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The Continuing Appropriations Resolution (H.J. Res. 124) would fund the federal government through December 11, reauthorize the Export-Import Bank until June 30, 2015 and served as a vehicle for a key component of President Obama’s Syria strategy.

Washington, DC - The Club for Growth and Heritage Action For America, two of America's leading free-market advocacy groups, sent a letter to Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on the Export-Import Bank today. The content of the letter can be found below and also downloaded as a pdf by clicking here. Dear Leader McCarthy, As you know, authorization for the Export-Import Bank is set to expire on September 30th. On...

"NO" on Reauthorization or Extension of the Export-Import Bank

Washington -- Earlier today, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, warned that even an across-the-board reauthorization of programs could be problematic, telling CQ "We need to look at that. It's not totally clean." Rep. Harold Rogers (R-KY), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, was less clear, but emphasized the need to keep the CR "as clean as we can, because the object here is...

One of Washington's well-known tricks is to set up unpopular legislation for lame duck passage. The continuing resolution (H.R. Res. 124) released on Tuesday night seems to set up another such violation of the will of the people. While much of the attention surrounding the CR has rightly focused on the Export-Import Bank, the funding bill quietly tilts the scales on the debate over the internet sales tax. The CR...

"NO" on Reauthorization or Extension of the Export-Import Bank (H.J. Res. 124)

Washington -- Today, Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, backtracked on comments regarding President Obama's request to include language that would authorize American troops to give support to supposedly moderate resistance forces in Syria. Yesterday Rogers said it was a "complicated, big-time change in policy" that he would "hate to see us attach to a continuing resolution at the very last minute." Heritage Action released the...

Washington -- Today, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) was elected to be the next chairman of the conservative Senate Steering Committee. Heritage Action released the following statement from chief executive officer Michael A. Needham: "No one has been more active pushing a positive conservative agenda in Congress than Mike Lee. He has shown you can fight the radical policies advanced by President Obama while promoting opportunity for all and eliminating favoritism...

"NO" on Continuing Resolution and Extension of the Export-Import Bank (H.J. RES. 124)

Washington -- Today, House Speaker John Boehner told the New York Times that Congress should not act on an authorization for use of military force (AUMF) during a lame duck session, saying "Doing this with a whole group of members who are on their way out the door, I don't think that is the right way to handle this." Heritage Action released the following statement from communications director Dan Holler...

"I call, write, and email my members of Congress all the time and I never get a real answer from the staff or intern who answers the phone. I don't see the point in contacting them and wasting my time. I feel like because I never get an answer, my voice is never heard." Does this sound familiar? It is important to know that regardless of whether a staff member...

Americans from all sectors of society use the Internet for social and economic reasons. Many use it as a means of climbing the economic ladder. That’s why every American has a vested interest in the debate in Washington over the Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA) and the Internet sales tax (IST). ITFA, a moratorium on discriminatory state and local taxes on the Internet (i.e. “email taxes”), is something Americans on...

The Keystone XL Pipeline would increase America\'s energy security, create thousands of jobs, and increase revenue in the states is runs through. Pipelines are the safest way to transport oil, yet Keystone\'s approval has been stalled in the upper chamber for six years. The House has voted to approve the pipeline nine times, most recently last week.

Washington -- Heritage Action released the following statement from chief executive officer Michael A. Needham congratulating Republicans for capturing control of the United States Senate: "Voters delivered a powerful message tonight. Just like the House majority four years earlier, the new Senate Republican majority is built on the repeal of Obamacare. And in a stark departure from conventional wisdom, nearly every newly elected Republican Senator ran against amnesty. As we...

Conservative Leaders on 2014 Elections: A Clear Conservative Victory November 5, 2014 Washington, D.C. Election 2014: A Conservative Victory The American people sent an unmistakable message to Washington: Voters expect Republicans in Congress to listen and fight for the conservative agenda they ran on. Every single newly elected Republican Senator ran on the full repeal of Obamacare. In most competitive races it was the top issue. Over 40,000 ads against...

ATLANTA - Administration officials have indicated President Obama may announce sweeping unilateral actions that could give work permits to as many as five million illegal immigrants as soon as next week. Heritage Action released the following statement from chief executive officer Michael A. Needham: "The conversation in Washington today is disconnected from the message delivered by voters just ten days ago. President Obama's amnesty policy was on the ballot and...

"YES" on Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act

Washington -- Today, Heritage Action and dozens of other conservative leaders sent the following letter to House and Senate Republican Leadership calling on them to prevent an insurance company bailout under Obamacare. To the House and Senate Republican Leadership: We the undersigned organizations urge you to clarify language in the upcoming appropriations bill to prevent federal dollars from going to bail out insurance companies participating in Obamacare. This request is...

Washington -- Tonight, President Obama will announce sweeping changes to our nation's immigration laws. Those unilateral, unlawful changes will include granting amnesty and work permits to as many as five million immigrants residing illegally in the country. Heritage Action released the following statement from chief executive officer Michael A. Needham: "By asserting a sweeping expansion of presidential powers and ignoring the will of the American people, Barack Obama is precipitating...

The $1.1 trillion, 1,700+ page bill would fund most of the federal government through September 30, 2015 while extending funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) until February 27, 2015. Importantly, the bill does nothing to block President Obama’s unilateral, unlawful actions which include granting quasi-legal status to those who are in the country illegally.