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30 Representatives from States with Citizen Financing Applaud Small Donor Matching System in S. 1, Urge Passage

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 […]

Who Said That? A Pop Quiz about Senate Rules Committee Members Marking Up S. 1 Today – Wertheimer piece

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 […]

Republican State Lawmakers are Engaged in Political Coup Supported by Congressional GOP – Wertheimer in Medium

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 […]

Pass H.R. 1 and H.R. 4 to Protect the Vote – Wertheimer in Medium

Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled “Pass H.R. 1 and H.R. 4 to Protect the Vote,” which was published here in Medium on May 7, 2021, and originally released in Wertheimer’s Political Report. Read the full piece below or here. Pass H.R. 1 and H.R. 4 to […]

President Biden’s 48 Year Mission to Enact Public Financing of Elections and H.R. 1/S. 1 – Wertheimer in Medium

Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled “President Biden’s 48 Year Mission to Enact Public Financing of Elections Should Be Completed by Signing the For the People Act on July 4, 2021,” which was published here in Medium on April 26, 2021. According to the piece: On July […]

Democracy 21 Applauds House Passage of DC Statehood

Democracy 21 Applauds House Passage of D.C. Statehood Senate Should Act to Pass Washington, D.C. Admissions Act Democracy 21 applauds the House for passing legislation to make Washington D.C. the 51st state. Like the citizens in the current fifty states, the citizens of Washington D.C. fight and die in wars and they pay federal taxes. […]

The “Swiftest and Surest Way” to Purge Corruption – Wertheimer in Medium

Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled, “The ‘Swiftest and Surest Way’ to Purge Corruption,” which was published here on Medium on April 16, 2021, and released in Wertheimer’s Political Report on April 15, 2021. Read the full piece here or below. The “Swiftest and Surest Way” to […]

Wertheimer op-ed: Manchin’s filibuster defense contradicts the Senate legacy he claims to protect – NBC News Think

Enclosed for your information is an op-ed by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer entitled “Manchin’s filibuster defense contradicts the Senate legacy he claims to protect,” which was published here in NBC News Think on April 12, 2021. According to the piece: If Manchin wants to honor Byrd’s legacy, he should complete the legendary senator’s mission […]

S. 1, the For the People Act, Must Pass In Whole – Wertheimer in Medium

Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer titled “S. 1, the For the People Act, Must Pass In Whole” which was published here on Medium on April 2, 2021, and released in Wertheimer’s Political Report on April 1, 2021. According to the piece: There is nothing to indicate that […]

Democracy 21 Thanks Senator Joe Manchin for Strong Statement on S. 1 Today

Democracy 21 Thanks Senator Joe Manchin for Strong Statement on S. 1 that Recognizes Need to Address Both Voting and Campaign Finance Reforms Statement of Democracy President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 thanks Senator Manchin for his strong statement today on the need for the Senate to address voting reforms and reforms to address “the disturbing […]