July 18, 2025, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement praising the House and Senate for completing its work on the $9 billion rescission package of USAID and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting:

“Congress has completed its work on the $9 billion rescissions package that will cut $8.4 billion in foreign aid and another $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. For now, this will end needless state propaganda and aid operations that were harmful to U.S. interests at home and abroad and cuts of people who hate our guts, think America is evil and wish us harm. USAID in particular has been used to funnel money into censorship of American citizens and into supporting governments abroad that are adverse to U.S. interests and values. It’s also time for public broadcasting to sink or swim, do more pledge drives, sell some ad space or whatever it takes to continue operations for which there is demand. It’s been long enough.

“Overall, the successful votes situate Congress in a strong position now for further rescissions under the rules that only require simple majorities in both the House and Senate. Congress could go further and reform the Impoundment Control Act if it wished to give the executive more discretion over impoundment, but for now, Congress should continue working through the President’s proposed rescissions so that taxpayers are not funding programs the President says no longer serve American interests and values at home and abroad. Well done.”

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July 3, 2025, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement praising the House of Representatives on final passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act:

“Today is a great day for America, as the House completed the process President Donald Trump started more than ten years ago when he came down the golden escalator, to put in place permanent tax cut reform, build the border wall, dramatically expand immigration enforcement and put America first on trade by incentivizing production inside the U.S. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act does all that and more, enhances national security, will strongly position the economy for growth and the best is yet to come. Congratulations to the House, Senate, Vice President J.D. Vance and President Donald Trump for upholding the will of the 77 million Americans who swept Republicans into power in the historic 2024 election. Promises made, promises kept.”

Attachments:

“Art Of The Deal: Congress Finishes The Job, Secures Border, Guarantees Immigration Enforcement And Expands Tax Cuts In Trump’s Biggest Win Yet,” By Robert Romano, July 3, 2025 at https://dailytorch.com/2025/07/art-of-the-deal-congress-finishes-the-job-secures-border-guarantees-immigration-enforcement-and-expands-tax-cuts-in-trumps-biggest-win-yet/

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July 3, 2025, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement in response to the latest jobs numbers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

“The unemployment rate dropped to 4.1 percent in June in a pleasant surprise following yesterday’s weak jobs numbers from ADP. This is great news for Americans who are just making their start or who are raising their families and shows the resilience of the U.S. economy following the inflation wreckage of the Biden administration. While time will tell if we are seeing a shift in labor markets towards further expansion, if so, the thing to watch going forward will be inflation, with more workers boosting demand as has been the case historically. Two things can help keep inflation in check: reducing demand or increasing supply. That is another reason the One Big Beautiful Bill Act can be helpful on the supply side by facilitating increases in production, including with 100 percent factory expensing for making products in America and incentives to boost energy and agricultural production, not to mention fostering the AI and robotics revolution, all the while mitigating long term risks to the economy if and when there’s a turn for the worse.

“Lower prices and lower unemployment mean more wealth creation for Americans, who are already benefiting from rising wages and incomes following President Trump’s historic reelection, which will help to facilitate savings and investment. We need to keep that going but nothing lasts forever. The results of the jobs report likely will temporarily forestall interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve as it continues waiting for unemployment to pop. But hopefully lifting the debt ceiling creating more room in treasuries markets and Congress enacting tax law certainty, plus a few trade deals, can further bolster confidence the U.S. is meeting all of its obligations, temporarily strengthening the dollar and helping interest rates to come down on a market basis. Controlling inflation as labor markets continue expanding by incentivizing production boosts needs to be the focus right now.”

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July 2, 2025, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement in support of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and its $170 billion for border and immigration enforcement provisions:

“H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, is by far the strongest border and immigration enforcement bill ever in the history of America, with $170 billion of border and immigration enforcement provisions. It includes some $46 billion to finish the border wall, $45 billion for new immigration detention centers that can deal with 116,000 detainees, enabling President Donald Trump to keep his and Congressional Republicans’ promise to engage in the largest deportation operation ever. There will be 10,000 new Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, and $10,000 signing bonuses for Border Patrol agents as well. Another $1 billion goes to the Department of Defense for border security, too, and $10 billion for states to assist federal immigration enforcement efforts. With these provisions and more, including removing 1.4 million illegal aliens from Medicaid and other public services, President Trump once and for all will be able to permanently secure America’s southern border and deport 1 million or more illegal aliens every year after there were more than 10 million border encounters under former President Joe Biden’s disastrous administration.

