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Sen. Manchin Would Be Defending Sen. Robert Byrd’s Legacy By Supporting Small Donor Financing In S. 1

Sen. Manchin Would Be Defending Sen. Robert Byrd’s Legacy By Supporting Small Donor Financing In For The People Act (S.1) “[Y]ou’re talking about a person […]

The Senate Takes Up the For the People Act Next Week

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | June 17, 2021 “Senators Schumer and Manchin must be persuaded to keep the small donor financing system in the For […]

A Pivotal Moment for Voting Rights

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | June 10, 2021 “Only S. 1 will supersede the voter suppression laws being enacted by numerous Republican-controlled state legislatures all over […]

The Senate may be a legislative graveyard, but debate is not yet dead in the US – D21 VP Matt Keller in The Hill

Enclosed for your information is an op-ed by Democracy 21 President Matt Keller entitled, “The Senate may be a legislative graveyard, but debate is not […]

Only the For the People Act’s Voting Rules Will Override New State Voter Suppression Laws

Only the For the People Act’s Federal Voting Rules Will Override the State Voter Suppression Laws Newly Enacted in 14 States A Democracy 21 factsheet […]

A Summer Showdown on Voting Rights

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | June 3, 2021 “Texas legislators made very clear that Democrats in Congress must act to override the voter suppression and […]

Choosing Between the Sacred Right to Vote and the Filibuster Rules

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | May 27, 2021 “It is clear that to pass the Senate, S. 1 will need the vote of Senator Manchin both […]

The Most Important Decision of Senator Manchin’s Career – Wertheimer in Medium

Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled “The Most Important Decision of Senator Manchin’s Career,” which was published […]

Only S. 1 Will Override Existing Voter Suppression Laws

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | May 20, 2021 “Only S. 1 will prevent state voter suppression laws from denying millions of eligible citizens the ability to […]

D21 Urges Congress to Support Independent Bipartisan Commission to Investigate 1/6 Attack

Democracy 21 Urges Representatives to Support Independent Bipartisan Commission to Investigate January 6 Attack Democracy 21 sent a letter to Representatives yesterday urging their support […]