Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer In passing legislation today to repeal the presidential public financing system, House Republicans voted to turn the presidency […]
Below is a letter sent to House members today that challenges the claim that the response rate on the tax check-off shows the public is […]
Democracy 21 Letter to House Members Dear Representative, This responds to the argument that the public opposes the presidential public financing system because […]
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTOFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGETWASHINGTON, D.C. 20503 January 25, 2011(House Rules) STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY H.R. 359 – Termination of […]
Americans for Campaign Finance Reform – Brennan Center for Justice – Campaign Legal Center – Common Cause Democracy 21- League of Women Voters – People […]
The 1974 Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), enacted in response to the Watergate scandal, fundamentally reformed the rules governing campaign financing in federal elections. The […]
By: Fred Wertheimer On January 21, 2010, one year ago tomorrow, five Supreme Court Justices issued a disastrous decision that initiated a dangerous sea change […]
House Republican Leaders Launch Sneak Attack on Presidential Public Financing System, Schedule House Floor Vote to Repeal the System Next Wednesday with No Hearings, […]
Democracy 21 praises House Speaker-designee John Boehner for proposing House rules that will continue the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) intact in the next Congress […]
In a letter sent today, reform groups strongly urged Speaker-designee Boehner, "to support, without any weakening changes, the gift, travel and other ethics rules adopted […]
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