“And yet I’m seeing conservatives say that the bill is spending too much and adding to deficit or complaining about the floor procedure. Are they kidding? Do they want America to continue to be overrun every time there is a Democrat in the White House, with the goal of enfranchising tens of millions of people who should never have been here in the first place to create one-party rule? Where is their urgency?

“There will never be a better opportunity to put America first on the border and immigration. 77 million Americans swept President Trump and Republicans back into power largely on the promise that they would secure the border and boost immigration enforcement. This bill does all that and more, will enhance our national security and guarantee that never again will we have a border crisis. No other president would have ever presented such legislation, let alone be in a position to actually pass it. For any Republican who ever promised to deal with the border and illegal immigration, this bill is more than they could have ever dreamed of. Maybe it’s so good they’re spoiled now and think they can make it perfect. This passed the Senate! Ten years ago, who could have ever thought that was possible? Donald Trump, that’s who. It’s time to follow President Trump’s lead. You’ve never had it so good. It doesn’t need to be perfect, it just needs to get done, and then we can build on with next year’s budget. Keep going! Great work. Pedal to the metal, and of course there’s more to be done. This is the culmination of all the hard work done by the House and Senate and is legislation the American people will be proud of. Now it is finally the time to secure the border, tell illegal aliens hell no, they can’t stay, and put America first.”

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July 2, 2025, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement in response to ADP jobs data showing 33,000 jobs were lost in June to urge the House to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act:

“In June, the U.S. economy lost 33,000 jobs based on preliminary data from ADP, well below expectations, showing the U.S. economy could really use the $4.4 trillion boost of tax cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. After suffering under the inflation of the Biden administration, the American people need some relief that only Congress can deliver, including with President Donald Trump’s promised no income taxes on tips and overtime, tax cuts for seniors collecting Social Security, making the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent and 100 percent factory expensing to make products in America again. It also time to finish the border wall and give a much needed boost to immigration enforcement. Overall, after 77 million Americans swept President Trump and Republicans back into House and Senate majorities in 2024, it was repeatedly on the promise to act on these issues, and now it’s time for Republicans to keep their promises and finish the job. The certainty afforded by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is exactly what is needed to set America up for long-term growth and to overcome whatever short term weakness remains after the failed Biden economy. Don’t let Americans be hit with a 68 percent tax increase at the end of the year at the worst possible time when you had the power to stop it!”

Attachments:

“One Big Beautiful Compromise,” By Robert Romano, July 1, 2025 at https://dailytorch.com/2025/07/one-big-beautiful-compromise/

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July 1, 2025, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement praising Senate passage of the One Big Beautiful Act and urging speedy House passage:

“The Senate has done its job and passed President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act pursuant to Senate reconciliation rules. Most of the House’s provisions have survived, including the President’s promised no income taxes on tips and overtime, tax cuts for seniors collecting Social Security, making the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent, 100 percent expensing for factories to produce products in America, finishing the border wall and boosting immigration enforcement.

“In the meantime, the Senate has taken one, big, beautiful step towards boosting the economy, securing the border and putting America first on trade and immigration. This keeps the promises President Trump repeatedly made to the 77 million Americans who put Trump back in the White House and swept Republicans to House and Senate majorities. Now it is up to the House to finish the job and get the legislation to President Trump’s desk. Make a promise, keep a promise.”

Correction: The provision removing 1.4 million illegal aliens from the Medicaid rolls was put back in the bill.

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July 1, 2025, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano issued the following statement urging the Senate to finish its work on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and if necessary to remove the debt ceiling increase:

“Senate Republicans are down to the wire on passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act with it being unclear if there are the votes for passage. One item that has made it particularly difficult for certain members normally friendly to tax cuts and welfare reform to vote in favor of the bill is the tied-in $5 trillion increase in the debt ceiling. Normally negotiated under regular order between both parties, the inclusion of the debt ceiling could potentially be preventing Senate Republicans from getting to at least 50 votes. If so, and if otherwise excluding it wouldn’t lose any votes or risk House passage downstream, Republicans might be better off removing the provision. It becomes non-essential.

