Committee for Responsive Democracy

Committee for Responsive Democracy was sponsored by the National Organization of Women.

Hearings

The Committee for Responsive Democracy began a series of hearings in New York, on November 13, 1990, on the "need for significant reform of the two party political system, as well as the feasibility of forming a new party". Sixteen hearings were planned, in eight major cities across the US. New York City Comptroller Liz Holtzman greeted the commission, saying that "many people dont see themselves as being represented".

witnesses included Manhattan Borough president Ruth Messinger, Simon gerson, chair of the Political Action and Legislative Commission of the Communist Party USA,