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Washington—Heritage Action for America released the following statement from Jessica Anderson, vice president of Heritage Action, in response to the Senate’s coronavirus relief bill, the CARES Act:As Americans struggle with how to respond to the economic and health impact of the novel coronavirus, some in Washington are exploiting the crisis, exposing partisanship at its worst.This is not the bill conservatives would have drafted. Heritage Action and The Heritage Foundation made...

Washington—Heritage Action for America released the following statement from Jessica Anderson, vice president of Heritage Action:The unemployment insurance provisions in the CARES Act threaten America's workforce. Instead of protecting workers, they create a situation in which employees are better off being fired than remaining employed during this pandemic-created economic downturn.Paul Winfree of the Heritage Foundation explains:"As currently drafted, the CARES Act will cripple the economy by pushing people away from...

Washington—Heritage Action released the following statement regarding an amendment to the CARES Act:As Congress responds to the economic fallout from the coronavirus, many provisions of the Senate’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act (H.R. 748) fall short of being temporary, targeted and directed at public health efforts. Conservatives have offered alternatives throughout the legislative process to make the bill more targeted and rid it of waste...

We have compiled the following list of resources put out by the federal and state governments as well as state-based, private institutions. This list may not be comprehensive as new resources and information continue to be made available to the public.Information about the Paycheck Protection Program:For a top-line overview of the programInformation for borrowersFinal Borrower Application FormPaycheck Protection Program – Interim Final Rule (very technical detail)IRS: COVID-19-Related Tax CreditsAlabamaAlabama Department...

Washington—Heritage Action for America sent a letter yesterday signed by 20 conservative groups to urge America’s governors to fix the unemployment insurance provision of the recently passed CARES Act.The letter, which was sent to the governors of Alaska, Colorado, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia, encouraged state leaders to fix the backwards incentives of the recently passed coronavirus relief legislation. The letter was signed...

Washington—Heritage Action for America today released the following statement on behalf of executive director Jessica Anderson in response to congressional negotiations over coronavirus relief funding:Since the CARES Act passed, conservatives have made clear there should be no new “comprehensive” bill — instead, Congress should fix CARES and let it go into effect. Majority Leader McConnell and Senate Republicans are right to work quickly on President Trump’s request for $250 billion...

Washington—Heritage Action released the following statement today on behalf of executive director Jessica Anderson in response to additional requests for state bailouts as part of the next COVID-19 response package:The President has mobilized a whole of government response to meet the challenges of COVID-19 head-on, specifically providing assistance to states as their public health is impacted and providing direct assistance to American workers and businesses. These are the right ways...

“Without a revenue stream, small businesses are just not going to make it. And when small businesses don't make it, a community doesn't thrive.” -Dara Buczynsky, independent clothing store owner in Athens, GeorgiaLast month, Congress passed the Paycheck Protection Program, a $350 billion fund for refundable small business loans. The PPP is a lifeline for small businesses that, through no fault of their own, could face bankruptcies and layoffs.Unfortunately, due...

Washington—Heritage Action released the following statement today on behalf of Executive Director Jessica Anderson in response to the final deal on small business relief:The Paycheck Protection Program has been a widely accessed tool in getting emergency funds to struggling small businesses — so sought after by businesses that it required additional funds after only two weeks. Despite attempts by Senate Democrats to block additional funding, Congress will be considering a...

Washington—Heritage Action issued the following statement in response to today’s vote in the House to add additional funds to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP):Today’s vote to add more funds to the PPP is good news for workers across America. After Democrats held funding hostage for weeks to get their liberal spending demands met, Congress did the right thing and passed a narrow bill to fix the program without including unrelated...

Download a PDF version HERE.BackgroundProject 2020 is Heritage Action’s grassroots effort to directly counter the left’s policy foothold on swing voters. We are putting our trained activists known as Sentinels to work by asking them to educate voters in their communities. This voter engagement effort will speak directly with swing voters on the issues we know they care most about, asking them to vote conservative and then recruiting them to...

April 29, 2020Congress is reportedly considering bailing out state and local governments to the tune of $500 billion or more. Heritage Action opposes wasteful bailouts — these state bailouts would waste taxpayer money while rewarding mismanaged states at the expense of responsible ones. Many elected officials and conservative leaders have joined the opposition. Here are the most prominent voices speaking out against state and local bailouts:President Trump: “Why should the...

Washington—The American Energy Alliance (AEA) and Heritage Action for America (HAFA) have released a joint statement of principles for policymakers considering policy changes aimed at mitigating the spread of the coronavirus, protecting public health and getting Americans back to work.From powering hospitals and fueling delivery trucks to enabling millions of Americans to telework, affordable, reliable energy has been critical in helping families and essential businesses get through the coronavirus pandemic...

WASHINGTON—Heritage Action for America today announced its “Open American Society” petition has received 50,000 signatures in 12 days. The petition, which began accepting signatures on April 24, calls on governors around the country to allow business and travel in areas with low COVID-19 incidence and to ensure testing is available for areas with outbreaks. The petition also affirms the importance of constitutional liberties, personal responsibility, and ordinary Americans caring for...

The Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act (H.R. 6802), introduced by Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), would make permanent one of the most pro-American worker, pro-growth policies contained in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA): full and immediate expensing.

Washington—Heritage Action for America today released a statement from Jessica Anderson, Executive Director of Heritage Action for America, in response to a proposed $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill: Speaker Pelosi showed her partisan hand yet again today by introducing a bill to advance long-standing left-wing interests instead of addressing the needs of the pandemic.The bill would spend billions on bailouts of state pension plans, student loan forgiveness, “environmental justice,” and...

Washington, D.C. - Heritage Action for America released a statement from Executive Director Jessica Anderson in response to the National Governors Association's repeated request for $500 billion for state budget shortfalls. The governors of Maryland and New York claim that the fiscal impact of the Coronavrius is not a red state or blue state issue. While the economic impact of the virus has affected every state, some are determined to...

Nancy Pelosi has released a new 1,815-page coronavirus “relief” bill that will cost American taxpayers $3 TRILLION dollars (you read that correctly: $3,000,000,000,000)! This bill not only wastes taxpayer dollars on liberal policies unrelated to the coronavirus pandemic, but it also provides close to $900 billion in bailouts for state and local governments. Erratic, irresponsible spending and state bailouts waste taxpayer dollars by pushing liberal wishlists while rewarding mismanaged states...

Download a PDF version HERE.Background Project 2020 is Heritage Action's grassroots effort to directly counter the left's policy foothold on swing voters. In January 2020, we developed an advanced data model to identify swing, persuadable voters in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Iowa. Project 2020 launched on April 1 with a phone banking campaign designed to uncover swing voters' attitudes regarding the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 and critical...

WASHINGTON—Heritage Action for America today announced it has delivered its “Open American Society” petition along with its 100,000 signatures to the National Governors Association. The petition, which began accepting signatures on April 24, calls on governors around the country to allow business and travel in areas with low COVID-19 incidence and to ensure testing is available for areas with outbreaks. The petition also affirms the importance of constitutional liberties, personal...