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Lack of Action on Voting Rights Threatens Pro-Worker Majority
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 Aug. 4, 2021 | FAIR ELECTIONS | The purpose of elections is to have the American public vote. But many states are trying to put rules in place that would curtail participation. Something must be done. And this week in the nation’s capital, elected officials from all over the country came to let Congress know it is time to act. Lawmakers from nearly 30 states descended on Washington to tell those on Capitol Hill that federal intervention is necessary. They joined many of their colleagues from Texas, who evacuated the Lone Star State late last month to block Republican legislators there from putting in place voting restrictions that would make it harder to vote. There is a Teamster-backed solution before Congress that could halt such efforts from being undertaken nationally – the For the People Act. And it is badly needed. As we explained… Teamsters
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