Oct. 9, 2015, Fairfax, Va.–Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement blasting 218 members of the House of Representatives who discharged reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States:

“Without any new loans from the Export-Import Bank, U.S. exporters managed to sell $188.8 billion of goods and services in July, and $185 billion in August. The reason almost nobody noticed the Ex-Im Bank’s expiration on June 30 is simple. It only accounts for 1 percent of the nation’s $2.344 trillion of annual exports. In other words, its expiration hardly matters at all when companies can just secure financing elsewhere in a global marketplace.

“Yet 218 members of the House, including more than 40 House Republicans, have seen fit to give yet another bailout to companies like Boeing and General Electric, all so their customers can get guaranteed loans at a slightly lower interest rate. This blatant corporatism on display is just one more reason why the American people want to throw House leaders out on their ears.

“This proves once again that the true majority of the House are Democrats and handful of Republicans. There isn’t a major piece of legislation that has not depended on Democrats to pass, and this is no more apparent than in this extension of the very corporate cronyism that has thoroughly corrupted Washington, D.C.

“Perhaps, the rest of the House Republican Conference will finally wake up and discover that their problem isn’t those who are pushing them to stand up for conservative principles, but instead it is the handful of their Republican colleagues who regularly vote with the Democrats creating a center-left majority that feeds the corporate state.”

Attachments:

218 House members who signed the discharge petition for H.Res. 450, Oct. 9, 2015 at http://clerk.house.gov/114/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0002.xml

