Sen. Ron Johnson's (R-WI) first act when he became a U.S. Senator was to introduce legislation that would reduce the effects of excessive regulations. His bill, S.1438, would prohibit any federal agency from enacting significant regulations until the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that the unemployment level has dropped...
Today, Heritage Action for America released the following statement from CEO Michael A. Needham regarding the "recess" appointment of Richard Cordray to serve as director of the CFPB, even though the Senate is not in recess: Today, President Obama decided to bypass the Constitution and the system of checks and...
Congressman Paul Broun (R-GA) currently has a 95% rating on our Legislative Scorecard, which makes him the fourth highest ranking House Member. Originally elected in a close special election in 2007, Congressman Broun's conservative voting record combined with the Tea Party wave led to a second term win with 67%...
The third installment of our Member of the Week serious continues with an issue profile as discussed by Congressman Paul Broun (R-GA). Yesterday, we presented Rep. Broun's answers to five questions, including one about what aspect of government he would reform. In addition to repealing Obamacare, he wanted to present...
This week, controversial legislation that could result in government censorship of the internet and stifle innovation came under fire. Supporters of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA), which claim to crack down on online piracy overseas, started peeling off the bills. A day before any...
Heritage Action released the following statement from CEO Michael A. Needham: We are pleased Congress decided to postpone consideration on two controversial bills to regulate the internet. Of course, we will remain vigilant because bad ideas never die in Washington. Heritage Action will move vigorously to oppose any new iteration...
Last week, we talked a lot about the now-stalled stalled Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA). Let's be clear, there's nothing fun about censorship of the internet. What is fun is translating the acronyms SOPA and PIPA to see what they mean in other languages. SOPA...
Heritage Action's COO, Tim Chapman, discusses the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) on Fox Business with host Eric Bolling. Tim explains that SOPA and PIPA were designed by the same corrupt nexus which lobbies for loopholes and forces massive regulations on small job businesses...
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) currently has a 97% rating on our Legislative Scorecard - the third most conservative Representative in the House. He was elected to the House in 2006 with 60% of the vote, and has received more than 65% of the vote in both of his re-election campaigns...
The third installment of our Member of the Week series continues with an issue profile as discussed by the Congressman. Yesterday, we presented Rep. Jim Jordan's answers to five questions, including one about what aspect of government he would reform. He brought up the fact that our government will spend...
Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) is the second most conservative Member of the House or Representatives according to our Legislative Scorecard. Currently holding a score of 97%, Rep. Chaffetz was originally elected in 2008, which was an extremely difficult year for Republicans. He won that year with 66% of the vote...
The final segment of our Member of the Week series continues with an issue profile as discussed by the Congressman. Yesterday, we presented Rep. Jason Chafettz's (R-UT) answers to five questions, including one about what aspect of government he would reform. He has sponsored the Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act...
In the waning days of 2010, the Senate ratified President Obama's New START Treaty. Many Republicans Senators supported the treaty based on a promise from President Obama to modernize America's remaining nuclear arsenal - it was a typical Washington quid pro quo. Just days before the vote, former energy secretary...
Congressman Lou Barletta (R-PA) has pulled his name from the co-sponsorship list of the NAT GAS Act (H.R.1380). We've been fighting this bill for nearly a year now, and are excited that Rep. Barletta has become the 20th Congressman to remove his name from the list. Twenty Congressmen removing their...
Thanks to the efforts of good conservatives, we sent a message to Washington that the highway bills (H.R.7 and S.1813) are unacceptable, but the fight isn't over. Right now, Congress is not in session, which means lawmakers are back home in their districts trying to defend these terrible pieces of...
Today, National Journal released its official 2011 Vote Ratings. In Washington, this is an annual rite of passage. Lawmakers will tout their top conservative ranking, or their top liberal ranking, or the fact that they have no principle at all! National Journal used 97 Senate votes and 105 House votes...
Next week, the House may vote reauthorize and expand the federal Export-Import Bank. The ExIm Bank provides taxpayer-subsidized loans to American exporters. The Heritage Foundation has described "the ExIm Bank as Fannie Mae for exporters" which ultimately means taxpayers end up "holding the bag for bad loans." Yesterday, the Wall...
Congressman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) currently scores a 96% on our Legislative Scorecard and was part of the Tea Party wave that rode into Congress in the historic 2010 elections. Rep. Gowdy holds a firm belief that conservative principles and limited government are what will rescue our economy, and it is...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was originally created to enforce the National Labor Relations Act that was enacted in 1934. Unfortunately, under the Obama Administration, the NLRB has become empowered to tell businesses where they can and cannot locate, and deny businesses adequate time to build a case against...
This week, the Senate will take up a version of the House-passed JOBS Act (H.R.3606). According to CQ (sub. req'd) there will be some key differences: By including the Ex-Im reauthorization, the Senate also is significantly expanding the scope of the debate. Obama has pressed for the proposal in recent...