CNN Quotes Lisa Gilbert on the Need to Pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act
By Fredreka Schouten
“But some watchdog groups are lobbying Democrats to pursue the full array of measures in both the For the People Act and the John Lewis bill. They argue that the voting provisions alone are no more likely to pick up support than a broader overhaul that tackles government ethics and campaign finance.”
“There is no reason to not go for everything when we’ve done so much work to get to this point,’ said Lisa Gilbert, executive vice president of Public Citizen.”