Washington, DC – Leading climate and environmental organizations today applauded Senator Durbin, Senator Warnock, Senator Booker, Senator Blumenthal, Senator Butler, Leader Schumer, and all cosponsors for re-introducing the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, emphasizing its crucial role in safeguarding the public’s access to fair elections and protecting the freedom to vote. They urged the Congress to quickly pass this legislation.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of Black voters in Allen v. Milligan, holding that Alabama’s racially gerrymandered 2021 voting map violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which prohibits voting rules that result in the denial or abridgment of the right to vote on account of race.
Hoy se anunció que el magistrado de la Corte Suprema Stephen Breyer se retirará al final de este mandato en junio.
Anoche, los senadores republicanos usaron la norma filibustera, una reliquia de la Era Jim Crown de supresión del voto, para bloquear la votación sobre Libertad para Votar: La Ley John Lewis.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Late yesterday evening, Republican Senators employed the filibuster, a Jim Crow-era tool, to again block a vote on the Freedom To Vote: John R. Lewis Act. Following this vote, Leader Schumer held a vote to slightly change the rules of the filibuster to allow a final vote on the bill. This vote failed when Senators Sinema and Manchin sided with Republican obstruction over protecting our right to vote and our democracy.
El Senado por primera vez ha empezado a debatir sobre la Ley de Libertad para Votar y la Ley John Lewis para el Avance de los Derechos del Votante resumidas en un único proyecto de ley llamado Libertad para Votar: la Ley John R Lewis.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Senate began debate on the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act for the first time, now a combined bill named the Freedom To Vote: John R Lewis Act. Leader Schumer has signaled that he will hold a vote on changing the filibuster if Republicans obstruct consideration of the House package, and Senators will publicly cast their vote to either uphold the racist filibuster or protect the fundamental freedom to vote for every American.
Esta tarde, durante un discurso en el distrito electoral del fallecido congresista John Lewis, el Presidente Biden y la Vicepresidenta Harris urgieron al Senado a cambiar las reglas del Senado para aprobar la Ley de Libertad para Votar y la Ley John Lewis de Avance de los Derechos del Votante (VRAA).
Hoy, mientras el país conmemora el aniversario del violento ataque contra el Capitolio Federal, el Sierra Club de nuevo urge al Senado a proteger y reforzar la democracia aprobando la Ley de Libertad para Votar, la Ley John Lewis de Avance de los Derechos del Votante (VRAA) y la Ley de Protección de la Democracia Estadounidense.
Cientos de activistas y otros ciudadanos se manifestaron hoy frente a la Casa Blanca por quinta vez en una poderosa demostración para instar al Presidente Biden y el Senado a actuar de inmediato para proteger nuestra democracia y restaurar los derechos del votante.
WASHINGTON D.C. -- In front of the White House today, hundreds of activists and concerned Americans are joining together for the fifth time in a powerful demonstration to call on President Biden and the Senate to take immediate action to protect our democracy and restore voting rights.
Washington, DC -- Today Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) announced his support for reforming the filibuster to pass voting rights legislation. Senator Carper is the latest moderate Democrat to call for a change to filibuster rule. Despite previously being an ardent supporter of the filibuster, Carper’s newfound support comes the day after Senate Republicans abused the filibuster to block a procedural vote to open debate on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.