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Of the money Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) raised, 31% came from small donors giving under $200.

1% came from PACs.

@RepRashida

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Of the money Sen. Christopher Murphy (D-CT) raised, 31% came from small donors giving under $200.

@SenMurphyOffice

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IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act (H.R. 7959 · 119th Congress) passed chamber, 346 to 10.

This bill rewrites five parts of the IRS whistleblower program in the tax code.

By party, Republicans voted 162-9 and Democrats 183-1.

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Extend ACA Subsidies Three Years extends the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits through 2028. Monthly premiums stay lower for people who buy their own coverage on the marketplace.

Premium tax credits are the federal discounts that lower the monthly bill for people who buy their own coverage on the ACA marketplace rather than getting it through an employer. The “enhanced” credits are the larger version that has been in place since 2021.

In the Senate, 48 Republicans voted no and 45 Democrats voted yes. The motion to advance it failed, short of the 60 votes needed.

Backing it keeps the marketplace subsidies going instead of letting them lapse.

Where do @Republicans and @TheDemocrats stand? Look up your own members.

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End Gerrymandering: does each party in Congress match its own voters?

57% of Republican voters support it. 1 of the 274 Republicans in Congress has signed on.

76% of Democratic voters support it. 77% of Democrats in Congress have signed on.

The reform: Require every state to draw congressional districts through an independent redistricting commission.

@walterkirn

Voter support: Noble Predictive Insights / Common Cause, Sept 2025.

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End Gerrymandering: what voters want, and what Congress does.

The reform: Require every state to draw congressional districts through an independent redistricting commission.

57% of Republican voters support it. 1 of the 274 Republicans in Congress has signed on.

76% of Democratic voters support it. 77% of Democrats in Congress have signed on.

@Republicans @TheDemocrats

Voter support: Noble Predictive Insights for Common Cause (an advocacy organization), Sept 2025.

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Open Primaries to Independents. Republican voters are 64 points ahead of the Republicans in Congress. Democratic voters are 9 points ahead of the Democrats in Congress.

The reform: Permit unaffiliated voters to participate in federal primary elections in every state.

65% of Republican voters support it. 1% of Republicans in Congress have signed on.

79% of Democratic voters support it. 70% of Democrats in Congress have signed on.

@Republicans @TheDemocrats

Voter support: Emerson College / RealClear, commissioned by Unite America (an advocacy organization), Jan 2026.

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Require Dark Money Disclosures: what voters want, and what Congress does.

The reform: Require any organization spending over $10,000 in an election to publicly identify donors above $10,000.

85% of Republican voters support it. No Republicans in Congress have signed on.

88% of Democratic voters support it. 94% of Democrats in Congress have signed on.

@Republicans @TheDemocrats

Voter support: Verasight for the Brennan Center for Justice (an advocacy organization), Apr-May 2026.

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Rep. John Rose (R-TN) sold up to $5 million of GOOGL stock on June 3, 2025.

The trade was disclosed under the STOCK Act.

Members of Congress can legally trade individual stocks. A ban has broad public support and has not passed.

@RepJohnRose

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Where Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) stands on the reforms Project Curia tracks.

No public position on:
• Overturning Citizens United
• Requiring dark money disclosure
• Opening primaries to independents
• Ending gerrymandering
• Banning congressional stock trading
• Extending the lobbying cool-off period
• Barring former members from lobbying for foreign governments

@RepNewhouse

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Raise Penalties for Illegal Reentry increases the criminal penalties for entering the country illegally after a prior removal, and for assaulting a Border Patrol agent.

In the House, 215 Republicans voted yes and 197 Democrats voted no. It passed.

Backing it means treating repeat illegal entry and assaults on agents as more serious crimes, with longer sentences.

Where do @Republicans and @TheDemocrats stand? Look up your own members.

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Rep. Cleo Fields (D-LA) bought up to $5 million of NVDA stock on June 26, 2025.

The trade was disclosed under the STOCK Act.

Members of Congress can legally trade individual stocks. A ban has broad public support and has not passed.

@repfields

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Where Katharine Hayhoe's senators stand on the reforms Project Curia tracks.

Neither has taken a public position on overturning Citizens United, requiring dark money disclosure, opening primaries to independents, ending gerrymandering, banning congressional stock trading, extending the lobbying cool-off period, or barring former members from lobbying for foreign governments.

Texas:
Sen. Ted Cruz (R): 0 of 7 @SenTedCruz
Sen. John Cornyn (R): 0 of 7 @JohnCornyn

@KHayhoe

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Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) sits on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee, which oversees the Information Technology sector.

Moody has 5 flagged trades in the Information Technology sector.

A member trading in a sector their committee oversees is an apparent conflict. It is not proof of wrongdoing.

@SenAshleyMoody

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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) sits on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee, which oversees the Communication Services sector.

Capito has 7 flagged trades in the Communication Services sector.

A member trading in a sector their committee oversees is an apparent conflict. It is not proof of wrongdoing.

@SenCapito

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Clear Out Wildfire Fuel Faster speeds up environmental reviews for forest-thinning and controlled-burn projects on federal land, and sets up a joint federal center to coordinate wildfire work. The House passed it in 2025.

Thinning and controlled burns remove the dense undergrowth that turns a fire into a severe one. This is adaptation, that is, limiting the damage from a warming climate, rather than an effort to cut emissions.

In the House, 215 Republicans voted yes and 141 Democrats voted no. It passed.

Backing it means treating wildfire as damage to be managed now, and accepting a lighter environmental review to move faster.

Where do @Republicans and @TheDemocrats stand? Look up your own members.

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Incumbents raise money on a different scale than their challengers.

In the 2022 cycle the average House incumbent raised $2.8 million and the average challenger raised $308,000.

Eighty-six percent of PAC money to congressional candidates went to incumbents.

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Where Spencer Hakimian's senators stand on the reforms Project Curia tracks.

The seven: overturning Citizens United, requiring dark money disclosure, opening primaries to independents, ending gerrymandering, banning congressional stock trading, extending the lobbying cool-off period, and barring former members from lobbying for foreign governments.

New York:
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D): 5 of 7 @GillibrandNY
Sen. Charles Schumer (D): 4 of 7 @SenSchumer

@SpencerHakimian

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A 2025 study showed Americans nonpartisan reports of congressional stock trading, then asked their views of Congress.

Those who saw the data were more likely to describe Congress as corrupt and less willing to comply with the laws it passes.

The effect held across party lines.

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Concealed-Carry Reciprocity requires every state to honor concealed-carry permits issued by any other state, so a permit valid in one state would let its holder carry a concealed handgun in all of them, overriding stricter local carry rules.

Concealed carry means carrying a handgun hidden on one's person. Today each state decides whether to recognize permits from other states, so recognition is a patchwork; this would make it uniform, closer to how a driver's license works.

In the House, 185 Republicans and 1 Democrat have signed on. In the Senate, 47 Republicans have signed on.

Backing it means a carry permit from one state would be valid nationwide. It is the leading gun-rights measure this Congress and the furthest along.

Where do @Republicans and @TheDemocrats stand? Look up your own members.

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