Press Releases Archive
Enclosed for your information is a piece refuting spurious arguments being made by opponents of H.R. 1 to defend secret contributions. According to the piece: […]
H.R. 1 reflects the fact that our democracy is at a crossroads. We have a broken political system and a corrupt campaign finance […]
Led by newly-elected House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Democrats began an historic effort this week to revitalize our democracy. Introduced yesterday as a first […]
In a complaint sent today to the Justice Department Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer said that Acting Attorney General Matt […]
In a letter sent to Representatives today, sixty-five organizations called on House Members to support the comprehensive package of democracy reforms that House Democratic Leader […]
Democracy 21 Says In Letter To Acting AG Whitaker That He Must Recuse Himself From Oversight Of Mueller Investigation In a letter sent to Acting […]
29 National Organizations and Ethics Experts Urge Members of Congress to Ensure Whitaker Recusal and Mueller Protection 29 national organizations and ethics experts sent a […]
In October 1973, I was in Washington working for Common Cause when President Nixon fired Watergate Special Counsel Archibald Cox for refusing to allow Nixon […]
President Trump has appointed Matthew Whitaker to serve as Acting Attorney General. Whitaker has attacked Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation in the past and cannot […]
The remarks below were given by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer today on a press call announcing the formation of the Declaration for American Democracy […]
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