June 11, 2018
Washington, DC
Signatures updated: 6/12/18
Conservatives want the Senate to work fulltime and overtime starting now until their work is done. Working Americans do this, or they don’t get paid. Eliminating paid leave in August is nice but insufficient.
As we have outlined in previous memos, conservatives now call on the Senate’s leadership to use this critical time to pass all of their appropriations bills, confirm President Trump’s nominees, and work to implement a strong conservative agenda.
Specifically, we call on the Senate to prioritize funding for the troops. Before passing a funding bill for themselves, which the Senate has indicated they are planning to do, the Senate should immediately take up funding bills for the Department of Defense and the Veteran’s Administration. Fund the troops first. Fund Congress last.
Moreover, the substance of these funding bills is important. When Congress passed its $1.3 trillion spending bill in March, it failed to defund sanctuary cities, failed to defund Planned Parenthood and failed to address any part of Obamacare. It also openly blocked President Trump from building his border wall. The Senate should use this current opportunity to address these long-standing campaign promises.
Finally, we ask the Senate to clear the historic backlog of President Trump’s nominees. There remain 156 nominees pending in committee, and 108 available for immediate floor consideration. This Senate has confirmed substantially fewer nominees under this president than at similar times under his last four predecessors. Despite progress on judicial nominees, there are now more judicial vacancies than when Trump took office last year. Given this, we urge the Senate to use the full weight of the Senate’s rules against Democrat obstruction of Trump’s nominees.
The Senate must show it is serious about doing its job by using this canceled recess to accomplish these priorities. We look forward to supporting them in these efforts.
| The Honorable Edwin Meese III Former Attorney General President Ronald Reagan |
Alfred S. Regnery Chairman, Conservative Action Project Chairman, Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund |
| The Honorable Bob McEwen U.S. House of Representatives Former Member, Ohio |
Thomas E. McClusky President March for Life Action |
| The Honorable Colin A. Hanna President Let Freedom Ring, Inc. |
Wesley Denton Former Communications Director Senator Jim DeMint (SC) |
| Cleta Mitchell, Esq. | The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell Chairman Constitutional Congress, Inc. |
| William L. Walton Chairman CNP Action, Inc. |
Diana Banister President and Partner Shirley & Banister Public Affairs |
| The Honorable Becky Norton Dunlop Former White House Advisor President Ronald Reagan |
David Bozell President ForAmerica |
| Jenny Beth Martin Chairman Tea Party Patriots Citizen Fund |
Adam Brandon President FreedomWorks |
| The Honorable T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr. Former Chief Domestic Advisor President Ronald Reagan |
The Honorable Jim DeMint United States Senate Former Member, South Carolina |
| Rod D. Martin Founder and CEO The Martin Organization, Inc. |
Sherri R. Martin Executive Vice President The Martin Organization, Inc. |
| Haley E. Martin President The Martin Foundation |
Shawn A. Mitchell Former National Chaplain National Federation of Republican Assemblies (NFRA) |
| Jerry Melvin Former Dean Florida House of Representatives |
Evelio Silvera Campaign for the American Future |
| Judson Phillips Founder Tea Party Nation |
Richard A. Viguerie Chairman ConservativeHQ.com |
| Jason S. Jones Founder Movie to Movement |
Melvin Adams Former President Renewanation |
| Dr. Richard Scarborough Founder Vision America |
Barry Meguiar President Revival Outside the Walls/IgniteAmerica |
| Nick Logan CEO Cornerstone Payment Systems |
Jack Park Conservative Activist and Donor |
| Martha Boneta President VCS |
The Honorable Mike Spence Founding President Conservative Republicans of California |
| Michelle Easton President Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women |
Larry T. Beasley President and CEO The Washington Times |
| Kay Daly President Coalition for a Fair Judiciary |
Foster Friess Chairman PatientsUSA.com |
| Rebecca Hagelin Secretary Council for National Policy |
Susan Carleson Chairman/CEO American Civil Rights Union |
| The Honorable Diana Denman President The Reagan Legacy Forum |
Ron Robinson President Young America’s Foundation |
| Willes K. Lee President National Federation of Republican Assemblies |
Tim LeFever Chairman Capitol Resource Institute |
| Peter J. Thomas Chairman The Conservative Caucus |
J. Keet Lewis Co-Founder Lewis Group International |
| Allen Hebert Chairman American-Chinese Fellowship of Houston |
Amapola Hansberger President Legal Immigrants for America |
| James Hansberger Chairman Legal Immigrants for America |
Douglas Napier Senior Vice President Alliance Defending Freedom |
| The Honorable Penny Pullen President Life Advocacy Resource Project |
C. Preston Noell III President Tradition, Family, Property, Inc. |
| Charles Copeland President Intercollegiate Studies Institute |
The Honorable William Owens President Coalition of African American Pastors |
| The Honorable Belden Bell Legacy Society CoChair The Heritage Foundation |
Dr. Jerome R. Corsi, Ph.D. Washington Bureau Chief Infowars.com |
| Richard D. Hayes Partner Hayes, Berry, White & Vanzant, LLP |
Caroline Lewis Owner Percipio Communications |
| The Honorable Michael R. Long State Chairman NYS Conservative Party |
Robert K. Fischer Meeting Coordinator Conservatives of Faith |
| Mrs. Roy Moore President Foundation for Moral Law |
Joan Lindsey President Lindsey Communications |
| Ralph A. Rebandt, II Lead Pastor/Senior Chaplain Oakland Hills Community Church/ Michigan Police Chiefs |
The Honorable Mike Hill Former Member Florida State Representative |
| Roxanne Phillips Member, Executive Committee Council for National Policy |
Tim Wildmon President American Family Association |
| The Honorable Ken Cuccinelli President Senate Conservatives Fund |
Ron Pearson Executive Director Conservative Victory Fund |
| Christopher Malagisi Editor in Chief Conservative Book Club |
Dr. Richard K. Rounsavelle DDS Trustee Media Research Center |
| L. Brent Bozell, III Founder and President Media Research Center |
Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. Founder, President, and CEO Center for Security Policy |
| Mr. Floyd Brown Chairman Western Center for Journalism |
Mr. John Dodd President Jesse Helms Center Foundation |
| Mr. Paul Liberman Executive Director Alliance for Israel advocacy |
Mr. Randy M. Long CEO Long Business Advisors, LLC |
| Eunie Smith President Eagle Forum |
Bob Adams President Revive America PAC |
| Lee Beaman CEO Beaman Automotive Group |
Mr. Ralph A Rebandt II Lead Pastor/Senior Chaplain Oakland Hills Community Church/Michigan Police Chief |
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