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

Interview Availability: Please contact Americans for Limited Government at 703-383-0880 ext. 106 or at media@limitgov.org to arrange an interview with ALG experts including ALG President Rick Manning.

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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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Sept. 10, 2015, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement in response to a Senate vote denying cloture to a resolution of disapproval of the Iran nuclear deal:

“Predictably, Harry Reid’s Senate Democrats are cowering from a vote on whether to support President Obama’s Iranian nuclear treaty. The fact that Obama does not want a Senate vote on his deal should make it clear that it would be rejected on a bipartisan basis in both houses.

“Given that Obama has not complied with the terms of the Corker-Cardin legislation and the deal he submitted is in fact a treaty, the Senate should abide by his wishes and not vote under this flawed process. Instead, the Senate should consider the deal as a treaty under Article II of the Constitution, requiring a two-thirds ratification vote of senators present, take it up, and defeat it.”

Attachments:

Iran nuclear deal show votes won’t matter, By Robert Romano, Sept. 4, 2015 at http://netrightdaily.com/2015/09/iran-nuclear-deal-shows-votes-wont-matter/

Interview Availability: Please contact Americans for Limited Government at 703-383-0880 ext. 106 or at media@limitgov.org to arrange an interview with ALG experts including ALG President Rick Manning.

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