House Republicans: Support H.R. 5053 The “Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act”
The Conservative Movement supports the “Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act” (H.R. 5053), which would prevent the Internal Revenue Service from collecting the identity of most donors to tax-exempt organizations. The bill has been introduced by Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL). It would prohibit the IRS from requiring that Section 501(c) organizations (that is, […]
Sensible Reform for the People of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is broke. That means it can’t pay its debts. But the majority of the debt is owed not by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico but by public corporations and specific government authorities. Puerto Rico is not, yet, bankrupt. Being bankrupt means that a person or entity has been through a legal bankruptcy proceeding. […]
Urging GOP Leadership Not to Hold a ‘Lame-Duck’ Session
WASHINGTON, DC: The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader of the Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Paul Ryan Speaker of the House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Leader and Mr. Speaker: As the 114th Congress approaches the midpoint of its second session, we the undersigned urge you to not hold a so-called “lame […]
Congress Should Demand that Current Laws to Halt Modern Slavery Be Enforced and Uphold the Principle that Government Action Should Protect Life
WASHINGTON, DC: All people of good will believe that sex trafficking, forced labor, and other modern forms of slavery are an affront to basic human dignity. Around the world churches, ministries, nonprofit organizations, and governments are working against the multi-billion-dollar human trafficking industry, to prevent victims from being enslaved, to punish those who commit […]
Senate Republicans Are Resolute: Let the People Speak
Washington, DC Last month our country lost a great American and a great jurist, Justice Antonin Scalia. The country barely had time to absorb that loss when we were forced to confront the prospect of President Obama filling that Supreme Court vacancy and creating a liberal majority on the Court. This would be an unprecedented […]
STOP THE MOMENTUM FORCING DONOR DISCLOSURE
Washington, DC: It’s no secret conservative organizations and their supporters are under attack. The Left is orchestrating an effort to harass and intimidate people who support conservative causes, a persecuted class. Part of their attack forces organizations like yours to report the names and addresses of your donors to the government, and then exposing those […]
STOP FUNDING BAD POLICIES
Washington, DC: Once again, Congress is planning to fully fund every one of the priorities of President Barack Obama, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. But there is still time for Members to fight—and the Conservative Movement will stand strongly behind them when they do. The current Continuing Resolution expires […]
Syrian Immigration: A Grave National Security Threat
Washington, DC: The burden to keep our immigration system both safe and generous falls on Congress. America’s immigration system is the most generous in the world. Accordingly, the law allows for those who have a “well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion” […]
Oppose the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
Washington, DC: We must act now to protect religious liberty in America. The latest budget deal negotiated by the White House and outgoing House Speaker John Boehner, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, proposes increasing spending by $85 billion over the next three fiscal years. What the deal doesn’t include are meaningful accountability measures that […]
To Presidential Candidates on Supreme Court Justices: No More Surprises
Washington, DC: The next President is likely to appoint as many as three justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, establishing a new majority and shaping the judicial branch for a generation. Those justices will serve for many years after the next President leaves office and their votes will impact every facet of American life. Will […]
Oppose Any Bill Funding Planned Parenthood
Washington, DC: We oppose any bill that funds Planned Parenthood, the largest purveyor of abortions and seller of unborn infant body parts produced by abortions. The American culture respects human life. Though the radical left has been successful in creating a permissive legal scheme for abortions in the United States, the sentiment of the majority […]
Iran Nuclear Deal: A Gift for the Ayatollahs
Washington, DC: On July 14th, the Obama administration and its negotiating partners in the P5+1 formally unveiled the long-awaited nuclear agreement with Iran. After months of reporting and speculation, the American public can now see the particulars of the unfolding nuclear compromise with Iran. What is now apparent is that the deal isn’t as bad […]
