Senate Democrats Unveiled an Anti-Corruption Companion Bill. Mitch McConnell Is Already Blocking It.

The sweeping anti-corruption bill House Democrats passed recently as the centerpiece of their platform has officially been introduced in the Senate — where it is certain to fail. Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) is the lead sponsor of the For the People Act, the sprawling bill aimed at getting money out of politics and increasing transparency around donors, cracking down on lobbying, and expanding voting rights for Americans by implementing provisions like automatic voter registration…. The House bill was authored by Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD)…. “To say to the public, from this point forward, if you give the gavel to lawmakers who are interested in being accountable to you, this is the kind of change you can expect to see,” said Sarbanes, the bill’s author and main sponsor in the House. “If you like this, give us a gavel in the Senate and give us a pen in the White House.”