Press Releases Archive
TRUMP WATCH: The Grift Continues Statement Of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer On Donald Trump’s “Rip-Off” Use Of Recurring Donation Buttons In Fundraising From his Mar-A-Lago bunker and super-spreader rallies, Donald Trump continues to spread his Big Lie about the presidential election being stolen from him. Trump is fomenting dangerous distrust of our democracy […]
“Our democracy is at risk if the wealthy and powerful are secretly providing huge amounts to support federal candidates to serve their interests and suppress the participation of ordinary people without their knowing.” A recent New Yorker investigation by Jane Mayer, “linked two dangerous threats to American democracy today – election subversion and dark money,” former federal […]
“As the coalition that fought for and won a public financing of elections program in New York State, we write specifically to urge that public financing of elections with small donor matching not be removed from the For the People Act in the final hour.” Thirty-nine diverse New York organizations that led the fight to establish a […]
“Establishing federal rules to protect the sacred right to vote should be a top priority for President Biden and his Administration. It may be by Biden’s words, but, to date, it is not by Biden’s actions,” Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer writes in a new op-ed published on Medium and originally released in Wertheimer’s Political Report on July 22, […]
President Biden Must Back Up the Powerful Words of His Speech with Real Action to Pass Voting Rights Legislation Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer President Biden made a powerful and impassioned speech today for protecting the sacred right to vote. But now President Biden must show that his words are backed up by […]
Enclosed for your information is an opinion piece entitled “The Supreme Court clearly won’t protect voting rights. But Congress can,” which was published in The Washington Post on July 3, 2021. According to the piece: Instead of waiting for a high court that has already shown its reluctance to protect voters from discriminatory efforts, the […]
Today’s two Supreme Court decisions present a powerful case as to why it is essential for Congress to enact both the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act to protect the fundamental right to vote against new voter suppression and discrimination laws and to protect against corruption of our government and […]
Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled “The Fight for Voting Rights and Anti-Corruption Legislation Goes On,” which was published in Medium and originally released in Wertheimer’s Political Report on June 24, 2021. Read the full piece here or below. The Fight for Voting Rights and Anti-Corruption Legislation […]
The Filibuster Rules Are Not Sacred – Just Ask Joe Manchin. Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) brought up the For the People Act in an attempt to begin debate on a crucial piece of legislation that will protect voting rights, get big money out of politics and end partisan gerrymandering. Unfortunately, Senate Republicans […]
Senator Manchin Previously Voted to Eliminate the Filibuster on Motions to Begin Debate on Legislation, Like the For the People Act On January 27, 2011, Senator Joe Manchin cosponsored and voted for S. Res. 10 to eliminate the ability to filibuster motions to begin debate on legislation, like the For the People Act. S. Res. […]
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