The Senate must stop Vanita Gupta
anti-police radical with ties to extreme leftist groups should not become third highest ranking official at the Department of Justice
February 26, 2021Washington, DC The Senate must oppose anti-police radical Vanita Gupta and stop her from becoming the Associate Attorney General of the DOJ. Gupta will bring the radical left’s culture war to the DOJ, jeopardizing safe policing through an agenda that is out of touch with Americans. She is compromised by her association with […]
Conservatives Must Oppose a Return to Earmarks
February 24, 2021Washington, DC Conservatives do not support congressional attempts to return to the practice of earmarking. We urge all congressional Republicans to oppose this effort – and to do so by publicly joining a letter in opposition led by Sen. Ted Cruz, Rep. Ted Budd, Rep. Lauren Boebert, Rep. Andy Biggs, and Rep. Chip […]
Xavier Becerra Should Not Lead the Department of Health & Human Services
February 22, 2021 Washington, DC Conservatives oppose the confirmation of Xavier Becerra to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). No federal agency has more influence over policies relating to the sanctity of life, human dignity, and religious liberty than HHS. Becerra has a troubling record on all of these fronts. He is […]
Neera Tanden is Unfit to Lead the Office of Management and Budget
February 18, 2021Washington, DC Conservatives strongly oppose the confirmation of Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). It is critical that the OMB director lead the agency with sound judgment, as well as bipartisan civility. Tanden has shown neither. A 2018 report found Tanden mishandled the personal details of a sexual […]
Senate Republicans Should Not Ease Confirmation of Biden Nominees Without Commitment on Filibuster Protection
February 16, 2021 Washington, DC Conservatives urge Senate Republicans to fight President Biden’s controversial and unqualified nominees with the same vigor used by Democrats to oppose all of President Trump’s nominees – including those who were qualified and non-controversial. During the four years President Trump was in office, Democrats mounted an unprecedented number of filibusters […]
Conservatives Oppose H.R. 1, the Ultimate Fantasy of the Left
February 10, 2021Washington, DC Conservatives are united in opposing H.R. 1, the attempt by House and Senate Democrats to fundamentally undermine the American electoral system. We further oppose any effort to modify budget reconciliation rules to pass this legislation. While they cloak the bill in terms of “restoring democracy” and “preventing corruption,” the legislation has […]
Impeachment of President Trump is Unconstitutional, Political Theater
February 5, 2021 Washington, DC Conservatives are emphatically opposed to the second impeachment of former President Donald Trump. Such impeachment is absolutely unconstitutional. The Constitution’s impeachment clause is unambiguous and applies only to the President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States. Nowhere does the Constitution provide for impeachment of non-office holders, […]
Mrs. Pelosi, Tear Down This Wall
February 2, 2021 Washington, DC Conservatives oppose the permanent fixture of a wall surrounding the United States Capitol. Access to and interaction with those we elect is central to our representative self-government. One of the qualities that makes America exceptional is our citizen legislature – that those we elect do not sit higher than us, […]
Follow the Science and Open the Schools
February 1, 2021 Washington, DC Conservatives urge school districts across America to re-open in accordance with scientific evidence. Recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control show little evidence that schools contribute meaningfully to the spread of COVID-19. Specifically, a report published in JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association and authored by […]
Conservatives Oppose Blue State Bailouts
January 29, 2021 Washington, DC Signatures updated: 2/1/21 Conservatives applaud the efforts of red state governors to effectively balance public health with jobs, production, and economic growth. States across the country have responded in different ways to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Ron DeSantis in Florida, Governor Kristi Noem in South Dakota, Governor Greg Abbott in […]
Cruz, Hawley, Brooks, and colleagues follow the Constitution
January 14, 2021 Washington, D.C. Conservatives condemn the violent actions that took place at the United States Capitol last week. Our self-government is founded upon the rule of law, and violence as a form of protest is never acceptable. Unlike most Democrats, we condemned the violent actions of rioters over the summer. We condemn the […]
Conservatives to U.S. Senate: Protect the Republic
December 30, 2020 Washington, DC To the Members of the United States Senate: The United States of America is a democratic, constitutional republic. Your highest duty as a Senator is to protect that republic and to properly and faithfully discharge your oath of office to preserve, protect, and defend the United States Constitution. The Constitution […]
