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Congress may be out of session this week, but when lawmakers return, we all know they will get back to their favorite pastime of spending taxpayer dollars. The phase four coronavirus relief bill, which will almost certainly be in the ballpark of $1 trillion or more, is inevitable. In addition to increasing the deficit, lawmakers, particularly Democrats, are willing to incentivize Americans to stay far more than six feet away from the economy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the House passage of Speaker Pelosi’s $3 trillion hyper-partisan “HEROES Act” socialist spending spree, Adam Brandon, FreedomWorks’ President, commented:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney’s remarks regarding Republicans’ failure to address out-of-control federal spending, Adam Brandon, FreedomWorks’ President, commented:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- FreedomWorks submitted a written statement to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which is holding a hearing today titled, “Examining the Root Causes of America’s Unsustainable Fiscal Path.” Jason Pye, FreedomWorks’ Vice President of Legislative Affairs, commented:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the Senate’s passage today of the Consolidated Appropriations Act and the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, both for Fiscal Year 2020, Adam Brandon, FreedomWorks’ president, commented:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the House’s passage today of the Consolidated Appropriations Act and the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, both for Fiscal Year 2020, Adam Brandon, FreedomWorks’ president, commented:
WASHINGTON, D.C.— In response to the budget deal reached by the president and congressional leadership that would suspend the debt ceiling and bust what remains of the discretionary spending caps by $320 billion, Adam Brandon, FreedomWorks President, commented:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) decisions to block the House from passing the Supplemental Appropriations Act, H.R. 2157, a disaster relief package, without any debate, Jason Pye, FreedomWorks Vice President of Legislative Affairs, commented:
When historians speak glowingly about the grandeur of the Greeks and of a desire to emulate them, it is more than likely they are talking about Ancient Greece. However, a quick look at the U.S. government’s current leadership, and it would seem they are trying to emulate the Greeks of the last decade, who faced a sovereign debt crisis that crippled their economy. They are heavily resistant to any spending reductions and are running up massive deficits that will eventually circle around to hurt us in the future.
Arguments from Republicans in favor of the omnibus spending package passed by Congress last week are almost all tied together by a common theme: “our military needs this.” The $700 billion appropriated in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, H.R. 1625, for defense spending is argued to be crucial for the security of our country. This mantra resonated loudly among the 145 Republican representatives and 25 Republican senators who cast a “yea” vote for the omnibus last Thursday.
FreedomWorks Foundation, American Legislative Exchange Council, Tea Party Patriots and Committee to Unleash Prosperity in partnership with a coalition of conservative organizations and prominent individuals, launched the Save Our Country Task Force.