Conservative & Taxpayer Groups Join Reformers in Push to Save Office of Congressional Ethics
A coalition of 10 groups, including Judicial Watch, Taxpayers for Common Sense, National Taxpayers Union and a number of reform groups will hold a press […]
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Democracy 21 Calls on House Speaker-designee Boehner to Continue Office of Congressional Ethics
|-, Archive |by DianeIn a letter sent today, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer called on House Speaker-designee John Boehner (R-OH) to support continuing the Office of Congressional Ethics […]
Statement by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer at Press Conference Today by Reform Groups in Support of the DISCLOSE Act
|-, Archive |by DianeWe 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
|-, Archive |by DianeBelow 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
|-, Archive |by DianeOn 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
|-, Archive |by DianeAccording 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
|-, Archive |by DianeThe 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
|-, Archive |by DianeThe 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
|-, Archive |by DianeI 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
|-, Archive |by DianeBy 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 […]
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