Voting Rights Scheduled For Cloture Vote Next Week To Begin Debate
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | October 14, 2021 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced today that he will file cloture next Monday, October 18, […]
Fred’s Weekly Note Archive
McConnell Over Country
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Filibuster McConnell Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellFRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | October 7, 2021 Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made his bones in the Senate on political money – both […]
The “Perils Of Pauline” Rollercoaster Ride Ahead In Congress
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Freedom To Vote Act Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellFRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | October 1, 2021 “Get ready for a Perils of Pauline rollercoaster ride in Congress in the coming weeks.” Legislation to […]
Trump’s Big Lie Continues
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Freedom To Vote Act TrumpWatch Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellThe former President continues to spread his Big Lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. According to a recent poll, Trump has managed […]
Senate Breakthrough: The Freedom To Vote Act Is Introduced
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Filibuster Freedom To Vote Act Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellA major breakthrough occurred in the Senate yesterday when a revised version of the For the People Act – sweeping voting rights and anti-corruption legislation […]
Voting Rights & The Senate: It Will All Come Down To The Filibuster
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Filibuster H.R. 1 Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellCongress faces an overwhelming schedule this month. Funding for the government runs out on September 30 and must be extended. The debt ceiling limit needs […]
The March For Voting Rights Is Saturday & Looking Ahead To September Action In The Senate
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellThis is not an easy time in America. The situation in Afghanistan, culminating in today’s terrorist attacks that tragically killed and wounded American servicemen and […]
President Biden’s Moment Of Truth On Voting Rights Has Arrived
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms H.R. 1by Jackie HowellThe moment of truth on voting rights has arrived for President Biden. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced last week that the Senate’s first […]
President Biden Must Join Battle To Save Our Democracy As We Know It
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms H.R. 1by Jackie HowellThe White House announced yesterday that President Biden will hold a two-day “Summit For Democracy” for world leaders in December. This ironic announcement comes at […]
New Vote On S. 1 Could Be Soon; Small Donor Financing Provisions Must Stay In Bill
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms H.R. 1 Public Financingby Jackie HowellThere are published reports today that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will schedule a second procedural vote in the coming days on the For the People […]
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