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Don’t give up on HR 1. The battle lies ahead. – Wertheimer op-ed in The Fulcrum

Enclosed for your information is a piece entitled “Don’t give up on HR 1. The battle lies ahead,” by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer, published […]

The Russians Are Coming — Again

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JULY 25, 2019 “Trump and McConnell are playing Russian roulette with our democracy. Their destructive efforts must be overcome.” Special […]

Mueller’s Day in the House

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JULY 18, 2019 “Trump is combining the worst demagogic aspects of the late Governor George Wallace and Senator Joe McCarthy […]

Mitch McConnell vs. Secure Elections

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JULY 11, 2019 “If Russia or any other foreign adversary successfully attacks our elections in 2020, Senator McConnell and President […]

McConnell’s Undemocratic, Dysfunctional Senate

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JUNE 27, 2019 “McConnell is arrogantly holding our democracy hostage and living up to the name he has chosen for […]

The Man Who Ruined the Senate: Meet Mitch McConnell – Wertheimer op-ed

Enclosed for your information is an op-ed entitled, “The Man Who Ruined The Senate: Meet Mitch McConnell,” by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer, published on […]

The Supreme Court’s Critical Test

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JUNE 20, 2019 “If the Supreme Court rules 5-to-4 in favor of obvious Republican partisan interests in these two cases […]

Lawless President Recklessly Invites Foreign Countries to Interfere in U.S. Elections – Wertheimer Statement

President Trump’s comment yesterday that he sees nothing wrong with accepting opposition research from a foreign country seeking to influence our elections, shocking as it […]

A Lawless President

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | JUNE 13, 2019 “President Trump is a lawless, authoritarian President and a direct and unprecedented threat to our constitutional system […]

Groups Urge House Committees to Hold Multiple Public Hearings to Bring Mueller Report to Life

In a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) today, national groups that worked to protect the Mueller investigation urged a number of House […]