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H.R. 1’s Amendment To Strengthen Ban on Foreign Election Spending

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | March 7, 2019 “Rep. Slotkin’s amendment would make illegal in future elections the outrageous abuses perpetrated by Russia in the […]

D21 Sends Letter Urging Members of Congress to Support H.R. 1 Amendment 124 to Strengthen Ban on Foreign Interest Spending

Enclosed for your information is a letter sent by Democracy 21 to Members of Congress today urging their support for amendment 124 to be offered […]

D21 Sends Letter to Representatives on H.R. 1, Responding to ACLU Letter

Enclosed for your information is a letter sent by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer and Democracy 21 Counsel Donald Simon to Representatives today, regarding H.R. […]

Informative Materials on H.R. 1, the For the People Act

H.R. 1, the For the People Act, sponsored by Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) and cosponsored by 234 Representatives, is on the floor of the House […]

D21 Sends Letter Urging H.R. 1 Co-Sponsors to Oppose Any Weakening Amendment or Motion to Recommit

In a letter sent today to Representatives cosponsoring landmark democracy reform legislation H.R. 1, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer strongly urged them to oppose any […]

Rebuttal of Attacks on Dark Money Disclosure Requirements in H.R. 1

Rebuttal of Attacks on Dark Money Disclosure Requirements in H.R. 1 Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 Counsel Donald Simon Enclosed below is a […]

H.R. 1 Goes To The Floor Next Week

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | February 28, 2019 “We know Senate Majority Leader McConnell will block any Senate votes in this Congress. But we beat […]

71 Organizations Send Letter Today Urging House Members to Vote for H.R. 1, Historic Democracy Reform Legislation

  In a letter sent to Representatives today, 71 organizations strongly urged all House Members to support the historic package of democracy reforms contained in […]

The Case for Ending Individual-Candidate Super PACs – Wertheimer opinion piece

Enclosed for your information is an opinion piece entitled “The Case for Ending Individual-Candidate Super PACs,” by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer. Read the full […]

The Case for a New Small Donor, Public Matching Funds System – Wertheimer piece

Enclosed for your information is a piece entitled “The Case for a New Small Donor, Public Matching Funds System,” by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer. […]