Press Releases Archive

36 Organizations Send Letter Today Urging House Members to Vote for SHIELD Act to Strengthen U.S. Election Security

36 Organizations Send Letter Today Urging House Members to Vote for SHIELD Act to Strengthen U.S. Election Security Organizations urge members to vote for the […]

Former Vice President Biden Yesterday Announced A Far-Reaching Campaign Finance and Ethics Reform Plan

Former Vice President Biden Yesterday Announced A Far-Reaching Campaign Finance and Ethics Reform Plan Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Former Vice President Joe […]

Senator Elizabeth Warren Proposes Sweeping Campaign Finance Reform Plan

Senator Elizabeth Warren Proposes Sweeping Campaign Finance Reform Plan Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The sweeping campaign finance reform plan proposed today by […]

D21 Files Complaint with DOJ IG Calling For An Investigation of AG Barr and His Role in the Ukraine Affair

Democracy 21 Files Complaint with DOJ Inspector General Calling For An Investigation of AG Barr and His Role in the Ukraine Affair Democracy 21 filed […]

House Judiciary Committee Adopts Resolution that Makes Clear the Committee is Conducting an Impeachment Inquiry

House Judiciary Committee Adopts Resolution that Makes Clear the Committee is Conducting an Impeachment Inquiry Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer There has been […]

FEC Regresses From Dysfunctional To Nonfunctional

With One Resignation, Federal Election Commission Regresses From Dysfunctional To Nonfunctional Statement of Democracy 21 Counsel Donald Simon With Commissioner Matthew Petersen’s resignation from the […]

Lawless President Recklessly Invites Foreign Countries to Interfere in U.S. Elections – Wertheimer Statement

President Trump’s comment yesterday that he sees nothing wrong with accepting opposition research from a foreign country seeking to influence our elections, shocking as it […]

Groups Urge House Committees to Hold Multiple Public Hearings to Bring Mueller Report to Life

In a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) today, national groups that worked to protect the Mueller investigation urged a number of House […]

D21 Urges FEC to Oppose Proposed Creation of New Campaign Spending Category Not Authorized by Law and Funded by Massive Contributions

  Democracy 21 sent a letter today to the four Commissioners of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) urging them to vote against a proposed new […]

Over 100 Groups Call on 2020 Presidential Candidates to Make Democracy Reforms First Priority if Elected

Democracy 21 Joins More Than 100 Groups To Call On 2020 Presidential Candidates To Make Democracy Reforms First Priority In 2021 If Elected Democracy 21 […]