Last week, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced a bold budget plan (S.CON.RES.44) that mirrors The Heritage Foundation’s “Saving the American Dream” proposal. At its core, the budget reorients the federal government towards its constitutionally appropriate role, as opposed to the role envisioned by President Obama and many other big-government proponents. As a result, the Lee [...]
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Action Alert: Email Your Senators in Support of the Lee Budget
May 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Earlier today we announced that the Lee Budget would appear on our Legislative Scorecard: Senators voting in favor of the budget will earn a higher score, because the Lee Budget is conservative. As our government relations team does a full court press to urge Senators to support the Lee Budget, it’s vital that conservatives like [...]
Action Alert: Email Senators to Oppose the Violence Against Women Act
April 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Heritage Action is key voting “no” on the Violence Against Women Act. Senators voting for this bill will lower their Heritage Action scores. We oppose this bill because, while it has a catchy name, it is full of harmful policy. From not giving men due process and presumption of innocence, to expanding the definition of “violence [...]
Seventy-two (and Counting) Representatives Support Earmark Ban
April 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In a Washington Examiner article, writer Mark Tapscott described the wavering of freshmen House GOP members on earmarks as follows: “After they’ve been here a few months, they get some earmarks. Next thing you know, Joe Conservative thinks his most important job as a congressman is ‘bringing home the bacon.’ That’s when he becomes a [...]
Live Coverage: Hands Off My Health Care Rally
March 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
We will be posting brief updates from the speeches at Upper Senate Park, starting just after 1PM. The Hands Off My Health Care Rally is another event in a week long series of protests against Obamacare, as we mark the second anniversary of the law and the Supreme Court’s hearings on its constitutionality. Click “read [...]
