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Policy Work

We use our team’s deep expertise to craft policy and intervene in debates to serve the interests of people, not entrenched power.

For questions about our policy work, please contact Demand Progress Policy Director Daniel Schuman at [email protected]

Letters

Human Rights and Security Coalition Urge Changes to the Army Field Manual to Guard Against Torture and Forever Wars

Testimony

Demand Progress FY 2022 Testimony before House CJS Appropriations Subcommittee on Office of Legal Counsel Opinion Transparency

Letters

60+ Orgs: Cold War with China is a Dangerous and Self-Defeating Strategy

Letters

Pay Congressional Staff More! Says Bipartisan Group of 30 Orgs to House Approps

Testimony

Testimony Concerning Disclosure of Significant Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) Decisions, Orders, and Opinions, As Overseen by the Director of National Intelligence

Policy Work

Demand Progress FY 2022 Testimony Before the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee on FISC Opinions

Policy Work

Demand Progress FY 2022 Testimony Before the House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee on Congressional Unionization

Policy Work

Demand Progress FY 2022 Testimony Before the House Legislative Branch Appropriations Committee on Improving Capitol Police Transparency

Letters

Demand Progress Education Fund joins AAJC, 220 Others to Draw NIH Attention to Mass Racial Profiling of Asian American and Immigrant Scientists

Letters

Bipartisan Coalition Urges Appropriators to Restore Congress’ Power of the Purse

Letters

Coalition Urges Biden Administration to Reform Classification Practices

Letters

Three Dozen Groups Call on President Biden to Significantly Lower the Pentagon Budget

Letters

Over 30 Organizations Support the Reintroduction and Passage of the Bipartisan Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act

Letters

Orgs Call on the Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold a Hearing on FOIA

Letters

Orgs Call on Attorney General Garland to Issue a Memo on Agency Compliance with FOIA

Letters

264 Organizations Support Strengthened Whistleblower Protections

Reports

Demand Progress Appropriations Request FY 2022 Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations Review Legislative Branch Salaries for Parity with the Executive Branch and Internal Pay Disparities by Gender and Race

Letters

Coalition: Nominate FTC Commissioner Candidates Who Are Committed To Civil Rights Principles

Policy Work

One Year of Sunset: the Patriot Act, Domestic Surveillance, and Congress (with Rep. Bob Goodlatte and Sen. Mark Udall)

Letters

We demand progress through:

Policy Work

Human Rights and Security Coalition Urge Changes to the Army Field Manual to Guard Against Torture and Forever Wars

Demand Progress FY 2022 Testimony before House CJS Appropriations Subcommittee on Office of Legal Counsel Opinion Transparency

60+ Orgs: Cold War with China is a Dangerous and Self-Defeating Strategy

Pay Congressional Staff More! Says Bipartisan Group of 30 Orgs to House Approps

Testimony Concerning Disclosure of Significant Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) Decisions, Orders, and Opinions, As Overseen by the Director of National Intelligence

Demand Progress FY 2022 Testimony Before the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee on FISC Opinions

Demand Progress FY 2022 Testimony Before the House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee on Congressional Unionization

Demand Progress FY 2022 Testimony Before the House Legislative Branch Appropriations Committee on Improving Capitol Police Transparency

Demand Progress Education Fund joins AAJC, 220 Others to Draw NIH Attention to Mass Racial Profiling of Asian American and Immigrant Scientists

Bipartisan Coalition Urges Appropriators to Restore Congress’ Power of the Purse

Coalition Urges Biden Administration to Reform Classification Practices

Three Dozen Groups Call on President Biden to Significantly Lower the Pentagon Budget

Over 30 Organizations Support the Reintroduction and Passage of the Bipartisan Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act

Orgs Call on the Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold a Hearing on FOIA

Orgs Call on Attorney General Garland to Issue a Memo on Agency Compliance with FOIA

264 Organizations Support Strengthened Whistleblower Protections

Demand Progress Appropriations Request FY 2022 Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations Review Legislative Branch Salaries for Parity with the Executive Branch and Internal Pay Disparities by Gender and Race

Coalition: Nominate FTC Commissioner Candidates Who Are Committed To Civil Rights Principles

One Year of Sunset: the Patriot Act, Domestic Surveillance, and Congress (with Rep. Bob Goodlatte and Sen. Mark Udall)

Demand Progress Supports War Powers Hearing

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