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Letter: Endorsement of Credit Card Swipe Fee Reform Legislation

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RE: Endorsement of Credit Card Swipe Fee Reform Legislation Dear Lawmakers, We write to endorse the bipartisan effort to pass the Credit Card Competition Act, swipe fee reform legislation which promotes competition and fairness in the credit card industry. Reform is urgently needed to boost competition in credit card payments to relieve the heavy cost … Continued

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Demand Progress Backs Credit Card Competition Act to Take on Visa-Mastercard Duopoly

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Demand Progress joined 17 consumer, antimonopoly, and small business groups in endorsing the Credit Card Competition Act, a vital piece of bipartisan legislation that would inject much-needed competition into a payment system currently dominated by the duopoly of Visa and Mastercard. The letter is available here. By allowing merchants to route payments over other networks, … Continued

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Vance Breaks Tie as Senate Republicans Kill Venezuela War Powers Vote

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Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, Senate Republicans and Vice President J.D. Vance blocked a final vote on the bipartisan Venezuela War Powers Resolution introduced by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) by sustaining a point of order. The maneuver passed 51–50, with Vice President Vance breaking the tie, killing debate and preventing a … Continued

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Senate Advances Historic Venezuela War Powers Resolution

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Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted 52-47 to advance a bipartisan resolution sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) to block further military action in Venezuela. Demand Progress drove millions of constituent contacts to Congress opposing war in 2025 and is leading a campaign to support war powers resolutions … Continued

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Senate to Vote on Venezuela Resolution on Thursday

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Washington, D.C. — On Thursday at 11 AM ET, the U.S. Senate will vote on a resolution sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) to block further military action in Venezuela. Demand Progress drove millions of constituent contacts to Congress opposing war in 2025 and is leading a campaign to support war … Continued