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Senator Cory Booker was elected in 2013, and as the junior senator from New Jersey, he has met numerous times with writers and supported our policy goals. Since 2018 he has been a leader on the Senate Judiciary committee and subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, where he’s shining a spotlight on the effect of corporate concentration on workers. He also has a demonstrated commitment to using his power in the Senate to address racial inequity. Booker is a consistent supporter of organized labor, net neutrality, increased access to broadband and protecting our health and pension policy.

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Serving in a leadership role, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is a powerful legislator we need to reelect. Senator Durbin is aligned with writers and the issues most important to us. He’s supported vigilant antitrust enforcement during the pandemic, has consistently voted to save net neutrality, to protect our pension plan and has introduced legislation to expand access to broadband services. He has also been outspoken in his advocacy for workers amidst the current public health crisis.

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Alabama’s freshman senator and the first Democrat elected in a generation, Doug Jones is considered the most vulnerable member of the Senate. He is fighting hard to retain his seat and has supported our issues in his short tenure in the Senate. Jones has been a leader on access to broadband, a supporter of net neutrality, and sits on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee. He’s a member of the subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, was a co-sponsor of the Butch Lewis Act of 2019, and supports federal aid for the multiemployer pension system. Facing Tommy Tuberville in November’s election, Doug Jones is deserving of the PAC’s help.

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Senator Markey has consistently been one of the WGAW’s biggest champions in the Senate. He led the Senate’s support for strong net neutrality rules even before the FCC issued them. Most recently, Senator Markey introduced the Save the Internet Act of 2019, after he led the effort in 2018 to use the Congressional Review Act to void the FCC’s repeal of net neutrality. This surprisingly passed the Senate with critical Republican votes, thanks to Senator Markey’s leadership. He consistently promotes competition in media and has sought scrutiny of mega media mergers. A steadfast supporter of organized labor, Senator Markey is a champion that writers can’t afford to lose.

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The only woman to have served both as governor and U.S. senator and the only woman on the Foreign Relations committee, Jeanne Shaheen is a trailblazer and friend to writers. In a purple state that Trump lost by fewer than 3,000 votes, Shaheen expects this year’s race to be very close and extremely expensive. Shaheen faced former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown in 2014 and narrowly defeated him. During her tenure in the Senate, Shaheen has been a reliable supporter of net neutrality, a cosponsor of the Protecting our Right to Organize Act of 2019, a cosponsor of legislation to repeal the excise tax on healthcare plans and legislation to save multiemployer pension plans.

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Appointed by the Minnesota Governor in 2017 while serving as Lieutenant Governor, Senator Smith won a special election in 2018 to finish Al Franken’s senate term, which ends this year. Senator Smith has quickly proven herself to be a strong advocate for labor and an ally on pension policy. A co-sponsor of the Butch Lewis Act of 2019, Senator Smith also served on the Joint Select Committee on Multiemployer Pension Plans and helped stave off a dangerous Republican proposal. Minnesota is a state that Trump narrowly lost and Senator Smith needs our support to ensure her reelection.

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Serving her fifth term in Congress, Rep. Karen Bass represents Los Angeles and chairs the powerful Congressional Black Caucus. She is a rising leader in Washington D.C., having shepherded the House’s police reform legislation with bipartisan support. Rep. Bass also led efforts alongside the Los Angeles congressional delegation to ensure writers and members of the entertainment community were included in Covid-19 relief legislation. A supporter of net neutrality, increasing access to broadband, and a consistent labor champion with deep roots in community organizing, Rep. Bass is a powerful ally who regularly meets with writers and is someone we need by our side.

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Rep. Tony Cardenas has been representing California and the San Fernando Valley in Congress since 2012. He’s a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and an advocate for increasing representation of Latinos in the entertainment industry. He worked side by side with the Writers Guild as we successfully opposed the merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable. Sitting on the House Energy & Commerce, Rep. Cardenas is a local ally we count on to support net neutrality as he represents the needs of our community.

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Rep. David Cicilline chairs the House Subcommittee on Antitrust and is using his position to launch an expansive investigation into competition in the digital space and abuses of market power. He knows the importance of competition policy to writers and values the work the Writers Guild has done to highlight the need for increased competition in media. Strengthening the Guild’s relationship with Rep. Cicilline has been a top priority, as he leads the congressional conversation on one of our greatest policy concerns. He is also a staunch supporter of labor and protecting our health and pension plans.

