Amy Klobuchar: “I come to the floor to mark the 1- year anniversary of the House passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act. I am honored…”

“I come to the floor to mark the 1- year anniversary of the House passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act. I am honored to be here with my colleagues, and I am here to urge the Republicans to bring this legislation to the floor for a vote. This bill has been languishing in the legislative graveyard for a year. I know because I have 13 provisions in this bill. This bill--the combined work of so many people in this Chamber, including of my friends Senator Udall, Senator Merkley, and many others--would fundamentally improve our democracy by protecting voting rights, securing our election systems, and getting dark money out of our campaign system. Why is it so important for us to act on this bill? Every one of the things we want to get done--finally addressing the climate crisis, immigration reform, improving people's healthcare, making healthcare more affordable--depend on there being a democracy that works so people can make sure their votes count. At a time when the right to vote is under attack, when foreign adversaries are trying to exploit our divisions and interfere in our elections--something we are going to be briefed about this afternoon from intelligence agencies--and when an unprecedented amount of money from special interests is drowning out the voices of the American people, we need to take bold action to restore Americans' confidence in our political system. That is exactly what the For the People Act does.…”