FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 22nd, 2024
Press Contact: jessica@yassaminforcongress.com (480) 688-4742
PHOENIX, AZ – Yassamin Ansari joined a coalition of over 50 top challengers for the House of Representatives in races across the country in a call to Congress to pass a package of freedom and democracy bills on “Day One” in 2025.
In a letter to Congress, the candidates write:
We are running for Congress to solve problems for the American people. Whether it’s lowering costs and growing the economy, protecting access to health care and reproductive freedom, defending Social Security or reducing gun violence, we can only meet the challenges of our day if our democracy is responsive to the people.
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We – a coalition of 51 candidates running to represent districts stretching from coast to coast – are calling in one collective voice that on Day 1 of the 119th Congress, we must pass the Freedom to Vote Act and John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and send them to the President’s desk to be signed into law.
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A rise in extremism, misinformation, and political violence combined with an onslaught of restrictive voting laws, partisan election interference, and a wave of dark money are pushing the nation to a breaking point. We hear from regular Americans everyday, and they are more concerned about the state of democracy than ever before.
Specifically the candidates are calling for passage of the Freedom to Vote Act and John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
The bills work together to protect the right to vote, end gerrymandering, ban dark money and protect against threats to poll workers and voters.
The letter, which Defend The Vote worked with the candidates to help organized, comes as voters face a wave of laws restricting access to the ballot across the country, extreme gerrymandering that disempowers voters, a growing flood of dark money that drowns out the voices of regular people, and a rise in misinformation and threats to election officials and harassment of voters.
“Yassamin Ansari is committed to serving the people of her district, and she’s talking with them every day,” said Defend The Vote Executive Director Brian Lemek. “She knows that Americans value their freedoms and want to have their voices heard in Congress. That’s why she is calling for reforms that will assure elected leaders are accountable to the people and focused on the issues that matter to their daily lives.”
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