Press Releases Archive

Wertheimer Testifies in Support of S. 1 before Senate Rules Committee

Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Testifies in Support of S. 1 before Senate Rules Committee Testimony Supports Landmark Democracy Reforms, Including Campaign Finance And Voting […]

S. 1, The For The People Act, Introduced In The Senate Today

The For the People Act is being introduced as S. 1 in the Senate today. This follows the passage of the For the People Act […]

NY Times editorial: For Democracy to Stay, the Filibuster Must Go

Enclosed for your information is a New York Times editorial entitled “For Democracy to Stay, the Filibuster Must Go,” which was published here on March […]

Rep. Sarbanes & D21 File Brief Urging SCOTUS to Follow Precedent Upholding Disclosure

Rep. Sarbanes & Democracy 21 File Brief Urging Supreme Court to Follow Precedent on Upholding Disclosure Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) and Democracy 21 last week […]

Democracy 21 Applauds President Biden’s Efforts to Protect Voting Rights on the 56th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday

Democracy 21 Applauds President Biden’s Efforts to Protect Voting Rights on the 56th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer 56 […]

D21 Applauds House Passage of H.R. 1, Urges Senate Action Soon

Democracy 21 Applauds House Members Whose Votes Passed H.R. 1, Urges Senate Action Soon Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The House passed historic […]

H.R. 1: Myths and Realities, Part 2

H.R. 1: Myths and Realities, Part 2 A Democracy 21 Response to Incorrect Claims Made About H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2021 […]

It’s too difficult for ‘ordinary’ people to run for office. H.R. 1 can change that – D21 VP Matt Keller op-ed

Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 Vice President Matt Keller entitled “It’s too difficult for ‘ordinary’ people to run for office. […]

Democracy 21 Urges House Support for H.R. 1, the For the People Act

Democracy 21 Urges House Support for H.R. 1, the For the People Act, and Opposition to Any Weakening Amendments In a letter sent today to […]

Democracy 21 Urges Passage of DISCLOSE Act

Democracy 21 Urges Passage of DISCLOSE Act Reintroduced by Senator Whitehouse and Representative Cicilline Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 applauds Senator […]