We have a President hostile to fixing the system and a Congress currently controlled by reform opponents. However, history makes clear that reform issues are cyclical in nature: the kind of scandalous system that exists today has led to major reforms in the past, and can do so again in the future.
Enclosed for your information is an opinion piece entitled “The Case for Ending Individual-Candidate Super PACs,” by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer. Read the full […]
Enclosed for your information is a piece entitled “The Case for a New Small Donor, Public Matching Funds System,” by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer. […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | February 14, 2019 “The health and integrity of our democracy is on the line. The fight for H.R. 1 is […]
Today, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer appeared before the House Administration Committee in support of H.R. 1, the comprehensive democracy reform bill introduced by Rep. […]
Meet a Younger Mitch McConnell as Bold Campaign Finance Reformer By Fred Wertheimer Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is the nation’s leading opponent of […]
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: […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | February 7, 2019 “Underlying these and other attacks is a simple goal of reform opponents: to allow big money donors […]
Enclosed for your information is an opinion piece entitled, “To end Washington corruption, officeholders and candidates must have a new way to finance their campaigns,” […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | January 9, 2019 “The bottom line is this: we are in this battle for as long as it takes to […]
H.R. 1 reflects the fact that our democracy is at a crossroads. We have a broken political system and a corrupt campaign finance […]
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