HR 1 Takes Action on Campaign Financing

You don’t need to read a poll to know the American people are disappointed in Congress. You can get in a car and drive to Pemberton Township or Berkeley or any small town or big city throughout New Jersey and just listen to people…. When I arrived in Washington, what I found was a system built to protect the status quo and stop those who want to make a difference in their tracks. New members of Congress like myself aren’t met with fresh solutions, but with hallways and reception rooms filled with a lot of people looking to exchange the same old failed ideas for corporate PAC money. If we’re going to change our system, if we’re going to restore faith in our Congress and if we’re going to make change for working New Jersey families, we need to end the dominance of big money in politics. In short, for Congress to work, it needs to work for us and not them. Because of this, the very first bill I co-sponsored as a member of Congress was HR 1, the For the People Act. This legislation would take real steps to drain the swamp, empower voters, and put forth serious solutions where rhetoric has failed…. When I come back home to New Jersey, I look forward to doing so as a member of a Congress that took real action to fight back against the big corporate interests that have dominated our politics for far too long and finally create a Congress that is truly of, by and for the people.