March 6, 2020, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement in response to the latest jobs numbers:

“Unemployment remains low as the number of Americans who can’t find a job who are actively searching for one remains at levels unseen since the year 2000. The strong labor market also continued to come through in employee paychecks with a 3 percent increase recorded on a year to year basis. With the unemployment rate continuing at a 50-year low 3.5 percent, and a Thursday, Labor Department report showing that the weekly unemployment insurance claims went down last week by 3,000, with the four-week average of the claims remaining below the levels recorded one year earlier, President Trump’s economic policies continue to deliver for the American people.

“Businesses also reported another massive increase in the number of jobs filled of 273,000, the second straight month with gains far exceeding the very strong 2019 job gain average of 176,000 jobs.  While federal government hiring for the decennial census contributes to this growth, excluding U.S. government hiring still smashes the 2019 average. The Trump economy is paying off.”

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Feb. 28, 2020, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement defending the appointment of Vice President Mike Pence to lead the U.S. response to the coronavirus outbreak:

“Democrats try to politicize everything, and their incredibly ignorant complaints about the President’s putting Vice President Mike Pence in charge of coordinating the U.S. response to the coronavirus are beyond the pale.

“Pence is not putting on a lab coat, he will be leading the inter-governmental response including coordination with foreign nations. A potentially serious global threat needs a global response that puts the gravity of the threat into perspective and that cannot be done without civilian leadership involved.  We need all the help we can get.

“Most people do not know that each federal government agency has emergency preparation plans that prepare for many worst case scenarios including a potential pandemic.  The Vice President’s helmsmanship will ensure that our government’s national and international preparation and response is comprehensive without creating undo concern in the general public. To try to proceed without White House leadership would be utterly irresponsible and could lead to chaos as agencies pursue different and conflicting paths. Under the Constitution, President Trump is ultimately responsible for the executive branch response and he would not be doing his job if did not put the Vice President who has the proven experience as a governor dealing with agencies and their conflicts.”

 

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Feb. 25, 2020, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement naming U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) Congressman of the Year:

“U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan has proven himself to be one of the premiere freedom fighters in Congress, consistently standing for free enterprise and the rule of law. Jordan has particularly distinguished himself in his ongoing and heroic defense of President Donald Trump against the false and slanderous attacks of Adam Schiff at the behest of some within the intelligence community. It takes extraordinary strength and courage to stand firm against the unrelenting torrent of criticism in the swamp. Jordan has been exemplary throughout his career for his fearless support of limited government principles culminating with his aggressive takedown of Nancy Pelosi’s impeachment team and for this reason, Americans for Limited Government is naming him the 2019 Congressman of the Year.”

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Feb. 20, 2020, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement in support of President Donald Trump’s choice of Richard Grenell to serve as acting Director of National Intelligence:

“The political weaponization of our intelligence apparatus the past four years has been an unacceptable breach of the agreements made with the American people when their representatives in Congress vested such incredible powers to these unelected bureaucrats. The President’s selection of Richard Grenell as acting DNI brings in someone with a wealth of foreign policy experience who is untainted by this weaponization, allowing him to provide information and advice that the President can trust. It is sad that the Washington Post and New York Times are upset that one of their sources will not be heading the Office of National Intelligence unlike in the past, but the President was elected and can choose whoever he wants and Grenell is a highly qualified diplomat who has proven himself under the most difficult circumstances. The President’s choice to have someone outside the intelligence establishment in this important role is particularly significant as our nation seeks to recover from the politicized intelligence abuses and reform the FISA system to ensure that it never happens again.”

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Feb. 20, 2020, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement commenting on the newly released Economic Report of the President:

“The U.S. economy for the past three years under President Donald Trump has surged well past all historical levels of employment as a direct result of lower taxes, reduced regulatory burdens, the encouragement of energy innovation, and the America first trade policy with new reciprocal trade deals. While economists predicted that the labor force could not grow based on the aging out of Baby Boomers, the Trump economy have shown a 1.6 percent increase in the labor participation rate for 25-54-year-olds with millions of prime working age Americans entering the workforce who had previously been on the sidelines. It is this renewed hope of a better future not only for themselves but for their children that is restoring Americans’ positive outlook for the future. The just released Economic Report of the President provides hundreds of metrics explaining the current economic boom and challenges for the future. For me our prosperity comes down to two basic factors: 1) those who want a job can get a job; and 2) wages are rising, thanks to competition for workers, disproportionately benefitting those at the bottom end of the wage scale.

