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Democracy 21 sent a letter to all House Members today urging their support for the SHIELD Act, H.R. 4617, introduced by House Administration Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) to “protect the integrity of our democracy and our elections.” The letter noted that there are “major loopholes” in current statutory restrictions on […]
36 Organizations Send Letter Today Urging House Members to Vote for SHIELD Act to Strengthen U.S. Election Security Organizations urge members to vote for the SHIELD Act to protect U.S. elections from foreign intervention In a letter sent to Representatives today, 36 organizations urged all House Members to support H.R. 4617, the SHIELD Act, introduced […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | October 17, 2019 “President Trump is a true threat to the national security of the United States.” Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) passed away early this morning. He was a giant in the Congress and one of its most highly respected members. Cummings was known for his fairness, and he had […]
Former Vice President Biden Yesterday Announced A Far-Reaching Campaign Finance and Ethics Reform Plan Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Former Vice President Joe Biden yesterday announced a far-reaching campaign finance and ethics reform plan that included the creation of an essential small donor, public matching funds system to finance federal elections. The former […]
Senator Elizabeth Warren Proposes Sweeping Campaign Finance Reform Plan Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The sweeping campaign finance reform plan proposed today by Senator Elizabeth Warren contains numerous necessary reforms to attack the corrupting influence of big money in American politics. Most importantly, the plan proposes a new small donor, public matching funds […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | October 10, 2019 “President Trump keeps demonstrating to the American people just how patently unfit he is to be President of the United States.” As President Trump engages in one of the most shameful acts in American history by abandoning the Kurds – our allies in the fight to eliminate […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | October 3, 2019 “H.R. 1 contains measures that are essential to combating political money corruption in Washington.” Last week House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called out Senate Majority Leader McConnell for blocking Senate consideration of H.R. 1, the unprecedented democracy reform legislation passed by the House more than 200 days ago […]
Democracy 21 Files Complaint with DOJ Inspector General Calling For An Investigation of AG Barr and His Role in the Ukraine Affair Democracy 21 filed a complaint today with Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz calling on the IG to investigate Attorney General William Barr’s activities relating to the recent whistleblower complaint concerning President […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | September 26, 2019 “It is the gross abuse of office by Trump and the threat to our national security in the Ukraine affair that moved support for impeachment proceedings to a House majority and that should be addressed first, separately and promptly. “ A majority of House Members are now […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | September 19, 2019 “If Trump’s brazen, irresponsible effort to broadly thwart congressional oversight prevails, it will create a dangerous precedent for neutering a fundamental constitutional responsibility of Congress.” President Trump, aided and abetted by his politicized, rogue Attorney General William Barr, is in the process of creating a major constitutional […]
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