Statement by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer at Press Conference Today by Reform Groups in Support of the DISCLOSE Act

We have just come through an election where huge amounts of secret contributions were spent in the congressional races. We cannot go through another national […]

Democracy 21 Releases Excerpts from dozens of Editorials Across the Nation Supporting the DISCLOSE Act

Below are excerpts from dozens of examples of the nationwide editorial support that exists for campaign finance disclosure and the DISCLOSE Act. During the recently […]

Reform Groups Press ‘Disclosure Only’ Bill in Senate; New Study to be Released on Contribution Disclosure

On Thursday November 18, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. a coalition of reform groups will hold a press conference at the Capitol to discuss the effort […]

Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer on Today’s Findings by House Ethics Committee Panel in Rangel Case

According to an AP story by Larry Margasak, the findings today by a panel of  the House Ethics Committee that Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY) committed […]

E.J. Dionne WashPost Column: A lame and spineless duck?; The Hill: Midterms may have just tested the waters of campaign finance ruling

The Washington PostA lame and spineless duck?By E.J. Dionne Jr.November 15, 2010 The lame-duck session of Congress that kicks off this week will test whether […]

Statement, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer on Secret Financing of 2010 Elections, Campaign Finance Reform Battles Ahead

The Supreme Court decision in Citizens United eliminated one of the nation’s principal laws to protect against government corruption and opened the door to campaign finance scandals […]

CED Money in Politics Forum: CED poll of business leaders released; Remarks of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer

  I would like to thank the Committee for Economic Development and its President, Charlie Kolb, for holding this forum today. A decade ago, CED […]

New York Times: Americans Want Disclosure and Limits on Campaign Spending

By Megan Thee-Brenan In a year of record campaign spending, Americans overwhelmingly support limits on corporate and advocacy group funding of campaign advertisements, strongly support […]

CED, nonpartisan organization of business leaders, to release Zogby Poll on business views about campaign spending, disclosure

CED Money in Politics Forum Zogby Poll of Business Leaders to be Released CONTACT: Morgan Broman (202)-296-5860 ext. 14Morgan.Broman@ced.org On Thursday, October 28, 2010, the […]

Campaign finance bill has GOP wary

An article appeared today in The Hill entitled "Campaign finance bill has GOP wary." According to The Hill article: Both sides expect a pitched battle […]