“While removing the debt ceiling would mean that Senate and House Republicans would have to make a separate agreement or short-term agreements with Democrats as the U.S. Treasury exhausts its extraordinary measures to keep refinancing debt up to the limit, that would still be better than taxes increasing on 80 percent of Americans at the end of the year and failing to secure the border and address the illegal alien crisis. Whatever it takes to secure Senate and then House passage should be on the table including pushing off the debt ceiling. It’s nice to get it done right now because then a separate deal or deals wouldn’t need to be made but also not necessary. The only numbers that matter at this point are 50 and 217. If Republicans fail to deliver their legislative agenda, they will disenfranchise the 77 million Americans who voted for President Donald Trump and House and Senate Republican majorities to extend and expand the 2017 Trump tax cuts, including no income taxes on tips and overtime and cutting taxes for seniors collecting Social Security, finishing the border wall and boosting immigration enforcement. Now is the time to listen to every member and complete the important work they started, whatever it takes.”

To view online: https://getliberty.org/2025/07/if-the-debt-ceiling-is-non-essential-from-the-big-beautiful-bill-then-remove-it/

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June 27, 2025, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement urging Congress to act against foreign-funded lawsuits in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act:

“President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill takes action to close a loophole that the U.S. Department of Justice has warned is a growing national security threat: foreign-backed third party litigation funding. Hostile foreign organizations, including those from China and Russia, are giving billions of dollars for lawsuits against American companies and get access to American trade secrets during the legal process. Worse still, they’re doing it with what amounts to a taxpayer-funded subsidy. If these foreign funders get a settlement, they don’t pay U.S. taxes. That’s not just outrageous, it’s dangerous.

“Thankfully, Congress is taking action on this important issue as conservatives have rallied behind this common-sense reform. It is disappointing that a handful of self-described conservatives are siding with trial lawyer funders and defending a tax giveaway for foreign interests. Senate Republicans are absolutely right to shut down this loophole and call out the grifters trying to keep it.”

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June 27, 2025, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement praising the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc. striking down universal injunctions:

“The Supreme Court has wisely determined in a 6-3 decision that lower courts lack authority to issue universal injunctions against executive orders or laws, and that injunctions can only apply to parties in a case. For too long, courts have used universal injunctions as speed bumps to slow down a President or Congress’ policies and laws, often merely delaying application of those policies and laws when they are later upheld. Universal injunctions were tipping the scales against the separation of powers and in favor of judicial supremacy, where all actions by the elected branches would first have to be submitted to unelected judges for ‘approval’ before implementation.

“Often in cases, the execution of laws must be considered by courts. But with universal injunctions, the policies or laws being challenged never are allowed to be implemented to better gauge their constitutionality or even become ripe for complaint, harming analysis into whether claims are justiciable. Universal injunctions were leaving higher courts with less evidence to analyze how a policy or law’s execution either ran afoul of the Constitution or law, or was in alignment with it. All that’s left after a universal injunction is for a higher court to issue a hypothetical opinion without the benefit of allowing execution to play out and for all sides of a case to be fully argued with the benefit of experience. Today, the Court has restored the limited judicial powers conferred under the Constitution and federal law.”

Attachments:

Trump v. CASA, Inc., June 27, 2025: “Universal injunctions likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has given to federal courts… Because the universal injunction lacks a historical pedigree, it falls outside the bounds of a federal court’s equitable authority under the Judiciary Act,” https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a884_8n59.pdf

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June 26, 2025, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement urging Congress to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in time for President Donald Trump’s July 4 deadline:

“Now is the time for Congress to act to get President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act across the finish line by July 4, making the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent, eliminating income taxes on tips and overtime, cutting taxes for seniors collecting Social Security, 100 percent factory expensing for factories to build products in America, finishing the border wall and boosting immigration enforcement. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act does all that and more, and the best is yet to come, but first Congress needs to get the reconciliation bill passed, overcoming whatever obstacles are still in the way and negotiating in good faith between both chambers. Nothing agreed upon will ever be perfect, but it will certainly be better than taxes increasing on 80 percent of Americans at the end of the year, the border remaining open when the next Democratic administration comes to town and U.S. businesses unable to compete long-term in the global economy. Most importantly, 77 million Americans elected President Trump and Republican majorities in the House and Senate to keep their promises, and that’s what the One Big Beautiful Bill Act does. Make a promise, keep a promise and the American people will reward you.”

Attachments:

“As Republican Tax And Border Bill Takes A Byrd Bath, The Only Numbers That Matter are 50 And 217,” By Robert Romano, June 26, 2025 at https://dailytorch.com/2025/06/as-republican-tax-and-border-bill-takes-a-byrd-bath-the-only-numbers-that-matter-are-50-and-217/

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