Draft Jim Jordan for Speaker - April 2018

WASHINGTON, DC - FreedomWorks supports passage of the historic rescissions package that is being considered by the senate this week. The Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, H.R. 3, would rescind $15 billion in unobligated funds. The senate must revive rescissions as a tool to eliminate government waste and take away the opportunity for Congress to resort to gimmicks by using unobligated funds as spending offsets.

WASHINGTON, DC - FreedomWorks cheers the Department of Labor’s reforms that will allow more Americans to form association health plans. Millions of Americans are unable to purchase affordable health insurance coverage, and the Department of Labor’s decision is a step in the right direction to lower the cost of premiums and expand access to healthcare.

WASHINGTON, DC - FreedomWorks activists from across the country have been vocal in their support for Rep. Jim Jordan for Speaker. Grassroots activists have sent nearly 10,000 Tweets using #SpeakerJordan, they've made over 1,000 calls to his office, and nearly 50,000 have signed a petition urging Rep. Jim Jordan to run for House Speaker. Additionally, FreedomWorks has seen a groundswell of support at grassroots events in recent weeks.

Washington, DC - FreedomWorks applauds the Senate Judiciary Committee today for passing the CREATES Act, S. 974 in bipartisan fashion. The Committee’s advancement of this key legislation brings the American people one step closer to having better access to more affordable prescription drugs.

Washington, DC - FreedomWorks calls for government restraint in wake of Comcast’s recent all-cash proposal to acquire Twentieth Century Fox. Echoing our comments regarding yesterday’s DC District Court decision to approve the AT&T/Time Warner merger, American consumers stand to benefit the most from free market decisions and competition between private firms.