In a letter sent to Representatives today, 71 organizations strongly urged all House Members to support the historic package of democracy reforms contained in H.R. 1, the “For the People Act,” introduced by Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) and now with 234 Members cosponsoring. The organizations also strongly urged Members to vote against “any weakening […]
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 a fight that must be won.” I testified today in support of H.R. 1 at the House Administration Committee on a panel that included representatives from the Brennan Center and […]
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. John Sarbanes (D-MD) and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and co-sponsored by 225 other House Democrats. (Watch the video here.) Wertheimer also submitted written testimony on behalf of Democracy 21 in […]
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: Secret, unlimited contributions made to groups which spend money to influence federal elections are a particularly dangerous means for corrupting government decisions. Without disclosure of these unlimited contributions, there is […]
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 to continue secretly injecting large sums into our elections with no public accountability and therefore no way to determine if the donors and the Members who benefit have exchanged large […]
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 repair our broken political system and our corrupt campaign finance system.” Yesterday, Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) announced that the comprehensive democracy reform legislation he introduced on January 3, the For […]
H.R. 1 reflects the fact that our democracy is at a crossroads. We have a broken political system and a corrupt campaign finance system. The American people know it and strongly object to it. An NBC NEWS/Wall Street Journal poll last fall found that 77 percent of registered voters said “reducing the influence […]
How to Fix America’s Broken Political System A new bill promises to protect our democracy from its enemies, but foreign and domestic. By Fred Wertheimer and Norman Eisen | January 7 | Politico Much attention has focused on H.R. 1, the comprehensive package of democracy reforms introduced on Thursday by Representative John Sarbanes (D-Md.) on […]
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 order of business in the new Congress, H.R. 1 is an unprecedented, holistic effort to repair our democracy and political system. Sponsored by Representative John Sarbanes (D-MD), chairman of the […]
FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE | January 3, 2019 “Democracy 21 does not go into this battle wearing rose-colored glasses. We know the battle will be difficult and take time. We also know that it can be won.” The Democrats’ “Blue Wave” election last November translates into political power today as the 116th Congress is sworn […]
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