1. Stephen Lee Fincher Tennessee            08
2. Frank D. Lucas            Oklahoma                 03
3. Markwayne Mullin Oklahoma                 02
4. E. Scott Rigell            Virginia                     02
5. Raúl M. Grijalva            Arizona                     03
6. Billy Long                        Missouri                    07
7. Thomas MacArthur New Jersey              03
8. Chris Collins            New York                  27
9. Richard L. Hanna            New York                  22
10. Gregg Harper            Mississippi               03
11. Mike Bost            Illinois                        12
12. David W. Jolly            Florida                       13
13. Carlos Curbelo            Florida                       26
14. Larry Bucshon            Indiana                     08
15. Charles W. Boustany Louisiana                 03
16. James B. Renacci Ohio                          16
17. Mark E. Amodei Nevada                     02
18. Bill Johnson             Ohio                          06
19. Renee L. Ellmers North Carolina          02
20. Ryan A. Costello Pennsylvania                      06
21. Dan Newhouse Washington             04
22. James E. Clyburn South Carolina         06
23. Michael K. Simpson Idaho                         02
24. Mike Quigley            Illinois                        05
25. Denny Heck            Washington             10
26. Tom Reed            New York                  23
27. Adam Kinzinger Illinois                        16
28. John R. Moolenaar Michigan                  04
29. Lou Barletta            Pennsylvania                      11
30. Tom Marino            Pennsylvania                      10
31. Mike Kelly            Pennsylvania                      03
32. David G. Reichert Washington             08
33. Elise M. Stefanik New York                  21
34. Robert J. Dold            Illinois                        10
35. Duncan Hunter California                 50
36. John L. Mica            Florida                       07
37. Stephen Knight California                 25
38. Charles W. Dent Pennsylvania           15
39. André Carson            Indiana                     07
40. Steve Stivers            Ohio                          15
41. Glenn Thompson Pennsylvania                      05
42. Joyce Beatty            Ohio                          03
43. Bill Foster            Illinois                        11
44. Keith Ellison            Minnesota                05
45. Gene Green            Texas                        29
46. David Scott            Georgia                     13
47. Zoe Lofgren            California                 19
48. Nita M. Lowey            New York                  17
49. Mark Takai            Hawaii                       01
50. John Lewis            Georgia                     05
51. Nancy Pelosi            California                 12
52. Steny H. Hoyer            Maryland                  05
53. José E. Serrano New York                  15
54. Sheila Jackson Lee Texas                        18
55. John K. Delaney Maryland                  06
56. Timothy J. Walz Minnesota                01
57. Mike Rogers            Alabama                   03
58. Carolyn B. Maloney New York                  12
59. Patrick J. Tiberi            Ohio                          12
60. Jerry McNerney California                 09
61. Suzan K. DelBene Washington             01
62. Kurt Schrader            Oregon                      05
63. Anna G. Eshoo            California                 18
64. Brad Ashford            Nebraska                  02
65. Derek Kilmer            Washington             06
66. Ron Kind             Wisconsin                03
67. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter Georgia                     01
68. Kevin Cramer            North Dakota            At Large
69. Lois Frankel            Florida                       22
70. John C. Carney Delaware                  At Large
71. Mark Pocan            Wisconsin                02
72. Gwen Moore            Wisconsin                04
73. John Katko            New York                  24
74. Karen Bass            California                 37
75. Joaquin Castro            Texas                        20
76. Ann Kirkpatrick            Arizona                     01
77. Julia Brownley            California                 26
78. David Loebsack Iowa                           02
79. Steve Israel            New York                  03
80. Brian Higgins            New York                  26
81. Kathleen M. Rice New York                  04
82. Eric Swalwell            California                 15
83. Janice Hahn            California                 44
84. Joseph Crowley New York                  14
85. Tony Cárdenas            California                 29
86. Louise McIntosh Slaughter New York      25
87. Eddie Bernice Johnson Texas            30
88. Brendan F. Boyle Pennsylvania                      13
89. Frank Pallone            New Jersey              06
90. Bonnie Watson Coleman New Jersey  12
91. Michael F. Doyle Pennsylvania          14
92. Michael E. Capuano Massachusetts        07
93. Doris O. Matsui            California                 06
94. Beto O’Rourke            Texas                        16
95. Joe Courtney            Connecticut             02
96. Rubén Hinojosa            Texas                        15
97. Paul Tonko            New York                  20
98. Robin L. Kelly            Illinois                        02
99. Linda T. Sánchez California                 38
100. Jim Cooper            Tennessee               05
101. Michelle Lujan Grisham New Mexico            01
102. Sean Patrick Maloney            New York                  18
103. Jared Polis            Colorado                   02
104. Ben Ray Luján New Mexico             03
105. Alma S. Adams North Carolina                     12
106. Pete Aguilar            California                 31
107. Barbara Lee            California                 13
108. Henry Cuellar            Texas                        28
109. Marcia L. Fudge Ohio                          11
110. Brenda L. Lawrence Michigan                  14
111. Mike Thompson California                 05
112. Lois Capps            California                 24
113. Hakeem S. Jeffries New York                  08
114. David E. Price            North Carolina          04
115. Albio Sires            New Jersey              08
116. Kathy Castor            Florida                       14
117. Jim McDermott Washington             07
118. Bill Pascrell            New Jersey              09
119. Tim Ryan            Ohio                          13
120. Debbie Dingell Michigan                  12
121. David N. Cicilline Rhode Island                       01
122. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott Virginia         03
123. Rosa L. DeLauro            Connecticut  03
124. Janice D. Schakowsky Illinois           09
125. G. K. Butterfield            North Carolina          01
126. Theodore E. Deutch            Florida                       21
127. Ted Lieu            California                 33
128. Raul Ruiz            California                 36
129. Ann M. Kuster            New Hampshire       02
130. Terri A. Sewell Alabama                   07
131. Ed Perlmutter            Colorado                   07
132. Patrick Murphy Florida                       18
133. C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger            Maryland       02
134. Jim Costa            California                 16
135. Elijah E. Cummings Maryland                  07
136. Suzanne Bonamici Oregon                      01
137. Richard M. Nolan Minnesota                08
138. Collin C. Peterson Minnesota                07
139. John Garamendi California                 03
140. Jared Huffman California                 02
141. Scott H. Peters California                 52
142. Sam Farr            California                 20
143. Earl Blumenauer Oregon                      03
144. Lucille Roybal-Allard California                 40
145. Gwen Graham Florida                       02
146. Katherine M. Clark Massachusetts         05
147. Jerrold Nadler            New York                  10
148. Rick Larsen            Washington             02
149. Matt Cartwright Pennsylvania            17
150. Robert A. Brady Pennsylvania                       01
151. John B. Larson            Connecticut             01
152. Bobby L. Rush Illinois                        01
153. James A. Himes Connecticut             04
154. Susan A. Davis California                 53
155. Sanford D. Bishop Georgia                    02
156. Marc A. Veasey            Texas            33
157. Henry C. “Hank” Johnson            Georgia          04
158. Ed Whitfield            Kentucky                  01
159. Elizabeth H. Esty Connecticut             05
160. Daniel T. Kildee Michigan                  05
161. Emanuel Cleaver Missouri                    05
162. John P. Sarbanes Maryland                  03
163. Donna F. Edwards Maryland                  04
164. Yvette D. Clarke New York                  09
165. Nydia M. Velázquez New York                  07
166. Joseph P. Kennedy Massachusetts                    04
167. John A. Yarmuth Kentucky                  03
168. Betty McCollum Minnesota                04
169. William R. Keating Massachusetts                    09
170. Cedric L. Richmond Louisiana                 02
171. Jackie Speier            California                 14
172. Mark Takano            California                 41
173. Sander M. Levin Michigan                  09
174. Daniel Lipinski Illinois            03
175. James P. McGovern Massachusetts         02
176. Stephen F. Lynch Massachusetts         08
177. Adam B. Schiff California                 28
178. Judy Chu            California                 27
179. Steve Cohen            Tennessee               09
180. Ruben Gallego            Arizona                     07
181. John Conyers            Michigan                  13
182. Adam Smith            Washington             09
183. Danny K. Davis Illinois                        07
184. Chellie Pingree Maine                        01
185. Juan Vargas            California                 51
186. Diana DeGette Colorado                   01
187. Wm. Lacy Clay Missouri                    01
188. Mark DeSaulnier California                 11
189. Grace Meng            New York                  06
190. Bennie G. Thompson Mississippi            02
191. Alan S. Lowenthal California                 47
192. Norma J. Torres California                 35
193. Niki Tsongas            Massachusetts         03
194. Seth Moulton            Massachusetts         06
195. Charles B. Rangel New York                  13
196. Donald Norcross New Jersey              01
197. Chaka Fattah            Pennsylvania                      02
198. Eliot L. Engel            New York                  16
199. Ami Bera            California                 07
200. Donald S. Beyer Virginia                    08
201. Gregory W. Meeks New York                 05
202. Cheri Bustos            Illinois                        17
203. Debbie Wasserman Schultz Florida            23
204. Richard E. Neal Massachusetts        01
205. Filemon Vela            Texas                        34
206. Gerald E. Connolly Virginia                     11
207. Tammy Duckworth Illinois                        08
208. Alcee L. Hastings Florida                       20
209. Corrine Brown Florida                       05
210. Lloyd Doggett            Texas                        35
211. Chris Van Hollen Maryland                  08
212. Xavier Becerra California                 34
213. Grace F. Napolitano California                 32
214. Luis V. Gutiérrez Illinois                        04
215. Tulsi Gabbard            Hawaii                       02
216. Loretta Sanchez California                 46
217. Dina Titus            Nevada                     01
218. Maxine Waters California                 43

