American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO (AFT)

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website: https://www.aft.org/
org kind: union

What this organization says it wants

American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO (AFT) is on record about 1 bills, through federal lobbying filings and testimony to state committees. 1 of those state a side we can place on the scale. Naming a bill is not a position, so the rest count as involvement only.

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Against119-hr-1An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
“One of the most cynical, cruel components of the Trump tax bill was the cuts to the higher education student loan program”
Published by the organization2026Open the record

What it says on the issues

Statements that name no bill. Each was placed on one of our lines by reading the quote, and kept only where our quiz questions on that line, answered from the same quote, lean the same way. Each counts like one answer to a quiz question.

Subsidiarity ↔ Centralization (law-making)power at the lowest competent level
“State governors should reject it—not least of all because they will have no say or oversight over how the vouchers operate.”
Published by the organization2026-10-01Open the record
School vouchersprotect district schools
“State governors should reject it—not least of all because they will have no say or oversight over how the vouchers operate.”
Published by the organization2026-10-01Open the record
Educationmore policy activity in Education
“The court must strike down this administration’s unlawful attack on college affordability.”
Published by the organization2026-08-11Open the record
Education: Highermore policy activity in Education: Higher
“The court must strike down this administration’s unlawful attack on college affordability.”
Published by the organization2026-08-11Open the record
Federal student loans going forwardkeep lending
“The court must strike down this administration’s unlawful attack on college affordability.”
Published by the organization2026-08-11Open the record
Social Welfareless policy activity in Social Welfare
“Slashing the administrative spending cap from 15 percent to 5 percent, without a dime more in funding, isn't streamlining anything.”
Published by the organization2026-08-10Open the record
Educationmore policy activity in Education
“Today’s moves are a dagger to the heart of what the Department of Education was always supposed to do: protect the most vulnerable.”
Published by the organization2026-06-16Open the record
Education: Specialmore policy activity in Education: Special
“Today’s moves are a dagger to the heart of what the Department of Education was always supposed to do: protect the most vulnerable.”
Published by the organization2026-06-16Open the record
Economic Coordinationstate / common ownership, redistribution
“The use of public dollars for private voucher schemes remains anathema.”
Published by the organization2026-06-09Open the record
School vouchersprotect district schools
“The use of public dollars for private voucher schemes remains anathema.”
Published by the organization2026-06-09Open the record
Labormore policy activity in Labor
“Our response to the Great American AI Act is simple: Hard no. This bill is a giveaway to the AI industry and a handful of trillion-dollar companies, at the expense of American workers.”
Published by the organization2026-06-04Open the record
Subsidiarity ↔ Centralization (law-making)power at the lowest competent level
“Our response to the Great American AI Act is simple: Hard no. This bill is a giveaway to the AI industry and a handful of trillion-dollar companies, at the expense of American workers.”
Published by the organization2026-06-04Open the record
AI companion chatbots for minorsban them
“as well as a total ban for students under 16 on so-called “social companion” chatbots that simulate human relationships.”
Published by the organization2026-05-27Open the record
Civil Rights: Minority Discriminationmore policy activity in Civil Rights: Minority Discrimination
“When courts eliminate remedies for racial discrimination in voting, they aren’t just redrawing maps. They’re dismantling democracy and setting back the promise of fair, multiracial representation.”
Published by the organization2026-04-29Open the record
Civil Rights: Voting Rightsmore policy activity in Civil Rights: Voting Rights
“When courts eliminate remedies for racial discrimination in voting, they aren’t just redrawing maps. They’re dismantling democracy and setting back the promise of fair, multiracial representation.”
Published by the organization2026-04-29Open the record
Race-conscious voting districts (Voting Rights Act §2)keep them
“When courts eliminate remedies for racial discrimination in voting, they aren’t just redrawing maps. They’re dismantling democracy and setting back the promise of fair, multiracial representation.”
Published by the organization2026-04-29Open the record
Government Operations: Bureaucracyless policy activity in Government Operations: Bureaucracy
“The shifting of Education Department programs elsewhere has only increased the bureaucracy and red tape the secretary says she wants to slash.”
Published by the organization2026-03-19Open the record
Immigrationmore policy activity in Immigration
“ICE must leave our schools and communities immediately—they are making us less, not more, safe.”
Published by the organization2026-01-08Open the record
Border security as a priorityabolish ICE and border enforcement entirely
“ICE must leave our schools and communities immediately—they are making us less, not more, safe.”
Published by the organization2026-01-08Open the record
ICE tacticsabolish ICE entirely
“ICE must leave our schools and communities immediately—they are making us less, not more, safe.”
Published by the organization2026-01-08Open the record
Gun rights ↔ Gun regulation (v7 #18 carried over)regulate ownership and carry
“we must redouble our efforts to remove weapons of war from U.S. streets and schools.”
Published by the organization2025-12-14Open the record
An assault-weapons banyes
“we must redouble our efforts to remove weapons of war from U.S. streets and schools.”
Published by the organization2025-12-14Open the record
Healthmore policy activity in Health
“We are grateful to the Democrats and handful of congressional Republicans who understood an extension of the tax credits was the only way to solve this problem.”
Published by the organization2025-12-11Open the record
Health: Insurancemore policy activity in Health: Insurance
“We are grateful to the Democrats and handful of congressional Republicans who understood an extension of the tax credits was the only way to solve this problem.”
Published by the organization2025-12-11Open the record
Subsidiarity ↔ Centralization (law-making)power at the lowest competent level
“This order would override state and local control by nullifying enforcement of current and any future state AI laws across the country.”
Published by the organization2025-12-11Open the record
ACA subsidiesextend them
“We are grateful to the Democrats and handful of congressional Republicans who understood an extension of the tax credits was the only way to solve this problem.”
Published by the organization2025-12-11Open the record
Who regulates AIstates keep their power
“This order would override state and local control by nullifying enforcement of current and any future state AI laws across the country.”
Published by the organization2025-12-11Open the record
Unionsstronger unions, faster first contracts
“Tonight’s repeal is a historic step in the right direction to return respect and dignity to the workers of Utah.”
Published by the organization2025-12-09Open the record
Pace / Legitimacy of Changeinstitutional continuity
“This move is neither streamlining nor reform—it’s an abdication and abandonment of America’s future.”
Published by the organization2025-11-18Open the record
Educationmore policy activity in Education
“This move is neither streamlining nor reform—it’s an abdication and abandonment of America’s future.”
Published by the organization2025-11-18Open the record
Educationmore policy activity in Education
“This is censorship plain and simple; it’s what is done by those who fear knowledge and a well-educated citizenry.”
Published by the organization2025-11-14Open the record
Authority ↔ Libertyno state at all: liberty without government
“The Supreme Court’s emergency order allows the Trump administration to once again trample on Americans’ civil rights.”
Published by the organization2025-11-07Open the record
Civil Rightsmore policy activity in Civil Rights
“The Supreme Court’s emergency order allows the Trump administration to once again trample on Americans’ civil rights.”
Published by the organization2025-11-07Open the record
Legal recognition of gender identitylaw must recognize a third, non-binary sex/gender category, not just male-to-female switching
“The Supreme Court’s emergency order allows the Trump administration to once again trample on Americans’ civil rights.”
Published by the organization2025-11-07Open the record

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