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Democracy 21 Thanks Senator Joe Manchin for Strong Statement on S. 1 Today

Democracy 21 Thanks Senator Joe Manchin for Strong Statement on S. 1 that Recognizes Need to Address Both Voting and Campaign Finance Reforms Statement of […]

Wertheimer Testifies in Support of S. 1 before Senate Rules Committee

Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Testifies in Support of S. 1 before Senate Rules Committee Testimony Supports Landmark Democracy Reforms, Including Campaign Finance And Voting […]

S. 1, The Filibuster, And McConnell

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | March 18, 2021 “Is a changed filibuster rule more important to confirm a Supreme Court Justice than it is to […]

S. 1, The For The People Act, Introduced In The Senate Today

The For the People Act is being introduced as S. 1 in the Senate today. This follows the passage of the For the People Act […]

Wertheimer in CNN: The Bitter Irony In The GOP Trying To Curtail Voting Rights

In an op-ed published by CNN Opinion on March 12, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer writes: While Republican state legislators are making disingenuous claims that they are […]

H.R. 1 vs. GOP State Voter Suppression Efforts

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | March 12, 2021 “Senate Republicans will pull out all the stops to block H.R. 1 and enable GOP state voter […]

NY Times editorial: For Democracy to Stay, the Filibuster Must Go

Enclosed for your information is a New York Times editorial entitled “For Democracy to Stay, the Filibuster Must Go,” which was published here on March […]

Rep. Sarbanes & D21 File Brief Urging SCOTUS to Follow Precedent Upholding Disclosure

Rep. Sarbanes & Democracy 21 File Brief Urging Supreme Court to Follow Precedent on Upholding Disclosure Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) and Democracy 21 last week […]

Democracy 21 Applauds President Biden’s Efforts to Protect Voting Rights on the 56th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday

Democracy 21 Applauds President Biden’s Efforts to Protect Voting Rights on the 56th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer 56 […]

House Passes Historic Democracy Reform

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | March 4, 2021 “The bottom-line choice is clear: either the Senate votes to meet the urgent need of the American […]