Conservative Action Project

May 24, 2023

Dear Speaker McCarthy and Leader McConnell:

Congratulations fighting back against the economically catastrophic $5 trillion Biden spending and debt spree that imperils our nation’s economic and national security – both now and for decades to come.

The House-passed Limit, Save, Grow Act is not perfect – we would prefer to go back to the 2019 pre-Covid baseline of spending – but it is a good first step forward in restoring America’s financial stability and economic prosperity.

We also believe – as most House Republicans do – that the clear and present danger going forward is NOT that Congress fails to pass a debt ceiling extension before the supposed deadline (as President Biden is claiming), but rather that Congress raises the debt ceiling without critical controls on federal spending and debt.

As you negotiate with the White House and Senate Democrats, we wanted to let you know that we oppose any significant backsliding on the provisions of the House-passed bill. We strongly agree with the views reflected in the attached Memorandum of May 24, 2023 circulated by Congressman Chip Roy, and urge you to hold firm to each of these critical provisions:

  • Reduce FY 2024 discretionary spending to FY 2022 levels and cap future spending at 1% growth to cut the deficit and rein in the federal bureaucracy.
  • Repeal the grid-destroying tax credits for unreliable energy in the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” that will benefit rich liberals, corporations, and the CCP.
  • Overturn Biden’s unfair, deficit increasing, and tuition increasing student loan bailout – which will cut the deficit by $400 billion this fiscal year.
  • Rescind the $80 billion Democrats gave to the IRS to hire 87,000 agents that will target working- and middle-class taxpayers the most.
  • Implement the REINS Act to end the abuse of executive power by empowering Congress to approve major regulations that cost Americans billions of dollars.
  • Strengthen and establish work requirements for able bodied Americans who are receiving government assistance – just like President Biden supported.
  • Reclaim billions in unobligated COVID spending – President Biden himself has signed legislation to end the COVID emergency.

 

The urgency of these reforms is only reinforced by the latest grim budget news showing that our budget deficit may again reach $2 trillion this year – and the national debt is headed to $50 trillion within 10 years. Recent polling data shows that 60 percent of Americans support spending reductions as a condition for raising the debt ceiling with another 15 percent opposed to raising the debt ceiling altogether. We do not need to negotiate away these urgent reforms. Conservatives and taxpayers across the country are behind you in this patriotic fight to avert a financial disaster and we are willing to help in any way we can. Hold the line.

