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On Tuesday the House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 3630, the "Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011." Our colleague at the Heritage Foundation, David Addington, has a comprehensive review of the legislation here. Having read Addington's review it is clear to us that there are some very positive pieces of conservative policy in the bill. On the positive side of the ledger, some of the...

With a 92% rating on our Legislative Scorecard, Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) is our current Member of the Week. He is a true Washington outsider, having never even been to Washington D.C. until he decided to run for the Senate in 2010. Sen. Johnson was born in Mankato, Minnesota in 1955. Both of his parents were raised on farms, and instilled their values and work ethic onto their own children...

Sen. Ron Johnson's (R-WI) first act when he became a U.S. Senator was to introduce legislation that would reduce the effects of excessive regulations. His bill, S.1438, would prohibit any federal agency from enacting significant regulations until the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that the unemployment level has dropped to 7.7%. "Significant" is defined as a regulation that will: "have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million...

"NO" on Omnibus Appropriations Measure

Today, Heritage Action for America released the following statement from CEO Michael A. Needham regarding the "recess" appointment of Richard Cordray to serve as director of the CFPB, even though the Senate is not in recess: Today, President Obama decided to bypass the Constitution and the system of checks and balances that have served our country so well. Rather than heed the advice of the Senate, President Obama decided to...

Congressman Paul Broun (R-GA) currently has a 95% rating on our Legislative Scorecard, which makes him the fourth highest ranking House Member. Originally elected in a close special election in 2007, Congressman Broun's conservative voting record combined with the Tea Party wave led to a second term win with 67% of the vote. Rep. Broun was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1946 to Paul Broun, Sr., who went on to...

"NO" on SOPA and PIPA

The third installment of our Member of the Week serious continues with an issue profile as discussed by Congressman Paul Broun (R-GA). Yesterday, we presented Rep. Broun's answers to five questions, including one about what aspect of government he would reform. In addition to repealing Obamacare, he wanted to present a conservative way forward. His Patient OPTION Act is that way forward. In the coming weeks, Rep. Broun will reintroduce...

This week, controversial legislation that could result in government censorship of the internet and stifle innovation came under fire. Supporters of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA), which claim to crack down on online piracy overseas, started peeling off the bills. A day before any popular websites launched protests on Wednesday, Heritage Action released its key vote against SOPA and PIPA. It was picked up...

Heritage Action released the following statement from CEO Michael A. Needham: We are pleased Congress decided to postpone consideration on two controversial bills to regulate the internet. Of course, we will remain vigilant because bad ideas never die in Washington. Heritage Action will move vigorously to oppose any new iteration that weakens internet security, disrupts online growth or restrict free speech rights. Last week, Heritage Action for America announced it...

Last week, we talked a lot about the now-stalled stalled Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA). Let's be clear, there's nothing fun about censorship of the internet. What is fun is translating the acronyms SOPA and PIPA to see what they mean in other languages. SOPA: Sofa in Filipino Sip in Icelandic Soap in Irish Soup in Portuguese and Spanish Whisper in Romanian Cluster in Slovenian...

Heritage Action's COO, Tim Chapman, discusses the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) on Fox Business with host Eric Bolling. Tim explains that SOPA and PIPA were designed by the same corrupt nexus which lobbies for loopholes and forces massive regulations on small job businesses: Too often, the Bigs - in this case, Big Hollywood - lobbies Washington for legislation that benefits their particular industry...

"YES" on the Pro-Growth Budgeting Act

"NO" on Leahy-Cornyn Amendment

"YES" on the Toomey Amendment

"NO" on the Senate Transportation Bill

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) currently has a 97% rating on our Legislative Scorecard - the third most conservative Representative in the House. He was elected to the House in 2006 with 60% of the vote, and has received more than 65% of the vote in both of his re-election campaigns. Rep. Jordan was born in Urbana, Ohio in 1964 and graduated from Graham High School in 1982. In high school...

The third installment of our Member of the Week series continues with an issue profile as discussed by the Congressman. Yesterday, we presented Rep. Jim Jordan's answers to five questions, including one about what aspect of government he would reform. He brought up the fact that our government will spend $10 trillion over the next decade on programs that are supposed to help lower-income Americans. Unfortunately, as Heritage's Robert Rector...

"NO" on the House Transportation Bill

Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) is the second most conservative Member of the House or Representatives according to our Legislative Scorecard. Currently holding a score of 97%, Rep. Chaffetz was originally elected in 2008, which was an extremely difficult year for Republicans. He won that year with 66% of the vote, and won re-election in 2010 even easier, with 72% of the vote. Rep. Chaffetz was born in Los Gatos, California...