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The Massachusetts senator's call for bold voting rights reform is part of her broader policy agenda to transform the federal government to work for ordinary people, not just the wealthy.

This is an illegal, anti-democratic power grab rooted in racism. The only emergency at the border is the one created by Trump and the Republicans enabling his temper tantrum.

The only way to overcome such entrenched opposition, the group argues, is by continuing to organize and mobilize at the grassroots.

"The Senate is voting on a bill promoting state laws that suppress the right to boycott Israel. It's up to us to tell our senators: Hands off the right to boycott."

"This will ensure that Medicare for All is part of the 2020 Democratic presidential platforms," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, who will sponsor the House Medicare for All bill

"Today's victory is a testament to the power of grassroots activism across the country to bring about change. This vote sets a historic precedent for future action Congress can take to reclaim its constitutional authority over war."

"Think how many kids we could put through college, roads we could pave, families that could get child care, seniors that could get help with prescription drugs with that much money. Shame!"

"Those in power have absolutely no feeling any more for what the people are going through. That's why we want Stand Up, so that people like you and I get a voice, and that politics is done for the millions, not for billionaires."

"We're just getting started. We're going to change America for hundreds of years. Thank you to everyone who is forcing change."

On July 30th, Attorney General Jeff Sessions hosted the Religious Liberty Summit. It was clearly designed to advance the Trump Administration’s “twisted and dangerous view of religious freedom, one that uses religion to discriminate and harm others.”