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is a privately-owned website. By providing information on a broad range
of issues deliberated by Congress and applying a progressive analysis
to the votes cast, ProgressivePunch wants to raise public consciousness
by highlighting progressive votes and exposing non-progressive votes.
It also hopes to influence the future voting patterns of legislators,
not only by making their votes visible and transparent, but also – as
we build the website – by facilitating the transmission of messages
from the public to these legislators, thanking them for good votes,
chastising them for bad votes, and calling upon them to "do the right
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