Press Releases Archive

Trump’s Capitol mob lends Senate Democrats the momentum to enact historic reforms – Wertheimer in NBC Think

Enclosed for your information is an opinion piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer titled “Trump’s Capitol mob lends Senate Democrats the momentum to enact historic reforms,” which was published here in NBC News Think on January 27, 2021. According to the piece: We now have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to repair our system of representative […]

The Atlantic: The Decision That Will Define Democrats for a Decade

Enclosed for your information is an article by Ronald Brownstein entitled “The Decision That Will Define Democrats for a Decade,” which was published here in The Atlantic on January 28, 2021. According to the article: No decision facing Democrats over the next two years will shape the long-term political competition between the parties more than […]

Ezra Klein op-ed in NYT: Democrats, Here’s How to Lose in 2022. And Deserve It

Enclosed for your information is an op-ed by Ezra Klein entitled “Democrats, Here’s How to Lose in 2022. And Deserve It,” published here in The New York Times on January 21, 2021. According to the piece: But now Democrats have another chance. To avoid the mistakes of the past, three principles should guide their efforts. […]

Roll Call: Democrats seek momentum for voting, political money overhaul

Enclosed for your information is an article entitled “Democrats seek momentum for voting, political money overhaul,” which was published here in Roll Call on January 19, 2021. According to the article: “Ultimately, they’re going to have to make a choice about whether they’re going to allow antiquated filibuster rules to prevent repairing our democracy,” said […]

D21 Applauds Sens. Schumer, Merkley & Klobuchar for their National Leadership on S.1, the For the People Act

Democracy 21 Applauds Senate Leader Schumer, Lead Sponsor Merkley, and Senator Klobuchar for their National Leadership on S.1, the For the People Act Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 strongly applauds Senate Leader Chuck Schumer for his national leadership in making the For the People Act Senate bill S.1. Democracy 21 also […]

Trump’s Blatantly False Claims Provide Cover for New State Voter Suppression Efforts – Wertheimer op-ed

Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer titled “Trump’s Blatantly False Claims Provide Cover for New State Voter Suppression Efforts,” published here on Medium on January 15, 2021 and originally released in Wertheimer’s Political Report on January 14, 2021. Read the full piece here or below. Trump’s Blatantly False […]

Companies Pull Back Political Giving Following Capitol Violence (NYT); Corporate Revolt Shakes Political Fundraising World (CNN)

Enclosed for your information is an article titled “Companies Pull Back Political Giving Following Capitol Violence,” published here by The New York Times on January 11, 2021, and an article titled “Corporate revolt shakes political fundraising world,” published here by CNN on January 11, 2021. According to the New York Times article: The moves are […]

70 Groups Urge Congress to Vote Immediately to Impeach President Trump for Inciting Violent Mob Attack on Capitol

70 Organizations Call on Representatives to Vote Immediately to Impeach President Trump for Creating and Inciting Violent Mob Attack on Capitol 70 organizations sent a letter to Congress on Monday urging Members to vote immediately to impeach President Trump for creating and inciting January 6th’s violent mob attack at the Capitol. The letter urged that […]

Trump and the Big Lie – Wertheimer op-ed

Enclosed for your information is a piece by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer titled “Trump and the Big Lie,” published here in Medium and released in Wertheimer’s Political Report on January 7, 2021. Read the full piece here or below. Trump and the Big Lie Fred Wertheimer | 1/7/2021 | Medium In order to understand […]

D21 Strongly Urges House Members to Support H.R. 1, Historic Democracy Reform Legislation Reintroduced Yesterday

Democracy 21 Strongly Urges House Members to Support H.R. 1, Historic Democracy Reform Legislation Reintroduced Yesterday House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, chief sponsor Rep. John Sarbanes, and House Administration Committee Chair Zoe Lofgren reintroduced in the House yesterday H.R. 1, the For the People Act. Democracy 21 applauds Speaker Pelosi, Rep. Sarbanes, and Chair Lofgren for […]