RELEASE: DFAD Thanks President Biden for Speaking Out For Democracy
We thank President Biden for putting democracy front and center in his extremely strong speech, and urge him to follow up his words with action to protect our freedom to vote.
RELEASE: The Declaration for American Democracy Coalition Celebrates Introduction of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2023 ***Press Statement*** On Tuesday September 19th, U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL) introduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 14). This bill would help realize the promise of American democracy by...
RELEASE: The Declaration for American Democracy Coalition Celebrates Introduction of Freedom to Vote Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 18, 2023 ***Press Statement*** The Declaration for American Democracy Coalition Celebrates Introduction of Freedom to Vote Act On Tuesday July 18th, U.S. Representative John Sarbanes (D-MD) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the...
DFAD Applauds the Michigan Legislature for the Introduction of the Michigan Voting Rights Act, calls for swift passage
For Immediate Release: June 23, 2023 Statement from Allison Pulliam and Christine Wood, Co-Directors of the Declaration for American Democracy—a coalition of more than 260 organizations from the labor, racial justice, voting rights, faith, environmental, women’s...
MEMO: Election Results Demonstrate Continued Need for Transformational Democracy Legislation
While Election Day may have been a “good day for democracy,” the challenges to our election system are accelerating During his post-election news conference, President Joe Biden declared that Election Day was a “good day for democracy.” Certainly, the thousands of...
Statement on Failure of Senate to Advance Debate on the DISCLOSE Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 22, 2022Contact: Linda Zhang, lzhang@mrss.com Declaration for American Democracy Statement on Failure of Senate to Advance Debate on the DISCLOSE Act Washington, DC — Today, the Declaration for American Democracy — a coalition...