H.R. 1 'Respects Voters, Gives Them Their Voices Back,' Sarbanes Says

The first big-ticket legislation from House Democrats heads to the floor this week. Its champion? Maryland Democratic Rep. John Sarbanes. House Resolution 1. The so-called "For the People Act." It includes proposals such as public financing of campaigns, ending Citizens United, requiring presidential candidates to disclose tax returns, automatic voter registration, making Election Day a federal holiday and ending partisan gerrymandering…. H.R. 1, and the Democrats' big push against corruption. Rep. Sarbanes and David Keating, president of the Institute for Free Speech, discussed.