“There are problems that still need to be solved. While people with disabilities have a lower unemployment rate than before, many are trapped in poverty due to income caps imposed on disability benefits.

“Another challenge, that the Council of Economic Advisors wisely dedicated a full chapter to, is the economic impacts of the opioid crisis in America for the first time in the report’s history. On the labor front alone, many economists believe that hundreds of thousands of prime working age males are on the sidelines due to addiction. A 2017 survey of those prime working age males not in the labor force showed more than the double the rate of pain medication consumption within a 24-hour period as those in labor force.

“But even with these headwinds, the key takeaway from the 2020 Economic Report is the Trump economy is robust and the prospects for continued growth remain strong as Obama’s restrictive tax, regulatory, and trade regime continue to be dismantled.”

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Feb. 11, 2020, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement praising federal court approval of the Sprint-T-Mobile merger:

“Thanks to the support of federal courts, along with the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission, the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile is a done deal. Together, Sprint and T-Mobile will help to bring 5G to the U.S., combining T-Mobile’s low band spectrum to bring the network nationwide and rural areas and Sprint’s medium band spectrum in big cities and densely populated suburbs. This will increase competition in 5G markets versus Verizon and AT&T, significantly expand high speed Internet access in a vast majority of rural America and help create good paying American jobs.”

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Feb. 10, 2020, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement praising President Donald Trump and National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien for removing 70 Obama holdovers from the National Security Council:

“More than three years into President Trump’s first term, his National Security Advisor is finally ending the bloated National Security Council structure inherited from the Obama administration. And it’s about time! The National Security Council personnel were quoted by the New York Times during the first year of the Trump administration bragging that they saw their job as being to block President Trump’s policies and the recent set of leaks associated with the impeachment are evidence that the NSC continues to be a politicized nest of ideologues who oppose the President’s foreign policy. It is important to have dissenting on foreign policy within any administration, however, the dissenting views must cease once the President has set a policy direction. Unfortunately, the Obama holdovers have been simply trying to run out the clock on the Trump presidency rather than serving and supporting the administration’s goals. Hopefully, this long-needed downsizing of the bloated NSC will result in an effective operating team as opposed to being the heart of the resistance against President Trump.”

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Feb. 10, 2020, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement on the President’s proposed budget:

“President Trump continues to produce budgets that provide a pathway to balance in 15 years, with $4.4 trillion of cuts over 10 years. It is up to Congress to pass appropriations bills that include a similar commitment to cutting the deficit. Unfortunately, Democratic politicians like House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer continue to attack President Trump for the escalating budget deficit while ignoring their primary role in increasing government spending. If Congress worked, and the House majority actually wanted to govern, they would make budget deficit reduction a primary focus in 2020. Unfortunately, what they really want is to blame the President for their credit card abuse. It’s time for Americans to tell Congress the cut the budget now.”

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Feb. 10, 2020, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement urging the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee to reject the nomination of U.S. Attorney Jessie Liu for Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes at the U.S. Treasury:

“U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jessie Liu should not receive a promotion to the extremely important position of Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes at the U.S. Treasury. Liu’s tenure at the head of the U.S. Attorney’s office in the District since 2017 has been a disaster, as she was unable to determine the corruption right under her nose at the Justice Department, FBI, CIA, the State Department and the National Security Council.

“What’s more, in spite of overwhelming evidence that former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn was innocent of perjury charges with exculpatory evidence being withheld by the D.C. prosecutors, Liu is persisting on pursuing this political prosecution to jail Flynn. Even more astonishing is the fact that Liu effectively allowed a Senate Intelligence Committee staffer to walk away with a slap on the wrist for leaking classified information, and minimized the prosecution of a spy ring that had infiltrated the entire email system of the House of Representatives.

“While I’m confident that Liu has gained many powerful political benefactors for the blind eye she has turned on swamp corruption, she should not be elevated to a position with extraordinary national security implications. Americans for Limited Government urges the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee to reject her nomination.”

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