Aug. 2, 2019, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement in response to the latest jobs numbers:

“283,000 more Americans were employed in July than in June with the number not in the labor force shrinking by 183,000.  Over the past twelve months, the number of employed has jumped by more than 1.3 million about 200,000 more than the civilian labor force increased. Since Jan. 2017, the Trump economy has produced 5.16 million jobs in the household survey.

“Americans continue to see job opportunity growth that is positively impacting people across the socio-economic spectrum with average hourly earnings continuing to rise. July’s Labor Department report shows that our nation’s economy continues to grow and move forward with the only thing holding it back being a shortage of workers.  That will be the economy’s challenge over the next few years, as baby boomers continue to retire out of the workforce, identifying, encouraging and skilling those who are currently out of the workforce to meet our nation’s future economic needs.”

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Aug. 1, 2019, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement blasting Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) for opposing patents and intellectual property for life-saving pharmaceuticals in the Democratic debate:

“Elizabeth Warren was dead wrong when she chose to attack the intellectual property protections contained within the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.  Her focus on the intellectual property rights of those who develop life-saving drugs and biologics should concern every person in America who is hoping to see an end to Alzheimer’s disease, various cancers and other lesser known diseases like dengue fever in our lifetimes.  Intellectual property protection is the simple concept that drives innovation as it guarantees that those who take the risks get to recoup a profit from taking those risks.  Unfortunately, Elizabeth Warren and those of her ilk, reject this fundamental concept, and as a result would tear away the incentive to invest in new drug development.

“The future of medicine is rapidly changing with innovations in nano-technology, robotics and biologics poised to change many of today’s assumptions about longevity and treatment.  It would be foolish to follow the rearview mirror focused approach of those like Warren who would stifle this bright future for human wellness by denying the financial incentives to make it a reality.”

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Aug. 1, 2019, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement praising President Donald Trump’s decision to levy an additional 10 percent tariff on the remaining $300 billion of Chinese imports that were not yet taxed:

“China’s empty promises in previous trade talks make it extraordinarily difficult to view them as a true business partner. President Trump’s announcement that a new 10 percent tariff will be imposed on $300 billion of the remaining Chinese imports sends a clear message to President Xi that promises mean little if actions do not follow. While most people will focus on the short-term impact on markets, it is important to note that China’s failure to stop the sale and shipment of fentanyl to the U.S. tops President Trump’s concerns. While campaigning in 2016, President Trump witnessed the ravages of opioids on communities across America and promised to do something about it. In the past year, he negotiated a deal with Xi to stop the flow deadly fentanyl to our shores. The Chinese failure to keep this agreement is reason enough to punish them economically, and is proof that President Trump puts the lives of American citizens ahead of multinational corporations.”

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July 26, 2019, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement reacting to the announcement by Ford, Volkswagen, BMW and Honda to accede to California’s usurpation of federal fuel standards authority:

“The announced agreement between four major automakers and the state of California to meet state-based fuel economy standards calls into question whether those four automakers are engaged in cartel like behavior that might fall under the nation’s antitrust laws. The Department of Justice is strongly encouraged to evaluate whether this agreement violates either antitrust laws or the interstate commerce clause. It is predictable that social justice warriors will use this agreement to pressure other automakers to surrender to California’s demands that are designed to usurp the federal government’s constitutional authority to regulate commerce. California already has incredible influence on the federal government given the Electoral College and the fact Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House are both from the Golden State. It is absurd that the Governor of California seems to believe that he can dictate rules to the other 49 states based sheerly on population. It’s time for the federal government to stand up to California’s tyranny by exploring every option under the law to overcome this obvious usurpation of federal authority.”

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July 26, 2019, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement praising the decision of the Justice Department Antitrust Division and the Federal Communications Commission to approve the Sprint-T-Mobile merger:

“Today’s Justice Department announcement of its decision to approve the Sprint-T-Mobile merger followed closely by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s similar statement clears the way for increased competition in the 5G future. These dual announcements are a win for common sense and will help the United States compete in the fast-moving economy that we are entering. Americans for Limited Government often criticizes government as getting in the way of progress and innovation, today we praise both the DOJ and FCC for doing what’s right so that Americans can enjoy a strong economic future.”

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July 25, 2019, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement urging the Justice Department to get to the bottom of the origins of the Trump-Russia conspiracy theory that became a three-years-long investigation:

“Former Special Robert Mueller’s startling admission that he failed to look at the origins of the Trump-Russia conspiracy theory opens the door for U.S. Attorney John Durham to conduct a complete and unfettered investigation into the whether the powers of intelligence agencies, State Department and the Justice Department were abused in an attempt to influence and negate the election of Donald Trump to the presidency. Words cannot describe how flabbergasted Americans should be that we have been dragged through three years of false political allegations and the person entrusted to get to the bottom of them proceeded with the assumption that people were guilty until proven innocent. Every prosecution resulting from the Mueller investigation should be evaluated by the President for potential pardon as they all resulted from fruit of a poison tree. Attorney General William Barr did the right thing in appointing U.S. Attorney Durham to get to the bottom of how we got into what is likely the biggest scandal in our intelligence services’ history. We await his and Inspector General Michael Horowitz’ forthcoming reports on these abuses.”

Attachments:

After Mueller testimony, there will be no Trump impeachment before Nov. 2020, July 25, 2019 at http://dailytorch.com/2019/07/after-mueller-testimony-there-will-be-no-trump-impeachment-before-nov-2020/

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