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Oct. 8, 2015, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement in response to House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s decision to drop out of the running for Speaker of the House of Representatives:

“The shocking decision by Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to leave the race for Speaker opens up the process to a full and complete discussion of the proper role of the House of Representatives. Whoever steps into the running and ultimately becomes the new Speaker must move to restore the separation of powers between the branches of government. An effective Speaker will unite House Republicans through a revival of the House’s constitutional prerogatives, including the Article I  power of the purse, to stop President Obama’s regulatory onslaught against the U.S. economy and freedom.”

Attachments:

“GOP leadership election brings power of purse to forefront,” By Rick Manning, Americans for Limited Government, The Hill, Oct. 1, 2015 at http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/lawmaker-news/255629-gop-leadership-election-brings-power-of-purse-to-forefront

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Oct. 7, 2015, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama calling globalization a challenge at the White House Summit on Worker Voice:

“President Obama calling globalization a challenge just three days after releasing an executive summary of the Trans-Pacific Partnership is jaw dropping in its audacity. Once again, the President proves that he cannot see the destructive impact of the very policies that he promotes. We invite Obama to join Americans for Limited Government in opposing his own Trans-Pacific Partnership because of its devastating impact on the U.S. economy and worker. If Obama wants to stop jobs  from going overseas, then perhaps he should stop shipping them there.”

