Press Releases: https://heritageaction.com/press/heritage-action-on-new-house-gop-leadership-team
Washington -- Today, the House Republican Conference elected Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as Majority Leader and Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) as Majority Whip. Heritage Action released the following statement from chief executive officer Michael A. Needham: "On nearly every issue, conservatives are providing policy solutions that will work for those...
Press Releases: https://heritageaction.com/press/heritage-action-supports-chairman-miller-urges-fiscally-responsible-approach-to-va
Washington -- Although lawmakers are home for their Fourth of July recess, House and Senate negotiators continue working toward an agreement to revamp the Department of Veterans Affairs. Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL), chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, rejected the Senate's emergency spending approach and urged the conference...
Press Releases: https://heritageaction.com/press/democrats-want-circular-firing-squad-on-ex-im-bank
Washington -- Yesterday, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) announced his intention to hold a vote this month on a bill reauthorizing and expanding the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) joined Schumer on the conference call with reporters. Heritage Action released the following statement...
Blog Articles: https://heritageaction.com/blog/highway-funding-is-7-percent-a-crisis
"It's not socialism...We're just building roads and bridges." That was President Obama's argument today as he urged Congress to bail out the federal Highway Trust Fund (HTF). In a letter sent to states yesterday, Obama's transportation secretary Anthony Foxx "attempted to provides states with the most equitable, straightforward approach possible...
Press Releases: https://heritageaction.com/press/obamas-border-request-a-non-starter
Washington - This afternoon, the Obama administration submitted a $3.7 billion emergency supplemental spending request to Congress to address the growing number of unaccompanied children and other unlawful immigrants crossing America's southwestern border. Heritage Action released the following statement from chief executive officer Michael A. Needham: "President Obama's request is...
Press Releases: https://heritageaction.com/press/four-t-i-committee-members-co-sponsor-conservative-transportation-legislation-h-r-4386
Washington -- Four members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee have co-sponsored the Transportation Empowerment Act (H.R. 3486), introduced by Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA). On Friday, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI) and Rep. Steve Southerland (R-FL) signed onto the bill, joining their colleague Rep. Blake Farenthold...
Press Releases: https://heritageaction.com/press/heritage-action-applauds-passage-of-permanent-internet-tax-moratorium-h-r-3086
Washington - This afternoon, the House of Representatives passed by voice vote H.R. 3086, which permanently extends the current moratorium on state and local taxation of the Internet. Upon House passage, Heritage Action released the following statement from chief executive officer Michael A. Needham: "It is rare that good policy...
Blog Articles: https://heritageaction.com/blog/paul-ryan-export-import-bank-want-get-rid
Yesterday, in a speech at Hillsdale College's Kirby Center, House Budget Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) expressed his desire to end the Export-Import Bank, which expires at the end of September. Ryan's primary point though was that conservatives and Republicans should let Democrats be the party of corporate welfare and...
Blog Articles: https://heritageaction.com/blog/harry-reid-taxing-internet
When the House passed the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086) earlier this week by voice vote, there was reason to hope (yes, hope!) that the Senate would do the same. Nothing is ever easy in Harry Reid's Senate, though. CQ is reporting Reid is unlikely to take up...
Blog Articles: https://heritageaction.com/blog/daca-magnet
A recent memo from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirms that major "pull factors" for the current crop of illegal entries includes previously "successful migration attempts." In other words, the President's blatant refusal to enforce the law has, as anticipated, resulted in the more than 50,000 unlawful immigrants flooding...
Press Releases: https://heritageaction.com/press/cbo-obamas-4-3-billion-spending-request-unnecessary
Washington - This afternoon, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated just $25 million out of the President's $4.346 billion emergency spending request would be spent this fiscal year. Heritage Action, which previously called President Obama's request a "non-starter," released the following statement from chief executive officer Michael A. Needham: "As...
Blog Articles: https://heritageaction.com/blog/small-biz-owner-ex-im-bank-smaller-companies-useless
A recurring theme among Export-Import Bank supporters is that, at its heart, it's all about small business. One Tallahassee small business owner was completely candid about his negative experience with the Export-Import Bank, the Tallahassee Democrat reports. Ron Conroy of Verdicorp is more than happy to see the bank's authorization...
Press Releases: https://heritageaction.com/press/heritage-action-reviewing-house-border-proposal
Washington -- Earlier today, the House Border Crisis Working Group unveiled its recommendations to address the growing number of unaccompanied children and other unlawful immigrants crossing America's southwestern border. Heritage Action released the following statement from communications director Dan Holler: "We are currently reviewing the recommendations and will wait until...
Blog Articles: https://heritageaction.com/blog/theyre-saying-export-import-bank-supporters-undermine-obamas-bank
The debate over the future of the Export-Import Bank can be difficult to follow, in part because proponents of the Bank are often in conflict with one another. Here are the latest examples: Does Export-Import Bank provide cheap loans? Tony Fratto, Hamilton Place Strategies: All of you that have been...
Press Releases: https://heritageaction.com/press/pennsylvania-state-lawmakers-ask-for-transportation-empowerment-act
Washington -- Today, eight members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly sent a letter to Sen. Patrick Toomey (R-PA) and Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) to express their support for the Transportation Empowerment Act (TEA), introduced by Sen...
Blog Articles: https://heritageaction.com/blog/congress-rushing-create-new-veterans-overload
As a veteran myself, I consider care for our nation's heroes a top priority. The Department of Veterans' Affairs has been in disarray for too long, leading to unconscionable standards of care, wait times, and mass inefficiency. To try to fix this system, the House and Senate VA committees have...
Press Releases: https://heritageaction.com/press/heritage-action-statement-on-border-and-daca
Washington - Heritage Action released the following statement from chief executive officer Michael A. Needham: "Over the past couple days, the President's unlawful executive order, DACA, has become a major piece of the debate over how to address the crisis along our southern border. We encourage House GOP leaders to...
Press Releases: https://heritageaction.com/press/house-votes-to-end-obamas-unlawful-daca-program
Washington - Tonight, the House of Representatives voted to freeze President Obama's unlawful Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program by passing H.R. 5727. Heritage Action, which key voted in favor of the bill introduced by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), released the following statement from chief executive officer Michael A...
Blog Articles: https://heritageaction.com/blog/conservative-offense-opportunity-favoritism-none
The culture in Washington must change. And if we do the right things in the coming months conservatives have a real opportunity to start calling the shots. It's time to go on offense. That is why we created a road map called the Conservative Policy Agenda. Policy experts at The...
Press Releases: https://heritageaction.com/press/michigans-land-embraces-conservative-transportation-solution
Washington - Yesterday, Michigan's Republican Senate candidate Terri Lynn Land announced her support for a plan similar to the Transportation Empowerment Act, which would empower states to fund and prioritize their own infrastructure projects without costly and unnecessary federal intervention. "It's time to get D.C. out of the way and...