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Voice Of the People

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Nonpartisan. Nonprofit. Giving the American people a greater voice in government.

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What exactly do Americans want in government, and do they agree on anything? A decade-long survey project has found that they do, a lot! Bipartisan majorities support 150+ real policies, from healthcare to international security and everything between. vop.org/commonground


Common ground isn't as "uncommon" as you might think! The Washington Post highlights our work, showing 200+ policy positions with bipartisan majorities. When given a voice, Americans agree on a remarkable amount of issues. #CommonGround buff.ly/3LKjypg

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The Senate passed a bill to make it a crime to post deepfake pornography without consent from the people depicted. A @ppc_umd survey found 86% support that policy, including 83% of Republicans and 86% of Democrats. publicconsultation.org/governance/ai_…


Senate passes bill to ban non-consensual deepfake pornography, a proposal which is favored overwhelming by the public, per a @ppc_umd survey (National 86%, Republican 83%, Democrat 86%). publicconsultation.org/governance/ai_…

The Senate passed a bill cracking down on sexually explicit deepfakes trib.al/XrbFVlT



With America awash in sound bites and horse race polls, PPC is launching the Swing Six Issue Surveys, an in-depth series on key issues – run in six states pivotal in the 2024 election and nationally. Sign up to to receive our first survey on healthcare. buff.ly/3y9MeF4


FCC has voted to lower the price of prison calls, which are much higher than average rates. A bipartisan 77% of Americans support this move (R 66%, D 88%) per a national survey by @ppc_umd Great to see government representing the will of the people! vop.org/commonground/t…

FCC votes to lower call rates for incarcerated people trib.al/D2h959B



FCC votes to lower the price of prison phone calls, a move supported by 77% of Americans, including 66% of Republicans and 88% of Democrats per a @ppc_umd survey. Great to see government representing the will of the people! vop.org/commonground/t…

FCC closes “final loopholes” that keep prison phone prices exorbitantly high arstechnica.com/?p=2037977



Bipartisan support in Congress for banning elected officials from trading stocks reflects public opinion: 87% of Republicans and 88% of Democrats favor of such a ban, per a @ppc_umd survey. publicconsultation.org/united-states/…

A bipartisan group of senators unveiled a proposal that would ban members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependent children from trading individual stocks. semafor.com/article/07/10/…



We have found in our own work that when it comes to actual policy - what the government should do to address the problems we face - there is a massive amount of agreement between Republicans and Democrats! vop.org/commonground

There's growing evidence that Americans are less divided than you may think time.com/6990721/us-pol…



The AI used in Medicare Advantage to make coverage decisions is showing some faults, and lawmakers want to pre-test and audit them -- a policy supported by a large and bipartisan majority of Americans, per a @ppc_umd survey on AI regulation. publicconsultation.org/governance/ai_…

Bipartisan lawmakers call for increased AI oversight in Medicare Advantage coverage decisions trib.al/4ewskTG



Mayoría bipartidista del 8º distrito de Maryland a favor de mantener ayuda a Ucrania. El congresista Jamie Raskin y un subgrupo de los encuestados debatieron el tema y los resultados de la encuesta tinyurl.com/2vampfez


Congress is considering a bill to make it a crime to publish pornographic deepfakes without the consent of those depicted. But what does the public want? A very large and bipartisan majority supports that policy (R 85%, D 87%), per a @ppc_umd survey. publicconsultation.org/governance/ai_…

Cruz lays out the dangers of deepfake images for women and young girls and pushes The Take It Down Act to protect victims. READ: tiny.cc/0yipyz #TedCruz #deepfakes #crime #Senate #Congress #legislation #capitolhill #viralvideo #trending #explorepage



Innovative feedback tools strengthen bonds between voters and officials at a public consultation forum in MD's 8th district, in which US policy regarding the Ukraine-Russia war was discussed, along with the results from a district-wide survey. @Fulcrum_US buff.ly/3VJRJU2


Thank you to the residents of Maryland's 8th District and @RepRaskin and his team for another great public consultation forum on US policy towards the Ukraine-Russia war. People shared their views, listened to each other, and deliberated on a tough issue. vop.org/md-8-public-co…


The latest piece on Congressional stock trading by the @washingtonpost highlights that a very large and bipartisan majority of voters favor banning Members of Congress and other government officials from trading stocks, per a @ppc_umd survey. vop.org/americans-on-s…

Those delays likely cut into users’ returns. That’s not the point, tracker boosters say. Their goal is to shine a light on congressional stock trading. wapo.st/3Vly2Sa



Bipartisan bill to make non-consensual deepfake pornography illegal was just introduced in Congress. This policy has overwhelming public support (Republicans 85%, Democrats 87%), per a national survey by @ppc_umd Congress should listen to the people! vop.org/ai_2024/


Common ground on AI regulation among the public! Majorities of R's and D's want government taking an active and preventative role, similar to how the FDA regulates drugs. An in-depth @ppc_umd survey found bipartisan support for many concrete regulations: publicconsultation.org/governance/ai_…


As Congress draws up #AI regulations, they should listen to what the public wants! Strict prohibitions on deepfakes, mandatory pre-testing of AI programs, and a new federal AI agency are favored by large bipartisan majorities, per a new @ppc_umd survey. publicconsultation.org/governance/ai_…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) releases long-awaited AI roadmap: Here’s what it includes trib.al/jZHlADL



Giving the public a greater voice in the policymaking process was recently highlighted in a future-facing piece by PBS, in which President Macron explains why it is so important to invest in these governing strategies. buff.ly/4bEDjtn


Read our latest Vox Populi newsletter, on the state of democracy reform in the US, public opinion, and deliberative democracy events around the world! buff.ly/3JTxgVW


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