Reform Groups Urge Senators to Vote No on House-Passed “Fig Leaf” Bill

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Reform groups today sent a letter to the Senate urging Senators to oppose H.R. 2019, sponsored by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) and passed last month […]

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Reform Groups Urge Representatives to Vote No This Week on Latest Attempt by House Republican Leaders to Repeal, Not Fix, Presidential Public Financing System

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In a letter sent today to the House of Representatives, reform groups urged House members to vote no on H.R. 2019, sponsored by Rep. Gregg […]

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Statement of Democracy 21, Public Citizen and the Campaign Legal Center on Withdrawal of Lawsuit Calling for New IRS Regulations on 501(c)(4) Groups and their Campaign Activities

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Based on the IRS’s announcement last week that it is undertaking a rulemaking proceeding to address the problems arising from campaign activities by 501(c)(4) groups, […]

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Wertheimer Statement: “Treasury Dept/IRS Inititiate Rulemaking of 501c4s”

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Treasury Department and IRS Open Door to Preventing 501(c)(4) Organizations from Being Misused to Launder Secret Contributions into Federal Elections Key Issues Remain to be […]

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Watchdogs Reiterate to FEC Before Vote that Tea Party Group Does Not Qualify for Disclosure Exemption Originating with NAACP in Jim Crow South

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Today, Democracy 21 joined with the Campaign Legal Center in filing comments on two draft advisory opinions released by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) that […]

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Campaign Legal Center & Democracy 21 Send Letter to Congress on Assault on Disclosure Laws

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In a letter sent today to members of Congress, the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 challenged the claims by disclosure opponents that campaign finance […]

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Fred Wertheimer on MSNBC: “Did Citizens United Corrupt Elections?”

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MSNBC Did Citizens United Corrupt Elections? In an interview with Chuck Todd on his show, The Daily Rundown, Wertheimer explains that the McCain-Feingold law prohibiting […]

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Fred Wertheimer POLITICO Oped: “Ted Cruz is no Washington Outsider”

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POLITICO Ted Cruz is no Washington outsider On political money, the Texas senator is all hat and no cattle. By: Fred Wertheimer Ted Cruz has […]

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Statement by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer On McCutcheon Case

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The Supreme Court’s decision in the McCutcheon case is profoundly important to the health of our democracy and our citizens’ interests in honest and fair […]

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The Stakes in the McCutcheon Case to be Argued Tomorrow in Supreme Court

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Statement by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer At stake in the McCutcheon case to be argued tomorrow before the Supreme Court is the question of […]

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