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WASHINGTON – Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with two million grassroots activists, including thousands of Michiganders, released the following statement from Acting Executive Director Ryan Walker condemning Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s signature of HB 4616 and HB 4617 into law. “Instead of providing compassionate care to children struggling with gender dysphoria, Governor Gretchen Whitmer would rather prioritize a radical political agenda that pushes harmful gender ideology. HB 4616 and...

WASHINGTON – Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with two million grassroots activists, released a statement from Acting Executive Director Ryan Walker following the consideration of the Hawley/Risch/Wicker amendment to establish a special investigative team to conduct oversight on U.S. aid to Ukraine as part of the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). “Last night, Senate Democrats blocked a Hawley/Risch/Wicker amendment to advance serious and effective accountability and oversight measures...

WASHINGTON – Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with two million grassroots activists, released a statement from Acting Executive Director Ryan Walker following the Biden administration’s request to Congress to authorize more than $24 billion in additional Ukraine funding. “Conservatives have been clear on the basic requirements for the consideration of any additional U.S. Ukraine funding. First, there must be publicly available accounting of how the U.S. economic and military...

WASHINGTON – Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with two million grassroots activists, including thousands of North Carolinians, released the following statement from Acting Executive Director Ryan Walker commending the North Carolina General Assembly for overturning Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of HB 574, HB 808, and SB 49, legislation that safeguards women’s sports, protects children from receiving experimental surgeries and dangerous cross-sex hormones, and ensures parents have the right to...

A clean continuing resolution (CR) allows business as usual to continue for the Biden administration. Funding this disastrous administration without taking seriously the responsibility of Congress’ power of the purse to rein in President Biden’s abuses of power is unacceptable.

The CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act (S. 3801 / H.R. 5403), introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), prohibits a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) from being issued by the government or Federal Reserve, including an “intermediated” CBDC—using banks or other institutions as intermediary. At the same time, the bill permits private stablecoins which offer parallels—not replacements—to money and payment systems.

WASHINGTON – Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with two million grassroots activists, key voted “NO” on H.R. 4366, the Senate Appropriations Minibus. Heritage Action Acting Executive Director Ryan Walker released the following statement: “We currently hold nearly $33 trillion in national debt, and the situation is only getting worse. We can no longer afford to go along to get along. Congress should be focused on solving one of the...

WASHINGTON – Today, Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with two million grassroots activists, released a statement from Acting Executive Director Ryan Walker in support of the short-term continuing resolution deal proposed by the House Freedom Caucus and the Main Street Caucus. “The short-term spending deal put forth by members of the House Freedom Caucus and Main Street Caucus is an important step forward in the fight to secure the...

WASHINGTON – Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with two million grassroots activists, including thousands of North Carolinians, released the following statement from Acting Executive Director Ryan Walker commending the North Carolina General Assembly for passing an education budget that expands North Carolina’s school voucher program to universal eligibility for all K-12 students. “All students deserve to have access to a variety of education options. North Carolina’s state budget expands...

Last December, a Democratic-controlled Congress passed a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill that worsened the federal government’s dire fiscal trajectory and did nothing to rein in the Biden administration from continuing on their disastrous policy path that has fueled crisis after crisis.

WASHINGTON – Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with two million grassroots activists, today announced a key vote ‘NO’ on the Senate’s disastrous continuing resolution that would continue the Left’s reckless spending and unaccountable Ukraine assistance. Heritage Action Executive Vice President Ryan Walker released the following statement: “The Senate’s spending proposal completely misses the mark. Combining reckless spending levels with priorities the American people overwhelmingly don’t support – like additional...

WASHINGTON – Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with two million grassroots activists, today released a statement from Executive Vice President Ryan Walker urging the House to pass the stopgap funding agreement and border security package. “Over the past year, conservatives have fought to deliver on their promises to the American people to slow the trajectory of federal spending and reverse the Biden administration’s open borders policies. Supporting the House’s...

WASHINGTON – Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with 2 million grassroots activists, today released a statement from President Kevin Roberts, Ph.D., ahead of the U.S. House of Representatives’ vote to elect the next Speaker of the House. “Grassroots Americans are looking to the next Speaker to lead, not follow the Schumer Senate. Given the events of this week, it is more imperative than ever for the House to get...

WASHINGTON – Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with two million grassroots activists, including thousands of North Carolinians, released the following statement from Executive Vice President Ryan Walker commending the North Carolina General Assembly for overriding Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of SB 747, which strengthens election integrity by preventing private individuals and organizations from funding North Carolina’s election operations. “SB 747 will help keep elections in North Carolina fair and...

WASHINGTON – Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with 2 million grassroots activists, released a statement from Executive Vice President Ryan Walker calling on the Senate and House to reject the Biden administration’s supplemental aid request. “The Biden Administration’s $105 billion request for emergency supplemental spending is a disingenuous effort to conflate and leverage popular support for Israel for continued spending on the conflict in Ukraine and an open southern...

The federal government’s fiscal situation currently sits at an inflection point — we currently hold nearly $33 trillion in national debt, and the situation is only getting worse. The 2023 Fiscal Year yielded an annual deficit of $1.7 trillion – $320 billion higher than the prior year’s deficit. As a percentage of GDP, the deficit was 6.3 percent, an increase from 5.4 percent in FY 2022. Further, higher interest rates...

WASHINGTON – Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with 2 million grassroots activists, released a statement from Executive Vice President Ryan Walker congratulating Congressman Mike Johnson (R-La.) on his formal election to serve as Speaker of the House. “Today’s vote to elect Congressman Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House unifies House Republicans behind a strong conservative policy agenda and solutions for the American people. This is an important moment...

WASHINGTON – Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with 2 million grassroots activists, released the following statement from Executive Vice President Ryan Walker ahead of the Senate’s consideration of H.R. 4366, the Senate Appropriations Minibus. “The Senate Appropriations Minibus shows how broken the spending process is in Washington. As the national debt skyrockets beyond $33 trillion and American families suffer with catastrophic inflation, Chuck Schumer and Democrats in Congress want...

WASHINGTON – Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with 2 million grassroots activists, released a statement from Executive Vice President Ryan Walker calling on the House to pass the $14.3 billion Israel aid plan. “While President Biden and Senate Majority Leader Schumer try to play politics with the war in Israel, House Republicans have put forth a serious package to support our strongest ally in the Middle East. Importantly, this...

This minibus does nothing to right-size the federal government and put discretionary spending on a sustainable path. Senators should reject the Appropriations Minibus and work towards setting topline spending at Fiscal Year 2022 levels.