assault on the U.S. Capitol that took place on January 6…

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  Nick Penniman · [email protected]

January 8, 2021 at 12:35 AM

A dark day for America.

Our work is more important than ever. John, Yesterday was a dark day for America. Yesterday’s joint session of Congress to count the Electoral College votes — a normally uncontroversial event — was interrupted by a dangerous and malicious assault on our democracy…

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  Nick Penniman · [email protected]

January 7, 2021 at 9:35 PM

A dark day in our country's history

Hi, John. Yesterday, I found myself repeatedly apologizing to my kids as my wife and I huddled with them and watched the siege of the Capitol building. “I’m so sorry, kids, that you’re seeing this. This is not the way our democracy is supposed to work. Y…

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