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Congressional Republicans Betray Americans with Big Ugly Bill
July 3, 2025
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Congressional Republicans Betray Americans with Big Ugly Bill
Defend The Vote Executive Director Brian Lemek released the following statement on House passage of the Republican Budget, Donald Trump’s Big Ugly Bill. “Today, House ...
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Senate GOP Passes Big Ugly Bill: Cuts Medicaid, Raises Costs
July 1, 2025
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Senate GOP Passes Big Ugly Bill: Cuts Medicaid, Raises Costs
Defend The Vote Executive Director Brian Lemek released the following statement in reaction to Senate Republicans’ passage of Donald Trump’s Big Ugly Bill. “If you ...
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Civil Rights Organizations Letter to President Trump on Protests
June 18, 2025
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Civil Rights Organizations Letter to President Trump on Protests
6/17/25 Dear President Trump: The undersigned are nonpartisan civil rights organizations representing millions of people of every background in every ZIP code across America. We ...
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Grossly Unacceptable Treatment of Padilla is the Latest Warning Sign
June 12, 2025
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Grossly Unacceptable Treatment of Padilla is the Latest Warning Sign
Defend The Vote Executive Director Brian Lemek released the following statement regarding the assault on Senator Alex Padilla: “The treatment of Senator Padilla, who clearly ...
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DTV Congratulates Sherrill on NJ Victory
June 11, 2025
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DTV Congratulates Sherrill on NJ Victory
Defend The Vote Executive Director Brian Lemek released the following statement congratulating Mikie Sherrill on her primary victory in the New Jersey governors race. DTV endorsed ...
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Chews Views with Richard Chew: Brian Lemek on Electing a Pro-Democracy Majority
June 6, 2025
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Chews Views with Richard Chew: Brian Lemek on Electing a Pro-Democracy Majority
Brian Lemek, Executive Director of Defend The Vote, joined Chew’s Views with Richard Chew on WCPT on Thursday , June 5, to discuss DTV’s work ...
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Civil Rights Coalition Joint Statement on Antisemitic Hate Crimes
June 5, 2025
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Civil Rights Coalition Joint Statement on Antisemitic Hate Crimes
Defend The Vote Action Fund, and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, along with 65 civil rights organizations, released a statement in response ...
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Roll Call: At The Races
May 29, 2025
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Roll Call: At The Races
Offense on defense: Democratic voting rights group Defend the Vote plans to invest $10 million to elect “pro-democracy champions” in 2026. In addition, an affiliated ...
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