Democrats’ For the People Act ‘Worst’ Bill for Free Speech in Decades: Free Speech Group President

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, speaks at an event on the steps of the US Capitol for the "For The People Act of 2021" in Washington on March 3, 2021. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images
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Jan Jekielek
Jan Jekielek
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House Democrats’ massive voter registration and campaign procedure reform bill—H.R. 1—is the “worst” bill in decades in terms of free speech protections, according to David Keating, president of the Institute for Free Speech (IFS).

The controversial bill, also called the For the People Act, spans nearly 800 pages and seeks to impose federal requirements on state voting procedures across the United States. It passed the Democrat-controlled House on March 3 with a largely party-line vote of 220-210.
Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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