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February 25, 2021
(Washington, DC) February 25, 2021– Representative David Price (D-NC), Chairman of the House Democracy Partnership Majority, Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA), President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Co-Chairman of the House Democracy Partnership Minority, introduced the Protect Democracy in Burma Act of 2021.
February 1, 2021
Today, Chairman David Price and Co-Chair Vern Buchanan of the House Democracy Partnership released a statement on reports of a military coup unfolding in Burma
January 11, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC (January 11, 2021) -- Today, Chairman David Price and Co-Chair Vern Buchanan of the House Democracy Partnership released a statement on the chaos at the Capitol on January 6, 2021:
July 7, 2020

Chairman David Price and Co-Chair Vern Buchannan released the following statement on the passing of Lorne Craner:

May 12, 2020
Today the House Democracy Partnership (HDP), a bipartisan commission of the United States House of Representatives, conducted a first-of-its-kind, virtual Congressional Delegation (CODEL).
April 27, 2020

By Derek Luyten, HDP Executive Director; Nils Mueller, HDP Senior Development Advisor

November 22, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC (November 21, 2019) – Today, House Democracy Partnership Chairman David Price (D-NC) and Co-Chair Vern Buchanan (R-FL) released the following statement regarding the ongoing crisis in Haiti:

September 5, 2019

RALEIGH, NC (September 5, 2019) – House Democracy Partnership (HDP) Chairman David Price (D-NC) issued the following statement on the retirement of HDP colleague, Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-CA):

"Susan Davis is a longtime friend and valued colleague. We have worked closely together, particularly in developing the House Democracy Partnership as an instrument for strengthening parliaments in emerging democracies.

June 25, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 25, 2019) – Chairman David Price (D-NC) and Co-Chair Vern Buchanan (R-FL) announced Derek Luyten will serve as Executive Director of the House Democracy Partnership (HDP). Derek has more than a decade of experience working with emerging democracies, most recently serving as the Regional Director for Asia at the International Republican Institute (IRI).

Chairman Price and Co-Chair Buchanan welcomed Derek's new role:

May 28, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 24, 2019) – Today, Chairman David Price (D-NC) and Co-Chair Vern Buchanan (R-FL) are pleased to announce the members of House Democracy Partnership (HDP) for the 116th Congress. Chairman Price and Co-Chair Buchanan praised the announcement of the new and returning HDP Members: