205:. Since 2017, Stand Up America has been one of the leading groups pushing federal lawmakers to obtain and release Trump's tax returns. In 2019, Stand Up also led a coalition of activists and advocates in New York seeking to pass legislation that would provide Congress the ability to request Trump's state income taxes.
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In response to GOP state legislators’ efforts to restrict voting rights after record voter turnout in 2020, Stand Up
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Judiciary Act, which would expand the Supreme Court from nine seats to thirteen. Stand Up America, as part of the Unrig the Courts coalition, sent a letter to the Congressional Progressive Caucus urging them to support the Judiciary Act.
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America has expanded its grassroots organizing efforts to the state and local level. The group is engaged in voting rights advocacy across the country, including in New Jersey, New York, Illinois, and Arizona.
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America's community drove nearly 200,000 constituent calls and emails to the Senate, demanding that senators end the filibuster and pass the
Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
166:. The campaign, which relied heavily on digital organizing tactics, drove 360,000 constituent calls to Congress and included organizing in-district actions during what the group called ‘Impeachment August.’
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