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Omnibus Bill: Dangerous Campaign Finance Riders Were Defeated

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | MARCH 22, 2018 “We were successful in keeping out any new campaign finance riders from the final bill.” One of […]

Will new Facebook scandal finally force tech CEOs to testify on ‘information warfare’? – USA Today op-ed by Fred Wertheimer, Roger McNamee, and Norm Eisen

Will new Facebook scandal finally force tech CEOs to testify on ‘information warfare’? Roger McNamee, Norman Eisen and Fred Wertheimer | March 19, 2018 | […]

Why Would Anyone Trust Trump Or Treat Anything He Says As Credible?

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | MARCH 15, 2018 “Why in the world would any world leader trust Trump or treat anything Trump says as credible?” […]

Six ways Trump can help stop Russian meddling — CNN Opinion by Fred Wertheimer and Norman Eisen

Six ways Trump can help stop Russian meddling CNN OPINION | Fred Wertheimer and Norman Eisen | March 14, 2018 The controversial draft report from […]

D21 President Fred Wertheimer Statement on PA18 Special Election: Wave Elections Override Political Money

PA18: Wave Elections Override Political Money Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer In a wave election year, the wave overrides political money. That is […]

The Balanced Budget Amendment Is A Sham

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | MARCH 8, 2018 “If Members who supported the tax bill were really interested in balancing the budget, they never would […]

The Problem With Jared Kushner In The White House – CNN Opinion by Fred Wertheimer, Norman Eisen & Virginia Canter

The below piece is titled “Ethics Experts: The Problem With Jared Kushner In The White House,” by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer, Norman Eisen, former […]

What Facebook, Google, and Twitter Owe America — Politico op ed by Fred Wertheimer and Norman Eisen

Enclosed for your information is an opinion piece entitled, “What Facebook, Google and Twitter Owe America,” by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer and Norman Eisen, […]

It Is Time For Jared Kushner To Go

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | MARCH 1, 2018 “With extensive business holdings that he refused to divest, and with his obvious nepotism problems, Jared Kushner […]

Reform Groups and Watchdogs Urge Congress to Oppose Poison Pill Campaign Finance Riders in FY18 Omnibus Appropriations Bill

In a letter sent today (March 1, 2018) to members of Congress, 24 reform groups and watchdogs strongly urged members to oppose all campaign finance […]