May 29, 2019, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement urging the defunding of NPR after it censored the phrases “pro-life” and “partial birth abortion”:

“NPR is a taxpayer funded advocacy group which needs to stand on its own.  The Orwellian censoring of descriptions like ‘pro-life’ and ‘partial birth abortion’ in a bid to control the terms of debate demonstrates that NPR advocates rather than reports and there is no excuse for continued funding.”

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May 24, 2019, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning praised today’s Department of Transportation decision to open an investigation into the politically driven religious discrimination by the San Antonio International Airport and Buffalo Niagara International Airport against the Chick-fil-A restaurant company:

“It is unacceptable for public entities to engage in religious based discrimination and the FAA moving forward to protect religious freedom is a breath of fresh air.  Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao’s leadership on this important issue is a testimony to her commitment to fair and open accommodations for companies and people regardless of religion.”

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May 22, 2019, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement blasting North Korea for injecting itself into the 2020 election:

“When the Korean Central News Agency, the state run media fronting for the ‘Little Rocket Man’ who is the dictator of North Korea attacks former Vice President Joe Biden they have gone too far. The danger of North Korea’s anti-Biden taunts on his intellect is that some will use it to take Biden’s disqualifying record of plagiarism and incompetence off the table, for example.

“It is important that former Bush and Obama Defense Secretary Bob Gates’ statement earlier this month that Biden has been, ‘been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades’ not be confused with the North Korean missive.  After all, smart people are wrong all the time in politics, so Biden’s Joe DiMaggio-like streak of being wrong should not be dismissed as being because he is dumb, after all it was John F. Kennedy’s ‘best and the brightest’ who got us into Vietnam.

“America should reject North Korea’s attempt to influence our elections, and instead make their own decisions about whether the former Vice President’s record of plagiarism and his consistently being wrong on foreign policy makes him unsuitable to hold the office of the President.”

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ALG supports Qualcomm decision to appeal

May 22, 2019, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement in response to the Federal Trade Commission ruling against Qualcomm:

“It is astonishing that another Obama appointed federal judge would rule against the intellectual property rights of Qualcomm in a dispute that was already settled between Apple and Qualcomm. Once again, we see a lawsuit launched by the Obama Administration (by the Federal Trade Commission) continuing forward and threatening to wreak havoc against basic private property rights with the primary beneficiary being China’s Huawei.

“There is a research and development battle over the future of the 5G chips that will be the brains behind the Internet of Things.  Qualcomm, a mid-sized San Diego, California based company, is the company which developed both the 3G and 4G chip brain which have transformed hand-held phones into mobile communications devices.  Qualcomm’s research is paid for by the licensing revenues they receive from phone manufacturers like Apple, for the technological innovations that make the iPhone do the amazing things it does.  The FTC suit sought to end Qualcomm’s licensing stream, denying the company their earned revenue that is necessary to fund the development of the next generation chip.

“The truth is that Qualcomm’s competitor, China’s Huawei was called as a lead witness by the FTC in the case.  Huawei has been found to have received funding from the Chinese intelligence services, and they cannot be allowed to win the race in creating the brains behind the next generation Internet communications due to obvious security concerns.  And at a time when the U.S. government is aggressively seeking to cut this Chinese company out of the U.S. tech arena, a federal judge in the Bay Area of California decides to legally hamstring Qualcomm’s revenue stream to win the race on the critical 5G chip.

“Americans for Limited Government supports Qualcomm’s decision to appeal this decision and urges the Federal Trade Commission to agree to a reasonable settlement similar to the one already reached between Apple and Qualcomm.”

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May 20, 2019, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement praising Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioner Brendan Carr for endorsing the Sprint-T-Mobile merger:

“Today’s statements of support for the Sprint-T-Mobile merger from both Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and subsequently from Commissioner Brendan Carr represent a major step toward approval of this important consolidation which significantly expands the availability and build out speed for the next generation of wireless communications.

“America would be cast into an almost permanent economic disadvantage in competing for future business without widely available, competitively priced 5G technology and today’s announcement brings our nation one-step closer to a near nationwide buildout (99 percent) within five years of the final merger approval.  This ensures that rural areas, which have been consistently left behind when it comes to Internet speed, gain the advantages of 5G within a short time window which is essential to growing economic opportunities in these, many times, forgotten areas.

“Today’s statements by Chairman Pai and Commissioner Carr affirms a determination that no one will be left behind when it comes to the 21^st century economy, and they are commended for taking this important step forward.”

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May 17, 2019, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to end the steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico:

“President Trump has agreed to lift the steel and aluminum tariffs that were placed on products coming from Canada and Mexico, with those countries agreeing to lift retaliatory tariffs on products like pork and dairy in no later than 48 hours.

“The steel and aluminum tariffs were initially imposed on Canada and Mexico as a means to deal with China and other countries dumping these metals into our northern and southern bordering countries in order to flood our markets and destroy our domestic aluminum and steel industries.

“Today’s agreement retains the ability of the US government to impose future aluminum and steel tariffs if the situation warrants action in the future.

“Earlier this month, Senate Financial Services Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, urged that the Canada and Mexico aluminum and steel tariff issue be dealt with in order to facilitate passage of the President’s landmark modernization of NAFTA, known as USMCA.

“The renegotiation of the tri-lateral trade agreement between Canada, Mexico and the United States is the lynchpin of the Trump trade agenda as it includes intellectual property and forced technology transfer language, along with currency manipulation prohibitions which will be incorporated in future trade bills with other nations.

“The White House has submitted the trade deal to Congress where it awaits action.  It is anticipated that clearing away the aluminum and steel tariff concerns will create momentum for passage of the trade deal.”

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DOJ investigation and prosecution urged

May 17, 2019, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement urging the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division to investigate Facebook for discriminating against Candace Owens on the basis of race and sex by suspending her account:

“Is Facebook a public accommodation under federal civil rights law? Candace Owens, a young, black, conservative woman has been suspended on Facebook for expressing the opinion that liberal policies encourage black fatherless households that contribute to black poverty. It is obvious that Ms. Owens is being discriminated against because she is an African-American woman who is challenging liberal orthodoxy.

“Facebook has also come under attack for allowing discriminatory conduct by those using their platform to sell and rent homes. Some might argue that as a private platform Facebook is immune from this type of fair housing civil rights violation, however, case law says something different. Under the Fair Housing Act, realtors cannot selectively show houses on the basis of race. The Facebook advertising product clearly falls within civil rights law.

“The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division has a responsibility to investigate Facebook for the Owens case of racial discrimination. In one instance, it is racial discrimination of opportunity in fair housing. And the other, it is racial discrimination by a public accommodation, Facebook, and should be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

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May 16, 2019, Fairfax, Va.–Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement in support of President Donald Trump’s immigration plan:

“The framework laid out by the President today is a smart way forward and it is important that Democrats support it and securing the border in a humane way, build a merit-based system and move away from family chain migration. Any attempts to add amnesty or other poison pill provisions would be an admission that Democrats are unwilling to work on basic issues of common ground on securing the border, reforming our broken system and treating immigrants humanely. The President’s plan puts America first and American workers first.”

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May 15, 2019, Fairfax, Va.–Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement urging the defeat of H.R. 987:

“House Democrats are so opposed to anything President Donald Trump does they would throw 1.5 million people off of the health insurance they chose out of spite. H.R. 987 is a disaster and should be defeated.”

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