A Progressive Wish List, An Unsustainable Budget
It’s quite telling that the cover of the federal budget for the 2017 fiscal year portrays snow-capped mountains, because the proposals read like a liberal wish list being sent to…
Key Vote NO on the Energy Policy Modernization Act, S. 2012
As one of our over 5.7 million FreedomWorks activists nationwide, I urge you to contact your senators and ask them to vote NO on the Energy Policy Modernization Act. S.
Report: Solyndra gave “false and misleading” information to secure loan from the government
A new report from the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Energy comes down hard on Solyndra, the now-bankrupt solar energy firm that, in September 2009,…
Cronyism: Kay Hagan’s husband benefited from the stimulus bill she voted for
Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) had been in office for less than two months when she, in February 2009, cast the deciding vote for President Obama’s wasteful $830 billion…
Coalition Letter: Conservatives Oppose the Shaheen-Portman Energy Bill, S. 2262
FreedomWorks has signed onto the following coalition letter, written by Heritage Action. A printable .pdf of this letter is attached below. Dear Senator: We are writing to urge you…
Tesla is Lose/Lose for American Taxpayers
Our government doesn’t have a lot of extra cash, but that doesn’t seem to stop them from handing it out to their buddies. That’s not really a fiscally responsible way…
SoloPower, Portland’s Very Own Solyndra Style Success Story
Portland, Oregon likes to fancy itself as ahead of the curve, and more educated than your average city. We're routinely listed as among the most wired cities in the nation,…
Corporate Welfare in the Federal Tax System
Frequently, entitlement reform is discussed among policymakers as a way to reduce government spending, but the entitlement reform discussed often concerns individual entitlements, not those directed toward corporations. A recent…
Green Energy Cronyism Leads to the White House
Green energy failures under President Barack Obama’s Department of Energy are nothing new. However, it is becoming apparent that the cronyism behind these loans could lead all the way to…
Obama adds another green energy failure with Abound Solar
President Obama’s ever-growing list of green energy failures now has one more company. Solar panel manufacturer Abound Solar is under criminal investigation for possible securities fraud, consumer fraud, and…