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Oct. 5, 2015, Fairfax, Va.–Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement in response to the executive summary of the Trans-Pacific Partnership released by the U.S. Trade Representative:

“The release of the Trans-Pacific Partnership summary is interesting propaganda, but the key issues of governance and enforcement mechanisms under the deal remain shrouded in mystery pending release of the full agreement.

“Additionally, the deal’s failure to address to basic currency manipulation concerns makes it a non-starter as it puts the U.S. heavy manufacturing sector at a competitive disadvantage that will never be rectified. It is foolish for anyone embrace this agreement without full public disclosure of all its provisions.

“Of course, that didn’t stop Congress when fast tracking the deal was being decided. Let’s hope that Congress keeps its powder dry until the Pacific trade deal receives a full and thorough public vetting.”

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Oct. 1, 2015, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement in response to the Teamsters union decision to meet with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump before deciding who to endorse:

“Big Labor should think twice about Big Green advocates like Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton’s announced opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline sends direct shot across the bow to every private sector labor union. It is clear that their interests are no longer served by a Democratic party that has fully embraced the Big Green anti-job agenda.

“The first step in this Big Labor v. Democrat divorce has been taken by the Teamsters, who are weighing their options for a presidential endorsement. This is clearly out of recognition of not only Republican support forthe pipeline that the Teamsters have supported but also GOP candidates Bobby Jindal, Donald Trump, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee and others who came out strongly against fast track trade legislation while the Obama Administration twisted arms to get it.

“The combination of Democrats’ radical environmental anti-jobs agenda and some Republicans’ support for the union position on fast track clearly is forcing Big Labor to reconsider their historical bedfellows. It is this shifting dynamic that may cause national Democrats to pay a real political price for their economically destructive policies.”

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Sept. 25, 2015, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement in response to the pending retirement of House Speaker Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio):

“Speaker Boehner has led the House through some tumultuous times. While we have not always agreed with his tactics, we all shared a common desire to restore fiscal sanity in Washington, D.C. and his legacy will be the three-year leveling of outlays that have slowed the growth of the national debt.

“The transition provides a unique opportunity to reestablish the separation of powers between the branches of government. Rep. Ken Buck has been at the forefront of the push to the defend the House’s Article I power of the purse, a vision shared by all House Republicans led by Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

“The budget discussions ahead provide the perfect opportunity for House Republicans to set the spending priorities for 12 of the remaining 15 months of the Obama Administration. The shift in power provides a golden opportunity for Congress to put its imprimatur on policies that stop Obama’s executive branch regulatory overreach.”

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Sept. 17, 2015, Fairfax, Va.–Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement blasting Senate inaction to consider the Iran nuclear deal as a treaty under Article II of the Constitution:

“President Obama’s Iran deal is scheduled to go into effect today in spite of his failure to follow the terms of Corker-Cardin, which required full submission of the agreement to Congress, including any side deals. However, more concerning is that the government has unilaterally amended Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty obligations, violating the treaty clause of the U.S. Constitution since no treaty can be amended by statute or without full ratification of the Senate.

“The responsibility and duty of the Senate is to bring up Obama’s Iran nuclear deal as a treaty immediately and defeat it. By forcing Obama’s treaty into the normal ratification process, the Senate will set up a court fight over whether the President can unilaterally change a treaty. While such a court fight may not stop certain aspects of the deal from going forward, it can have the effect of stopping the transfer of billions of dollars to an Islamofascist Iranian regime. And that is a fight worth having.”

Attachments:

Sen. Tom Cotton was right, By Robert Romano, Sept. 11, 2015 at http://netrightdaily.com/2015/09/sen-tom-cotton-was-right/

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Sept. 16, 2015, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement praising the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) for holding a Sept.17 hearing on the EPA Animas River toxic spill:

“We praise the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the House Resources Committee for holding this important joint hearing on the EPA’s Animas River toxic spill, and urge Chairmen Chaffetz and Bishop to use their respective committees’ full subpoena powers to get to the bottom of the agency’s gross negligence that now endangers the livelihoods of farmers and the Navajo nation.”

Attachments:

“When will EPA tell the truth about Colorado’s Animas River spill?” By ALG President Rick Manning, Sept. 9, 2015 at http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/09/09/when-will-epa-tell-truth-about-colorados-animas-river-spill.html

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