Congress Should Enact DHS and DOD Funding Bills Before the Election
August 28, 2018 Washington, DC Signatures updated: 8/29/18 For too long, Republican spending bills have missed key opportunities to implement President Trump’s agenda on policy, but also on spending. Many of the House and Senate spending bills have spent at levels well above what the president requested, and deliberately funded priorities that the president sought […]
Congress Should Strengthen Work Requirements for Welfare Beneficiaries
August 22, 2018 Washington, DC Signatures updated: 8/24/18 Republicans, including President Trump, have long called for strong welfare reform, including work requirements. As the House and Senate work through the conference negotiations on the 2018 Farm Bill, we urge conferees to support a policy of conditioning benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), otherwise […]
The Senate Must Keep Its Commitment to Work Again
August 15, 2018 Washington, DC Signatures updated: 8/20/18 For a large part of 2018, conservatives have been urging the Senate to work harder. As an organization, we have issued multiple memos asking the Senate to stay in session for more than 2.5 days a week, to use the full measure of the Senate’s rules against […]
Conservatives Remind Congress – Repeal Obamacare Now
June 20, 2018 Washington, DC Signatures updated: 6/28/18 For nearly a decade, Democrats in Congress have successfully blocked every effort by Republicans to keep the promise they made to voters of fully repealing Obamacare. Meanwhile, the law continues to hurt Americans in countless ways across the country. Average premiums for individual health insurance have risen […]
Make Congress Work Again
April 27, 2018 Washington, DC Signatures updated: 4/30/18 After Congress passed, and the president signed, a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill, President Trump made a very clear statement. “I will never sign another bill like this again. I’m not going to do it again. Nobody read it. It’s only hours old.” Trump’s statement is reflective […]
Conservatives Agree with President Trump: “Never Again” Should Congress Pass an Omnibus Boondoggle, and “Never Again” Should He Sign One
April 9, 2018 Washington, D.C. Congress recently passed, and the President signed, a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill that gives Democrats everything they want while violating key conservative principles on both policy and process. By relinquishing control of the process to Democrats, the Republican leadership allowed many provisions in the bill to stand out as […]
Congress Must Repeal Obamacare and Protect Life
March 16, 2018 Washington, D.C. Signatures updated 3/20/18 As Congress considers the upcoming omnibus spending bill, we oppose any bailout of Obamacare if that funding is used for plans that include elective abortion. For almost a decade, Republicans have promised to repeal Obamacare. A stabilization fund, like the proposal by Senators Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Murray […]
Conservatives Support the Rule of Law and Oppose Amnesty*
February 2, 2018 Washington, D.C. Conservatives are united in the belief that the rule of law must be enforced and respected. When it comes to illegal immigration, rewarding those who break our laws encourages more illegal behavior and flies in the face of Constitutional government. It is unfair to those who wait for years to […]
No Taxes for Hush Money
January 18, 2018 Signatures updated 1/19/18 Washington, D.C. The recent revelation of a Congressional “hush fund” that paid settlements to victims of sexual harassment by Members of Congress and their staffs is shocking, offensive and profoundly wrong. At least nine public polls taken in November and December confirm that the American public is revulsed, not […]
House Leadership, Pass H.R. 4494, the Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act
The Honorable Paul Ryan Speaker, U.S House of Representatives 1233 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Majority Leader, U.S House of Representatives 2421 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Speaker Ryan and Majority Leader McCarthy, The recent revelation of a Congressional “hush fund” that paid settlements to victims […]
Conservatives Support the Rule of Law and Oppose Amnesty
November 29, 2017 Washington, D.C. Signatures updated 11/30/17 Conservatives are united in the belief that the rule of law must be enforced and respected. When it comes to illegal immigration, rewarding those who break our laws encourages more illegal behavior and flies in the face of Constitutional government. It is unfair to those who wait […]
Congress Must Prioritize Responsible Spending in Year-End Deals
November 20, 2017 Washington, D.C. Signatures updated: 11/21/17 For years, conservatives have been sounding the alarm on growing debt and deficits. A red tidal wave of debt threatens the health of the economy, business creation, the ability of families to create wealth. In doing so, exploding debt threatens no less than the American dream. When […]
