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By Edwin Feulner, Ph.D. and Michael Needham he Heritage Foundation has been called "the beast" of all think tanks. Last week our beast added new fangs with the creation of a new advocacy organization. This institution-Heritage Action for America-will be able to spend money to push legislation we think the country needs without the obstacles faced by a nonprofit like the Heritage Foundation. Heritage Action, in other words, is poised...

Praises Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) for Bold Action Washington—Today, Heritage Action for America launched a national campaign to repeal Obamacare. Heritage Action will work aggressively to advance a discharge petition filed today in the House of Representatives by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). The discharge petition would force a vote on H.R. 4972, a bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. "This is a great day for the...

Praises Rep. Steve King (R-IA) for Bold Action June 16, 2010 Washington, D.C. - Today, Heritage Action for America launched a national campaign to repeal Obamacare. Heritage Action will work aggressively to advance a discharge petition filed today in the House of Representatives by Rep. Steve King (R-IA). The discharge petition would force a vote on H.R.4972, a bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. "This is...

By Caroline May, The Daily Caller Heritage Action for America, the Heritage Foundation's new "grassroots advocacy organization," launched its first national campaign Wednesday evening with Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King's filing of a discharge petition aimed at repealing Obamacare. King's move would force House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, to bring his bill - H.R. 4972, "To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" - to the House floor...

Based on Washington's record of health policymaking, ending or rolling back Obamacare is plausible. More: The Heritage Foundation

In 2010, we led the effort to urge Members of Congress to sign the discharge petition to force Nancy Pelosi to bring the bill back up for consideration.

The country's newest conservative advocacy group has decided to take lawmakers to task over Obamacare. The Heritage Foundation's sister organization, Heritage Action for America, wants healthcare reform repealed and plans to target members of Congress who disagree. Source: Human Events

June 29, 2010 Washington, D.C. - Thirty Members of Congress have signed on to a discharge petition that would force a vote on repealing Obamacare. In doing so, these Representatives join Heritage Action for America in a nationwide campaign to work toward a vote in the House on full repeal. Heritage Action praises the thirty Representatives who took bold, decisive action on behalf of a majority of Americans who want...

WASHINGTON-The most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations since the 1930s is on a knife's edge as Democrats scramble to secure the Senate votes needed to pass the legislation. Source: Wall Street Journal

Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King's discharge petition, aimed at repealing Obamacare, is gaining momentum in the House as more representatives sign on. Today Rep. Tom Price, Georgia Republican and chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) is circulating a request that members support the petition. To date 80 representatives - all Republicans - have affixed their names to the document. King is urging the 34 Democrats who voted against the...

The president's New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New-START) with Russia could be his worst foreign policy mistake yet. The treaty as submitted to the Senate should not be ratified. New-START impedes missile defense, our protection from nuclear-proliferating rogue states such as Iran and North Korea. New-START gives Russia a massive nuclear weapon advantage over the United States. The treaty ignores tactical nuclear weapons, where Russia outnumbers us by as much...

Background: Earlier this year, President Obama signed and then submitted the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) to the U.S. Senate for ratification. The treaty puts America's security at stake by ignoring the dual threats of North Korea and Iran while failing to deter future proliferation. At the same time, it places limitations on America's ability to defend itself against these undeterred threats. Peace through strength it is not...

Leaders from over 75 grassroots coalition groups, representing millions of Americans, signed an open letter to Members of Congress urging them to sign Discharge Petition #11. The petition, which currently has 170 signatures, is part of a comprehensive repeal effort launched by Heritage Action for America and is the only way to force a vote on repealing Obamacare this year. Coalition Letter In Support of King Discharge Petition to Repeal...

153 Republicans Embrace Obamacare Repeal Effort Washington, D.C. - "We're not going back," Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared yesterday when asked about the government's hostile takeover of our health care system. Fortunately, the American people and a growing number of Congressional Representatives disagree with Nancy Pelosi. Since Heritage Action for America launched its campaign to repeal Obamacare in June, 153 Republicans have signed onto Discharge Petition #11, which would force the...

Press releases from Heritage Action on the Obamacare repeal discharge petition. (Links are to PDF documents.) Alabama Artur DavisAlabama Bobby BrightAlaska Don YoungArkansas Marion BerryArkansas Mike RossDelaware Mike CastleFlorida Ginny Brown WaiteFlorida Ileana Ros LehtinenFlorida Lincoln Diaz BalartFlorida Mario Diaz BalartGeorgia Jim MarshallGeorgia John BarrowIdaho Walt MinnickIllinois Daniel LipinskiIllinois Mark KirkIndiana Steve BuyerKentucky Ben ChandlerLousiana Charles BoustanyLousiana Charlie MelanconLousiana Joseph CaoMaryland Frank KratovilMassachusetts Stephen LynchMichigan Dave CampMinnesota Collin PetersonMississippi Gene...

Heritage Action Encourages Them to Stand With Americans Washington—Last month, Heritage Action for America launched a national campaign to repeal Obamacare. Since then, 153 Republicans have signed onto Discharge Petition #11, which would force the U.S. House to vote on repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Twenty-five House Republicans have not yet signed onto the repeal effort. "In March, every single House Republican stood on the side of...

Heritage Action Encourages Them to Stand With Americans Washington—Last month, Heritage Action for America launched a national campaign to repeal Obamacare. Since then, 153 House Representatives have signed onto Discharge Petition #11, which would force the U.S. House to vote on repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Despite their stated opposition to the law, 35 House Democrats have not yet signed onto the repeal effort. "In March, these...

Press releases from Heritage Action on the Obamacare repeal discharge petition. (Links are to PDF documents.) Alabama Artur DavisAlabama Bobby BrightAlaska Don YoungArkansas Marion BerryArkansas Mike RossDelaware Mike CastleFlorida Ginny Brown WaiteFlorida Ileana Ros LehtinenFlorida Lincoln Diaz BalartFlorida Mario Diaz BalartGeorgia Jim MarshallGeorgia John BarrowIdaho Walt MinnickIllinois Daniel LipinskiIllinois Mark KirkIndiana Steve BuyerKentucky Ben ChandlerLousiana Charles BoustanyLousiana Charlie MelanconLousiana Joseph CaoMaryland Frank KratovilMassachusetts Stephen LynchMichigan Dave CampMinnesota Collin PetersonMississippi Gene...

Heritage Action Encourages Them to Stand With Americans Washington, D.C. - Last month, Heritage Action for America launched a national campaign to repeal Obamacare. Since then, 153 House Representatives have signed onto Discharge Petition #11, which would force the U.S. House to vote on repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Despite their stated opposition to the law, 35 House Democrats have not yet signed onto the repeal effort...

Heritage Action Encourages Them to Stand With Americans Washington, D.C. - Last month, Heritage Action for America launched a national campaign to repeal Obamacare. Since then, 153 Republicans have signed onto Discharge Petition #11, which would force the U.S. House to vote on repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Twenty-five House Republicans have not yet signed onto the repeal effort. "In March, every single House Republican stood on...