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Rep. Doyle is a critical partner for the Guild, serving as Chair of the subcommittee on Communications and Technology in the House. In this role, Rep. Doyle is leading the fight reinstate net neutrality and sponsored the Save the Internet Act of 2019, H.R. 1644. As chair, Rep. Doyle has held several oversight hearings of the FCC, and pressed Commissioners on issues including diversity in media ownership and the T-Mobile-Sprint merger. Most recently, Rep. Doyle led efforts with Rep. Pallone to increase funding for broadband connectivity in federal COVID-19 response legislation. He’s also a strong supporter of increasing competition in the communication industry and has the backing of organized labor.

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Rep. Jayapal was first elected in 2016, and has quickly earned a national reputation as an effective advocate for the underrepresented. As a member of the House Judiciary subcommittee on Antitrust, Rep. Jayapal is committed to using her position to advocate for policies that promote fair competition. Jayapal is on the front lines in the fight to reform antitrust policy and is an advocate the Guild needs in Congress.

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Since 2014, Rep. Lieu has been representing the Writers Guild and close to 3,000 Guild members. He regularly meets with the Guild and is versed in the Guild’s policy priorities. He sits on the powerful House Judiciary committee and has earned national attention for his efforts to oppose the Trump Administration. He has also led efforts with fellow Los Angeles House members to ensure writers could receive benefits under federal COVID-19 relief legislation. Rep. Lieu is a co-sponsor of H.R. 1644, the Save the Internet Act, and was also a co-author of the bill to repeal the Excise Tax on health plans.

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Rep. Lofgren has a record of fighting for increased competition on the Judiciary Committee. She has continuously advocated for net neutrality and was a vocal supporter of the 2015 Open Internet Order, as well as an early opponent of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which the Guild opposed. Rep. Lofgren is a respected leader on the Judiciary Committee, as well as head of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation.

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Rep. Nadler chairs the powerful House Judiciary Committee and was gained national recognition during the House impeachment proceedings. A longtime advocate for artists, Rep. Nadler has introduced legislation to revamp and modernize the outmoded antitrust laws. Rep. Nadler understands the need for reforming competition policy to create opportunity and an ardent supporter of net neutrality.

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Rep. Frank Pallone chairs the House Commerce Committee where he shapes the Democratic agenda for the committee. Under his leadership, the House has been instrumental in the fight to save net neutrality, competition policy, and using the committee’s oversight powers to check FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s agenda.

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In 2018, Katie Porter unseated Orange County incumbent Mimi Walters in a hotly contested election. Porter has quickly demonstrated her leadership skills in Congress and her commitment to protecting consumers and workers against unchecked corporate power. Whether through her aggressive questioning of financial institutions in Congress or her visible efforts to improve testing access and capacity as a member of Congress, we can’t afford to lose Rep. Porter in Congress.

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Former constitutional law professor Rep. Jamie Raskin was elected to the House in 2016. Raskin is an influential member of the Judiciary Committee and serves on the Antitrust Subcommittee, committed to the subcommittee’s investigation into dominance in digital markets and reforming antitrust laws. A friend of organized labor, Raskin will stand by the Guild as we fight for increased competition and equality of opportunity.

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Harley Rouda narrowly won his election in 2018 to former Rep. Dana Rohrabacher. Has again earned multiple endorsements from organized labor. Rouda supports the Guild’s policy priorities, including reinstating net neutrality, supporting H.R. 2474, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 and supporting legislation to protect multiemployer pension plans.

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Adam Schiff has been on the front lines challenging this current Administration since day one. Whether engaging in withering questioning during the impeachment hearings or defending his committee’s investigations, Rep. Schiff has earned a national profile as a defender of our democracy. In California, Rep. Schiff has routinely met with the Guild and led efforts to ensure that members of the entertainment industry were protected under COVID-19 relief legislation.

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As Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Bobby Scott is a champion of working Americans. He sponsored the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019, the House’s comprehensive legislation to reform labor law. He also sponsored the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019 in the House in an effort to protect multiemployer pension plans while ensuring healthy pension plans are protected. The Guild continues to develop a strong relationship with one of labor’s most powerful allies.

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