Joshua Teitelbaum

Former US House and Senate Staffer, former Deputy Assistant Secretary at Department of Commerce, currently with Akin Gump. Views are my own.

[Joshua Teitelbaum @joshuatbaum]

Ahem @abefromanohio you have some explaining to do

[Joe Bishop-Henchman 🗽💸⚖️🚆 @jbhenchman]

including a Miss Piggy/Kermit the Frog ticket, and the alias used by Matthew Broderick's character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

[Joshua Teitelbaum @joshuatbaum]

@SpringNuts_ @springsteen Yes, would love a Priest appearance!

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Now is the time for the U.S. Senate to do the right thing and call a vote on crucial voting rights legislation. Future generations are counting on us to protect our democracy. I wrote out some thoughts about why this is so important. https://t.co/hjab4Ejxox

[Joshua Teitelbaum @joshuatbaum]

Full thread 👇

[Stephen Spaulding @SteveESpaulding]

The filibuster—i.e., requiring 60 votes to do anything—was once a rare exception to majority rule. Now it’s assumed to be the rule itself.

5 ways to reform it—

1: Lower cloture from 60 to something less. Fmr. Senator Harkin had a great idea on how. https://t.co/t71S5j3oUV

[Joshua Teitelbaum @joshuatbaum]

@davidgura Nice to see Cornell above Penn and Yale in a ranking

[Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy]

Protecting our precious right to vote—the right giving democracy its name—has always been an American priority. It's no wonder that more than 200 major American cos. representing virtually every sector of our economy have endorsed the #VRAA. #VotingIsEveryonesBusiness

[The Lead CNN @TheLeadCNN]

Adam Conner, a fmr. Facebook employee, on Frances Haugen's congressional testimony: "I think some of the documents that she brought forth, that Facebook has not contested, shows that engagement has tremendous harms in all sorts of different areas, including Instagram."

[Senator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbin]

"Those that founded our country knew that freedom would be secure only if each generation fought to enlarge its meaning." — President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act.

We cannot just mark #VRA56. We must honor the cause with action. I'm calling on Congress to #RestoreTheVRA

[James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn]

Our democracy works best when every American has unfettered access to the ballot box.

Thank you to the 160 companies who recognize this and are working to ensure Americans can exercise their fundamental right to vote.
https://t.co/jrt9hpEB0l

[Rep. Terri A. Sewell @RepTerriSewell]

We ALL have a role to play in the fight to protect the sacred right to vote, and I'm so encouraged to see these 160+ companies taking a stand to ensure all Americans have free, fair, and safe access to the ballot box. We must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act!🗳️

[Sen. Patrick Leahy @SenatorLeahy]

There's nothing more American than Pepsi, Hershey, Levi’s...and the right to vote. If these diverse companies can unite & support restoring the Voting Rights Act, so can, and should, Congress. This is bigger than any party. This is about protecting our democracy as we know it.

[Business for America ☆ @bfamericaus]

Over 160 corporations have joined BFA to urge Congress to introduce & pass the Voting Rights Act honoring John Lewis and protecting voters against race discrimination. Read our full letter at https://t.co/9sawXK95ng #VotingIsEveryonesBusiness

[Kevin Johnson @Kevin_Johnson]

Civic engagement is critical for strengthening communities. Building on our multi-year, non-partisan effort to ensure our partners voices are heard, we join the Business for Voting Rights Coalition in calling on Congress to update the Voting Rights Act https://t.co/w6r45n4y5G

[Tim Lim @TimLimDC]

The fight is not over, now we move on the John Lewis Voting Rights Act this fall. This is a marathon, not a sprint. #ForThePeopleAct #JohnLewisVotingRightsAct

[Steven Dennis @StevenTDennis]

Kyrsten Sinema’s op-ed seems to forget that Medicare, Medicaid and other spending programs can be completely eliminated with 50+VP via budget reconciliation https://t.co/s9RuAwz1es

[Joshua Teitelbaum @joshuatbaum]

@TimLimDC has opinions and I am here for it! One of the smartest, hardest working people going at it today

[Levi Strauss & Co. @LeviStraussCo]

We proudly join the @CivicAlliance and 170 companies in calling for the protection of voting access. #fordemocracy

[Vicki Shabo @VShabo]

Today, nearly 300 business and management experts across the country today are asking the Biden-Harris Administration and Congress to prioritize permanent #paidleave for personal and family health and care issues!

#paidleaveforall
#BuildBackBetter

https://t.co/5lZJeIkHL1

[Matthew Miller @matthewamiller]

The arc of Senate procedure is long, but it always bends toward recess.

[Joshua Teitelbaum @joshuatbaum]

Every town in America needs a Plain Sight Project