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Congressman Joe Walsh (R-IL) currently scores a 95% on our Legislative Scorecard and is the ranked the most conservative Member of the Illinois delegation. He rode in to Congress on the Tea Party wave of 2010, and was the only one out of 87 House Freshmen that did not have party support during the election. He says that he ran because his own party wasn't bold enough. Rep. Walsh was...

CO-SPONSORSHIP of the Transportation Empowerment Act

It's budget season again. The dust has settled on President Obama's farce of a budget, which continued high deficits and massively increased our debt-to-GDP ratio. Now a new fight is ahead of us as just this morning, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released his FY2013 budget, which would set our nation on a path towards fiscal discipline and a balanced budget. But aside from these important reforms, our...

As the House prepares the 9th extension of highway and transit policy, Heritage Action released the following statement from CEO Michael A. Needham: Rather than continuing a process of uncertainty that has become emblematic of everything Congress touches, lawmakers must begin the process of turning authority back to the states. Heritage Action remains opposed to any transportation measure that exceeds incoming revenues to the federal Highway Trust Fund. That said...

"NO" on the 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011

Congressman Justin Amash (R-MI) currently scores a 94% on our Legislative Scorecard and is ranked the most conservative Member of the Michigan delegation. He was part of the 2010 Tea Party wave and has been one of few freshmen who has kept his score above 90%. He is the second youngest sitting Representative. Born in Grand Rapids, MI in 1980, Rep. Amash grew up in Kentwood, MI, a second generation...

In 2008, during a campaign speech in Green Bay, Wisconsin, then-Senator Obama called the Export-Import (ExIm) Bank "little more than a fund for corporate welfare." But don't take our word for it, see the video below: (h/t Club for Growth for uncovering this video!) Fast forward to today. President Obama is now urging Congress to reauthorize the ExIm Bank. The Orlando Business Journal reports that President Obama urged businesses to...

"NO" On the Simpson-Bowles Budget

Congressman Justin Amash (R-MI), along with Congressman Jeff Flake (R-AZ), has introduced the Export-Import Bank Termination Act of 2012 (H.R.4268). As the name suggests, it would eliminate the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank, which in 2008, then-Senator Obama called "little more than a fund for corporate welfare." H.R.4268 would end the Ex-Im Bank three years after the bill's enactment and would disallow the agency from accepting new loan or loan guarantee applications...

Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) currently scores a 92% on our Legislative Scorecard and is ranked the most conservative member of the Texas delegation. He was first elected in 2004, and is currently serving his fourth term in the House of Representatives. Rep. Gohmert was born in Pittsburg, TX in 1953. He received his Bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University in 1975, where he was a Brigade Commander of the Corps...

Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) introduced the Zero-Baseline Budget Act (bill number) in March of 2011. The bill would amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to stop the automatic baseline increases based on inflation. Effectively, every agency in the government receives what amounts to an automatic increase due to inflation, which means spending will always increase. If we are ever to get our debt under control...

Congressman Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) currently scores a 95% on our Legislative Scorecard and was first elected during the Tea Party wave in 2010. Rep. Mulvaney was born in Alexandria, VA in 1967, but grew up in Charlotte, NC before settling in Indian Land, SC. He received his Bachelors degree in International Economics, Commerce and Finance from Georgetown University with honors in 1989. He received a full scholarship to attend the...

We continue our Member of the Week segment with a questionnaire with the Congressman. We want you to know the most conservative members of Congress on both a professional and personal level because it's important to see them as real people, not just politicians. Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) answers 5 questions, some policy oriented and some personal: Heritage Action: What aspect of government (i.e., program, department, agency) do you want...

In 2008, while running for President, then-Senator Obama gave a speech in New Hampshire where he proclaimed (emphasis added): "I can make a firm pledge. Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes." This was the first pledge that now-President Obama broke...

"NO" on the Buffett Rule

On Wednesday, the House will vote on yet another 90-day extension of highway and transit policy. The legislation would also include some language on the Keystone XL Pipeline and be considered under a closed rule, meaning no amendments are permitted. This extension differs from the previous nine extensions in that its purpose is to be a vehicle to a conference committee with the Senate-passed bill (S.1813). Conservatives are typically leery...

Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-CO) currently scores a 94% on our Legislative Scorecard and is the ranked the most conservative member of the Colorado delegation. Rep. Lamborn was born in Leavenworth, Kansas in 1954. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in journalism and received his Juris Doctor in 1986. After graduating, he moved to Colorado Springs, CO, where he has practiced business and real...

"NO" on the Violence Against Women Act

Declarations of federal disasters has been on the rise since the Clinton Administration. President Obama has taken that trend to incredible new heights. Last year, President Obama's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared 243 natural disasters, requiring billions of dollars of taxpayer funds to help clean up. At one time, states were responsible for setting aside funds for natural disasters as part of their budgeting process. But, as state budgets...

Easy access to congressional voting records does wonders for accountability, but it often leads to impressive acts of rhetorical contortion by lawmakers. Last month, the 238 House Republicans and 7 Democrats approved the Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2012 (H.R.3581). The bill "revise[s] the budgetary treatment of federal direct loans and loan guarantees to account for them on a fair value basis." In English, it requires a more honest...