Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Refutes Senator McConnell’s Misguided...
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell today attempted to turn the world upside down in a speech he gave at AEI that attacked the very idea of campaign finance disclosure, which has been the...
View ArticleWertheimer op-ed: Senator McConnell “Pounds the Table” in Opposing Campaign...
Senator McConnell “Pounds the Table” in Opposing Campaign Finance Disclosure Long Upheld by Supreme Court By Fred Wertheimer, Democracy 21 President There is an old saying in the legal profession that...
View ArticleFred Wertheimer: 14 Current Republican Senators Voted for Disclosure...
Democracy 21 Calls on Republican Senators to Recognize Secret Money Corrupts Democracy and to Return to Past Support for Disclosure Laws Fourteen Current Republican Senators Voted for Loophole-Closing...
View ArticleStatement by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer: Republican Senators Vote...
Republican Senators Vote to Protect Secret, Corrupting Contributions over Protecting the American People Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 greatly appreciates the...
View ArticleDemocracy 21 Endorses the Empowering Citizens Act Introduced by...
Democracy 21 Endorses the Empowering Citizens Act Introduced by Representatives David Price and Chris Van Hollen Bill Empowers Citizens Making Small Contributions to Play Key Role in Financing Federal...
View ArticleA Summary of H.R. 6448, the Empowering Citizens Act
A Summary of H.R. 6448, the Empowering Citizens Act The Empowering Citizens Act (H.R. 6448) introduced in the House on September 20, 2012 is comprehensive campaign finance reform legislation to empower...
View ArticleDemocracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer: A Campaign Finance Reform Agenda for...
A Campaign Finance Reform Agenda for 2013 Statement by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case has had a disastrous impact on our political...
View ArticleFred Wertheimer Statement on Disclosure Bill Introduced By Senators Wyden and...
The introduction of campaign finance disclosure legislation yesterday by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is an important step forward. The bill represents a breakthrough as the...
View ArticleReform Groups Call on Congress to Close Gaping Disclosure Loopholes and...
In a letter sent today, reform groups urged Senators and Representatives “to pass campaign finance disclosure legislation this year to close the gaping disclosure loopholes in the campaign finance...
View ArticleReform Groups Call on Congress to Deal with Two IRS Scandals: Wrongful IRS...
In a letter sent to Senators and Representatives today, reform groups called on Congress to investigate and address both of the scandals at the IRS in order to prevent the same abuses from occurring in...
View ArticleCampaign Legal Center & Democracy 21 Send Letter to Congress on Assault on...
In a letter sent today to members of Congress, the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 challenged the claims by disclosure opponents that campaign finance disclosure laws are unconstitutional...
View ArticleReform Groups Urge Representatives to Oppose Repeal of Public Financing of...
The enclosed letter was sent by reform groups yesterday urging House members to oppose the Cole bill, H.R. 5912, scheduled to be on the suspension calendar today. The reform groups include Americans...
View ArticleReform Groups Urge Representatives to Vote No This Week on Latest Attempt by...
In a letter sent today to the House of Representatives, reform groups urged House members to vote no on H.R. 2019, sponsored by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), which purports to provide for a 10-year...
View ArticleReform Groups Urge Senators to Vote No on House-Passed “Fig Leaf” Bill
Reform groups today sent a letter to the Senate urging Senators to oppose H.R. 2019, sponsored by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) and passed last month by the House. The legislation purported to provide...
View ArticleReform Groups Urge Reps. to Vote No on Legislation to Delay/Prohibit New IRS...
Reform groups today sent a letter to members of the House Ways and Means Committee urging Representatives to oppose legislation currently under consideration by the Committee that would mandate a...
View ArticleNY Times Editorial: “The Line at the ‘Super PAC’ Trough”
The Times editorial discusses the dangers of individual candidate Super PACs and endorses the Empowering Citizens Act, introduced by Representatives David Price and Chris Van Hollen, as legislation to...
View ArticleReform Groups Urge Representatives to Vote No on Legislation to Restrict New...
Reform groups sent a letter to the House urging Representatives to oppose H.R. 3865, legislation that “would prohibit the Treasury Department/IRS from adopting necessary revisions in the rules used to...
View ArticleSenate Democrats Quietly Fold to Allow Senator McConnell to Repeal Portion of...
Meanwhile Senator McConnell Continues to Block All Campaign Finance Reform Measures, Including the Essential DISCLOSE Act Statement by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Senate Democrats today...
View ArticleRoll Call: “Conventions or Ailing Kids? Bill Trade-Off Not as Simple as It...
The Senate yesterday passed legislation by voice vote to repeal a portion of the presidential financing system. The bill, H.R. 2019, passed earlier in the House, purports to provide for a 10-year...
View ArticleReform Groups Urge House Members to Co-sponsor Empowering Citizens Act...
Comprehensive reform bill would end individual candidate Super PACs, repair presidential public financing system, create similar financing system for Congressional races and strengthen rules...
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