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In Their Own Words: The Candidates Empowered by the Small Donor Revolution In anticipation of tomorrow’s vote to proceed on S. 1, the For the People Act, Democracy 21, in partnership with People for the American Way (PFAW) and the Declaration for American Democracy Coalition (DFAD), will be releasing a series of videos of women […]
Support For Small Donor Financing Has Long and Deep Roots Among Senate Democrats, Must Be Kept In S. 1 Last week, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) expressed a willingness to support a revised version of S. 1, the For the People Act – legislation which currently includes a small donor-based public financing system that will help […]
Sen. Manchin Would Be Defending Sen. Robert Byrd’s Legacy By Supporting Small Donor Financing In For The People Act (S.1) “[Y]ou’re talking about a person that’s going to defend the legacy of Robert C. Byrd.” Senator Joe Manchin, February 2, 2021 Yesterday, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) opened the door to supporting a revised version of […]
Only the For the People Act’s Federal Voting Rules Will Override the State Voter Suppression Laws Newly Enacted in 14 States A Democracy 21 factsheet on key differences between the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act The For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 1) and the John Lewis Voting […]
Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled “The Most Important Decision of Senator Manchin’s Career,” which was published in Medium on May 27, 2021. Read the full piece here or below. The Most Important Decision of Senator Manchin’s Career Fred Wertheimer | Medium | 5/27/21 If, as expected, […]
Democracy 21 Urges Representatives to Support Independent Bipartisan Commission to Investigate January 6 Attack Democracy 21 sent a letter to Representatives yesterday urging their support for an independent bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 mob attack on the Capitol. According to the letter: Accountability and transparency are demanded here. The American people need to […]
John Lewis Voting Rights Act, Strongly Supported by Democracy 21, Will Have No Impact on State Voter Suppression Laws Enacted Before Act Becomes Law Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Yesterday, Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) sent a letter to congressional leadership calling for the reauthorization of the Voting Right Act. […]
30 Representatives from States with Citizen Financing Applaud Small Donor Matching System in S. 1, Urge Passage Enclosed for your information is a letter sent yesterday, May 11, by 30 Democratic Representatives to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, chief S. 1 sponsor Senator Jeff Merkley, and Senate Rules Committee Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar. The letter from House […]
Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled, “Who Said That? A Pop Quiz about Members of the Senate Rules Committee as they Mark Up S. 1 Today.” Read the full piece below. Who Said That? A Pop Quiz about Members of the Senate Rules Committee as they Mark […]
Enclosed for your information is an article entitled, “Republican Officeholders in the States are Engaged in a Political Coup Supported by Congressional Republicans,” which was published in Medium on May 10, 2021. According to the article: Congress cannot allow state legislatures to deprive millions of eligible citizens of their right to vote. The For the […]
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