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The visuals of new House should send a shiver through anyone who cares about future of Rep. Party. One side looks like America & our future, the other looks like Board meeting of 1950’s corporation. A basic law of politics: be for the future not past. There’s more of it.

— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) January 4, 2019

Yeah, that pretty much sums it up. pic.twitter.com/fePdA5zCi2

— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) January 4, 2019

Новый состав Конгресса с демократическим большинством в Палате представителей бросается в глаза своим разнообразием. Но важно также единство демократов. Первым внесенным законопроектом стал H.R. 1 - To expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, and strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and for other purposes.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1
https://democracyreform-sarbanes.house.gov/sites/democracyreformtaskforce.house.gov/files/HR%201_TheForthePeopleAct_FINAL.pdf

By passing H.R. 1, the #ForThePeople Act, we can ensure that the people’s interests — not special interests — are the focus of this Democratic House. pic.twitter.com/lBFLUYMOEJ

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) January 4, 2019

Законопроект серьезным образом укрепляет демократию и включает в себя меры по защите от иностранного вмешательства.

"We will promote national automatic voter registration, bolster our critical election infrastructure against foreign attackers, and put an end to partisan gerrymandering once and for all by establishing federal guidelines to outlaw the practice. No American should face hours-long lines, broken voting machines or rules rigged to keep their vote from being counted in our elections.
These are the reforms that will ultimately change the balance of power in Washington. When we get dark money out of politics, clean up corruption and ensure fair elections, we will dismantle the ability of special interests to stack the deck of our democracy and our economy against hard-working Americans."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-democratic-majoritys-first-order-of-business-restore-democracy/2018/11/25/9aeb3dbe-ece2-11e8-96d4-0d23f2aaad09_story.html

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