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Rolling Stone: Biden Tells Top Dems He’s Preparing Lobbying Blitz On Filibuster Reform, Voting Rights

“With a make-or-break vote looming in the Senate on a sweeping voting rights and anti-corruption bill, President Joe Biden and his advisers have said in recent weeks […]

Voting Rights & The Senate: It Will All Come Down To The Filibuster

Congress faces an overwhelming schedule this month. Funding for the government runs out on September 30 and must be extended. The debt ceiling limit needs […]

D21 Vice President Matt Keller: What The Chaos In Afghanistan Can Remind Us About The Importance Of Protecting Democracy At Home

“As we witness the chaos, violence, and loss of freedom in Afghanistan, we must also recognize that democracy is not guaranteed here at home,” Democracy […]

McCarthy’s Threat To Telecoms Warrants Immediate Ethics Committee Inquiry, Former Obama Ethics Czar Norm Eisen And D21 President Fred Wertheimer Write In Politico Op-Ed

  “It calls to mind a movie where a gangster walks into a business and says ‘Gee, nice telecom company you have here. It would […]

The March For Voting Rights Is Saturday & Looking Ahead To September Action In The Senate

This 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 […]

Statement Of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Applauding House Passage Of The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

Democracy 21 applauds House Democrats for the passage of H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a critically important step forward in addressing […]

Democracy 21 Urges House To Vote For H.R. 4, The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

Democracy 21 today strongly urged Representatives to vote for passage of H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, when it comes to the […]

President Biden’s Moment Of Truth On Voting Rights Has Arrived

The 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 […]

D21 President Fred Wertheimer On The Introduction of H.R. 4, The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, introduced today in the House of Representatives, is a vitally important step forward in the work […]

President Biden Must Join Battle To Save Our Democracy As We Know It

The 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 […]