Sincerely,

The Honorable Edwin Meese III
Attorney General
President Ronald Reagan (1985-1988)
The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell
Chairman, Conservative Action Project
Chairman, CNP Action, Inc.
Stephen Moore
Co-Founder
Committee to Unleash Prosperity
William L. Walton
The Bill Walton Show
Resolute Protector Foundation
The Honorable Russ Vought
Director
Office of Management and Budget (2020-2021)
The Honorable Jim DeMint
Chairman, Conservative Partnership Institute
Member, US Senate (SC 2005-2013)
The Honorable Bob McEwen
U.S. House of Representatives
Former Member, Ohio
The Honorable Paul S. Teller, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Advancing American Freedom
The Honorable Mark Meadows
Senior Partner
Conservative Partnership Institute
The Honorable Tony Perkins
President
Family Research Council
Ed Corrigan
Vice Chairman, Conservative Action Project
President & CEO, Conservative Partnership Institute
Jenny Beth Martin
Chairman
Tea Party Patriots Citizen Fund
The Honorable T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr.
Chief Domestic Advisor
President Ronald Reagan (1987-1988)
Myron Ebell
Director, Center for Energy and Environment
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Chad Connelly
Founder and President
Faith Wins
Andy Roth
President
State Freedom Caucus Network
Alfred S. Regnery
President
Republic Book Publishers
Lori Roman
President
ACRU Action Fund
Thomas E. McClusky
Principal
Greenlight Strategies, LLC
The Honorable Becky Norton Dunlop
White House Advisor
President Ronald Reagan (1981-1985)
Bob Carlstrom
President
AMAC Action
The Honorable David McIntosh
President
Club for Growth
Scott T. Parkinson
Vice President for Government Affairs
Club for Growth
Kelly J. Shackelford, Esq.
President and CEO
First Liberty Institute
David Bozell
President
ForAmerica
Mike Berry
General Counsel and Director of External Affairs
First Liberty Institute
Tom Jones
President
American Accountability Foundation
Wesley Denton
Chief Operating Officer
Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI)
L. Brent Bozell III
Founder and President
Media Research Center
Ginni Thomas
President
Liberty Consulting
Cleta Mitchell
Senior Legal Fellow
Conservative Partnership Institute
David N. Bossie
President
Citizens United
Star Parker
Founder and President
Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE)
Marty Dannenfelser
Vice President for Government Relations and Coalitions
Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE)
The Honorable James C. Miller III
Budget Director for President Reagan (1985-1988)
The Honorable Jim Gilmore
68th Governor of Virginia
The Honorable Gary L. Bauer
President
American Values
Walker Wildmon
CEO
AFA Action
Judson Phillips
Founder
Tea Party Nation
Tim Macy
Chairman
Gun Owners of America
The Honorable George K. Rasley Jr.
Managing Editor
ConservativeHQ.com
Melissa Ortiz
Senior Advisor
Able Americans
Craig Richardson
President
Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal)
James L. Martin
Founder/Chairman
60 Plus Association
Michelle Easton
President
Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women
Frank Lasee
President
Truth In Energy And Climate
Brigitte Gabriel
Chairman and CEO
ACT For America
James Taylor
President
The Heartland Institute
Cameron Sholty
Executive Director
Heartland Impact
The Honorable James S. Gilmore, III
68th Governor of Virginia
Rod D. Martin
Founder and CEO
Martin Capital, Inc.
Guillermo J. Aragon
Chief Strategy Officer
Martin Capital, Inc.
Christina Murphy, Esq.
President
The Martin Foundation
Lourdes Cosio
Campaign for the American Future
Richard Norman
Founder and President
The Richard Norman Company
Kristen A. Ullman
President
Eagle Forum
Dr. Jerome R. Corsi, Ph.D.
Founder and CEO
TheTruthCentral.com
Darrel W. Johnson
CEO and Owner
Attic Corporation
Joan Holt Lindsey
President
Lindsey Communications
Evan Newman
State Director, South Carolina
State Freedom Caucus Network
Suanne Edmiston
State Director, Arizona
State Freedom Caucus Network
Collin Moseley
State Director, Illinois
State Freedom Caucus Network
The Honorable Joe White
Member (District 40)
South Carolina House of Representatives
The Honorable Louis F. Terhar
Ohio State Senator (ret.)
Kevin Freeman
Founder
NSIC Institute
The Honorable Jordan Pace
Member (District 117)
South Carolina House of Representatives
Seton Motley
President
Less Government
The Honorable Austin Smith
Member (District 29)
Arizona House of Representatives
The Honorable Josiah Magnuson
Member (District 38)
South Carolina House of Representatives
Maria Nate
State Director, Idaho
State Freedom Caucus Network
The Honorable Alan Morgan
Member (District 18)
South Carolina House of Representatives
Tom DeWeese
President
American Policy Center
G. Eric Georgatos
Executive Producer
America Can We Talk?
Steven Utroska
State Director, Mississippi
State Freedom Caucus Network
Jack Park
Conservative Activist and Donor
The Honorable Jay Kilmartin
Member (District 85)
South Carolina House of Representatives
Nick Kerin
State Director, Pennsylvania
State Freedom Caucus Network
Mike Stenhouse
CEO
RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity
The Honorable April Cromer
Member (District 6)
South Carolina House of Representatives
Ron Armstrong
President
Stand Up Michigan, Inc
Sheryl Kaufman
Corporate Chief Economist, Retired
Phillips Petroleum Company
The Honorable Anthony T. Kern
Member (District 27)
Arizona State Senate
Richard G. Scurry
VP, Development
14ALL.US
Mario Navarro da Costa
Director, Washington Bureau
Tradition, Family, Property
Jordan Mason
State Director, South Dakota
State Freedom Caucus Network
Jessie Rubino
State Director, Wyoming
State Freedom Caucus Network
Augusta Petrone
Iowa Co-Chair
Reagan/Bush ’84
Lee Beaman
CEO
Beaman Ventures
The Honorable Jed Davis
Member (District 75)
Illinois General Assembly
Darin Gaub
Co-Founder and National Spokesman
Restore Liberty
Elaine Donnelly
President
Center for Military Readiness
The Honorable Brad Halbrook
