Dear FreedomWorks member,

As one of our million-plus FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to contact your representative and ask him or her to vote NO on H.R. 2832, a bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). Introduced by Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), the bill picks favorites among trading partners and disrupts the price system. The biggest problem is that a Senate amendment that would extend Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) at the current, higher post-stimulus levels is attached to the bill. It is simply not a free trade bill.

Dear FreedomWorks member,

Dear FreedomWorks member,

Dear FreedomWorks member,

As one of our million-plus FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to contact your senator and ask him or her to vote NO on S. 1619, the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011. Introduced by Sen. Sherrod Brown (R-Ohio), the bill would impose sanctions on China for allegedly manipulating its currency.  Retaliation aimed at the value of Chinese currency will not fix anything. The extent of the yuan’s misalignment is unclear but the value of Chinese currency has not significantly affected the U.S. economy.

Since the 1890s The United States has led the world in manufacturing. For more than a century, America has consistently produced more manufactured goods, measured in dollar value of goods produced, than any other nation.

Last week, Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX) introduced a bipartisan bill that would end the federal online gambling ban.  The Internet Gambling Prohibition, Poker Consumer Protection, and Strengthening UIGEA Act of 2011 has nine original cosponsors from both sides of the aisle, including Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) and Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA), who have advocated for similar legislation in the past.