Conservative Action Project

Conservatives Support the Revised Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards

August 30, 2019 Washington, DC Signatures updated 9/3/19 Conservatives support the revisions to Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, which will make cars safer and more affordable. Current CAFE standards are both expensive and dangerous. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that domestic passenger vehicle manufacturers paid more than $77 million for noncompliance with […]

Trump Administration’s Regulatory Reform Should Reject Preemptive Vetoes

August 16, 2019 Washington, DC Conservatives applaud the recent action by the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to undo the preemptive veto of the Pebble Mine in Southwest Alaska. The Obama Administration took unprecedented steps to preemptively block the issuance of Section 404 permits—the Clean Water Act permits required to begin most mining and […]

Economic Competitiveness and the Defense of Intellectual Property

October 17, 2017 Washington, DC Signatures updated: 10/20/17 Over the last few decades, we have seen America lose its global status as a manufacturing powerhouse. Millions of jobs have moved to China, Mexico, India and elsewhere, turning too many American communities into ghost towns. Harmful regulatory policies, high corporate taxes, and trade cheating have all […]