Key Vote NO on the CR/Minibus, H.R. 6157
On behalf of our activist community, I urge you to contact your senators and ask them to vote NO on the Defense, Labor, and Health and Human Services (HHS) minibus,…
Trustees Report Confirms Looming Social Security and Medicare Insolvency
It is no secret that Social Security and Medicare will soon be insolvent. The updated Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report released earlier this month has confirmed that insolvency…
Senator Burrtrays Principle and Party on Rescissions
There’s almost always a Republican who gets in the way of a positive legislative victory. On health insurance reform, there were a few, including Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who blocked…
Key Vote YES on Limited Government Amendments to the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, H.R. 5895
On behalf of FreedomWorks’ activist community, I urge you to contact your representative and ask him or her to vote YES on limited government amendments to the Energy and Water,…
Support the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, H.R. 3 and S. 2979
On behalf of FreedomWorks activists nationwide, I urge you to contact your representative and senators and ask them to support the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, H.R.
President Trump Fights for Welfare Reform and Self-Sufficiency
On April 10, 2018, President Donald J. Trump signed the Executive Order on Economic Mobility. President Trump’s plan outlines nine “principles of economic mobility” that are bound to lift…
USDA Signals SNAP Reform
Congress created the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to reduce food insecurity among impoverished Americans. At the same time, Congress recognized that welfare programs must foster self-sufficiency. The Trump administration…
The Top 10 Reasons Why the McConnell-Schumer Spending Bill is a Bad Deal
The bill would blatantly disregard the Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011 that requires Congress to adhere to budget caps – This bill goes above and beyond, busting the caps…
Busting the Budget: How Congress Spends Over and Around the Budget Control Act
As Congress nears another deadline this Friday for funding the government, a lot is on the table in terms of what could be included in a deal to increase spending…
Congress Must Support a New Round of BRAC
As passed by the House last month, the National Defense Authorization Act, H.R. 2810, contains language that prohibits a new round of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). An amendment…