Member (District 102)
Illionois General Assembly
Robert K. Fischer
Meeting Coordinator
Conservatives of Faith
The Honorable Chris Miller
Member (District 110), Illinois General Assembly
Chairman, Illinois Freedom Caucus
The Honorable Joe Hamm
Member (District 84)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Kay R. Daly
President
Coalition for a Fair Judiciary
Thomas Pyle
President
American Energy Alliance
The Honorable Jake Hoffman
Member (District 18)
Arizona State Senate
The Honorable Rachel Jones
Member (Disctrict 17)
Arizona House of Representatives
The Honorable Jacqueline Parker
Member (Disctrict 15)
Arizona House of Representatives
The Honorable Blaine Wilhour
Member (District 107)
Illinois General Assembly
The Honorable Adam Niemerg
Member (District 109)
Illinois General Assembly
Saulius “Saul” Anuzis
President
60 Plus Association
The Honorable Brian Lenney
Member (District 13)
Idaho State Senate
The Honorable Tammy Nichols
Member (District 10)
Idaho State Senate
The Honorable Joel Bomgar
Member (District 58)
Mississippi House of Representatives
The Honorable Alan Seabaugh
Member (Disctrict 5), Louisiana House of Representatives
Chairman, Louisiana Freedom Caucus
The Honorable Barbara Parker
Member (District 10)
Arizona House of Representatives
Mallory Staples
State Director, Georgia
State Freedom Caucus Network
Connie Hair
State Director, Louisiana
State Freedom Caucus Network
The Honorable Steve Hopkins
Member (District 7)
Mississippi House of Representatives
Richard Manning
President
Americans for Limited Government
The Honorable Mike Kingsley
Member (District 6)
Idaho House of Representatives
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Co-Host
Point of View Radio
The Honorable Jane Gillette
Member (District 64)
Montana House of Representatives
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Member (District 35)
South Dakota House of Representatives
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Member (District 14)
Arizona House of Representatives
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Member (District 9)
Idaho House of Representatives
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Member (District 10)
Arizona House of Representatives
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Member (District 6)
South Dakota House of Representatives
The Honorable Justine Wadsack
Member (District 17)
Arizona State Senate
The Honorable Rob Harris
Member (District 36)
South Carolina House of Representatives
Edward Regan
Retired Resource Manager
RY Timber, Inc.
The Honorable Tina Lambert
Member (District 23)
Idaho House of Representatives
The Honorable Joseph Chaplik
Member (District 3)
Arizona House of Representatives
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Member (District 107)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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Member (District 24)
Montana House of Representatives
The Honorable Tony Wisniewski
Member (District 3)
Idaho House of Representatives
The Honorble Cory McGarr
Member (District 17)
Arizona House of Representatives
The Honorable Charlice Byrd
Member (District 20)
Georgia House of Representatives
The Honorable Dave Zimmerman
Member (District 99)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Honorable David Friess
Member (District 116)
Illinois General Assembly
Tim LeFever
Chairman
Capitol Resource Institute
The Honorable Heather Scott
Member (District 1)
Idaho House of Representatives
Ron Staley
President
Great Falls Pachyderm Club
The Honorable Phil Hart
Member (District 2)
Idaho State Senate
The Honorable Kathy L. Rapp
Member (District 65)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Willes K. Lee
Board of Directors
National Rifle Association
The Honorable Leslie Rossi
Member (District 59)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Honorable Dan Eubanks
Member (District 25)
Mississippi House of Representatives
Linda Baxter Ken Baxter
John Hurst The Honorable Brooke Rollins
President and CEO
America First Policy Institute (AFPI)
Alan Sears
Founder
Alliance Defending Freedom
The Honorable Lola Sheldon-Galloway
Member (District 22)
Montana House of Representatives
The Honorable Cindy Carlson
Member (District 7)
Idaho State Senate
Dr. Rick Rounsavelle
Trustee
MRC
Bill Howell Kielle Campbell Lindsey
President
The Lindsey Foundation
Paul Blair
Founder
Liberty Pastors Network
Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin (Ret.)
Executive Vice President
Family Research Council
The Honorable Ashley Trantham
Member (District 28)
South Carolina House of Representatives
The Honorable Dana Criswell
Member (District 6)
Mississippi House of Representatives
Stephen Moxley
Advisor
SD Moxley LLC
Kent Glesener
President
Paradigm Construction & Engineering, Inc.
Mark Noland
Business Owner
The Honorable Glenneda Zuiderveld
Member (District 24)
Idaho State Senate
Nancy Schulze
Founder, CEO
RCW Speakers
The Honorable Elaine Price
Member (District 4)
Idaho House of Representatives
The Honorable Bob Phalen
Member (District 36)
Montana House of Representatives
The Honorable Tim Jones
Fmr. Speaker, Missouri House
Missouri Center-Right Coalition
The Honorable Braxton Mitchell
Member (District 3)
Montana House of Representatives
Ruth Wardell
The Honorable Josh Tanner
Member (District 14)
Idaho House of Representatives
The Honorable Dan Bartel
Member (District 29)
Montana House of Representatives
Rebecca Weber
CEO
Association of Mature American Citizens
Craig Shirley
Presidential Historian
Reagan Biographer
The Honorable Barry M. Usher
Member (District 20)
Montana State Senate
Allen Hebert
Chairman
American-Chinese Fellowship of Houston
Gerard Kassar
State Chairman
NYS Conservative Party
The Honorable Tony Randolph
Vice Chair
South Dakota Freedom Caucus
Lewis Zanto William Paul
Digital Communications Manager
FreedomWorks
The Honorable Alexander Kolodin
Member (District 3)
Arizona House of Representatives

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