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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the House’s passage of S. 24, the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019, Jason Pye, FreedomWorks Vice President of Legislative Affairs, commented:
While some readers of this column are perhaps already familiar with this historical anecdote, it’s worth repeating every now and then that as recently as the year 2000, the state of Ohio had more paved roads than all of Russia combined. Please think about that for a minute. Ohio, a seemingly middle-of-the-economic-pack U.S. state, not too long ago had more paved roads than a country that is eleven time zones large.
Tucked away in the rules that House Democrats rolled out at the beginning of the 116th Congress is a provision that temporarily suspends the debt limit if the House of Representatives passes a budget resolution. The provision is what’s known as a self-executing rule. This may be legislative inside baseball, but it's a rather radical change to the rules that differs from even from a similar rule employed in the past.
The only thing more insufferable than watching Congress govern-by-crisis, is watching Congress govern by self-manufactured crisis. Can we finally stop pretending that House Democrats took back the majority with intentions to advance a policy agenda?
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the Senate’s passage this evening of the First Step Act, Jason Pye, FreedomWorks Vice President of Legislative Affairs, commented:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to President Trump’s decision today to nominate Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as acting White House Chief of Staff, Adam Brandon, FreedomWorks President, commented:
There have been a number of news stories in the past 24 hours about a government shutdown over border security. Although FreedomWorks doesn’t take positions on immigration issues, we do work on budget and appropriations issues. What Americans are hearing about the possibility of a government shutdown has not included any clarity on what that means.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the 2018 Farm Bill currently being voted on in the Senate, Daniel Savickas, FreedomWorks Federal Affairs Manager, commented:
House Republicans took it on the chin this midterm election cycle. The loss was in keeping with historical precedent, but let’s be clear-- Republicans lost the House because they failed to deliver on their campaign promise to cut spending.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the Senate Finance Committee’s proposal to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, Adam Brandon, FreedomWorks President, commented:
The National Debt has doubled in just the past 5 years. It's projected to triple over the next 10 years. Washington is now borrowing 40 cents of every dollar it spends.
