The Hill (Op-Ed): How H.R. 1 could help more women make history (News Clips) 3/5/2019 Small donor, public matching funds provide an opportunity for candidates to consider running for office who otherwise might not.
99 Years Later – the League of Women Voters is Still Fighting for Voting Rights (Blog) 2/14/2019 Ninety-nine years ago today, the League of Women Voters was founded at the National American Woman…
League Lobby Corps Urges Support for HR1 (Legal Document) 1/16/2019 Members of the LWVUS Lobby Corps visited members of the U.S. House urging them to support HR1, the For the People Act.
League Endorses Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act (Article) 8/21/2018 The League endorsed the Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act introduced by Senator Warren.
League Urges U.S. Senators to Support Honest Ads Act (Article) 4/23/2018 LWVUS sent a letter to U.S. Senate offices encouraging Senators to cosponsor and pass S. 1989 the Honest Ads Act. Members of the LWVUS Lobby Corps will also be visiting offices on this topic.
League Urges U.S. Senators to Cosponsor We the People Act (Legal Document) 10/24/2017 The Act provides an important roadmap for solving the vital issues facing our political system and serves as a vehicle to help renew Americans’ faith that the problems facing our democracy can be…
League Supports Honest Ads Act (Legal Document) 10/24/2017 The League joined 27 reform groups calling on Senators to support and cosponsor the legislation.
Open Letter to the U.S. Senate: Oppose All Campaign Finance Riders to Funding Bills (Blog) 11/21/2016 November 21, 2016 Dear Senator:
Insufficient Plan from Democrats to Rid Politics of Big Money (Press Release) 6/9/2016 “We are disappointed that the Senate Democrats’ campaign finance proposal, announced today, falls short of what is needed to keep big money from dominating our politics,” said President MacNamara.
League Opposes Riders to 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (Legal Document) 5/24/2016 The League joined a letter with coaltition partners calling for members of the House and Senate to oppose riders, especially campaign finance riders, to the 2017 Financial