Honoring America’s resolve and resiliency in wake of Pearl Harbor attack

December 7, 2021

Pearl Harbor response shows America what we can be

Fairfax, Va. – Americans for Limited Government President Richard Manning today issued the following statement in remembrance of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

“Eighty years ago today, Japan attacked the United States of America in an attempt to destroy our Pacific Naval Fleet. But they underestimated American resolve and resiliency.  A mere five months later, U.S. Army Air Corp. Lt. Col. James Doolittle flew a one-way bomber run hitting Tokyo, Japan demonstrating that America would not only not back down but would bring the fight to the Japanese.

“The story of December 7, 1941 is not one of military defeat, although it certainly looked that way at the time, but instead is one of the peace-loving American people binding together in sacrifice, determined to defeat totalitarianism and Nazism.

“As America faces many different challenges both abroad and at home, remembering Pearl Harbor is perhaps more important today than ever before.  The wake of Pearl Harbor shows America what we can be, the greatness that can be achieved and how light can shine even on the darkest days.”

For media availability contact Catherine Mortensen at 703.478.4643 or cmortensen@getliberty.org.

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Rep. Nunes, ‘a fearless defender of truth,’ will be missed in Congress

December 6, 2021

In new role Nunes will lead charge to reestablish free, open internet

Fairfax, Va. – Americans for Limited Government President Richard Manning issued the following statement today in reaction to news that Rep. Devin Nunes will retire from Congress to work for the Trump Media Technology Group:

“Rep. Devin Nunes’s (R-Calif.) decision to retire from Congress at the end of 2021 to become the CEO of Trump Media Technology Group will be a true loss to the fight for freedom in Congress, but his unique knowledge and experience make him the best candidate for leading the charge to reestablish a free and open internet.

“Nunes was recognized as Americans for Limited Government’s Congressman of the Year in 2017 for his staunch defense of truth as the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and again in 2019 as he fearlessly exposed the onslaught of lies spewed by the disgraced Democrat Chairman Adam Schiff.

“Rep. Nunes is an example of the best of Congress.  A fearless defender of truth and limiting the expansion of the deep state, he will be very difficult to replace.  We look forward to working closely with him in his new, important role. Rep. Nunes has been a champion of expanding access to information and the unfettered exchange of ideas.  Nunes’s new role running Trump Media Technology Group will allow him to use the free enterprise system to break the stranglehold Silicon Valley titans have had over free speech. These titans have made a mockery of the idea of the internet as a great leveler between the powerful and everyone else.”

For media availability, contact Catherine Mortensen at 703.478.4643 or cmortensen@getliberty.org.

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ALG Launches Nationwide Campaign to Defund Biden’s Vaxx Mandates

December 2, 2021

This is the fight Republicans were elected to fight

Fairfax, Va. – As the U.S. Senate approaches a Dec. 3 deadline for passing a Continuing Resolution funding bill to keep the government open, Americans for Limited Government (ALG) has launched a nationwide campaign aimed at ensuring not a single taxpayer dime is used to pay for the enforcement of President Joe Biden’s unconstitutional COVID vaccine mandates. ALG President Richard Manning issued the following statement:

“This is the fight Republicans were elected to fight. Biden’s unconstitutional federal government overreach is a classic battle between those who believe in limited government powers versus those who believe there is no end to what the federal government can do. There is no good reason for Republicans to vote for any spending bill that funds the enforcement of Biden’s vaccine mandates. Not a single one.

“Americans for Limited Government has launched a nationwide digital campaign asking Americans to urge their Senators and Members of Congress to reject any spending bill that funds enforcement of unconstitutional vaccine mandates.

“While it is good Senate Republicans plan to vote for an amendment to the Continuing Resolution that would defund vaccine mandates, what really matters is if those same Republicans hold firm and vote no on the bill itself, should the amendment fail.

“It is time to end Washington, D.C. showboating. Republicans cannot have it both ways. A vote to fund the unconstitutional Biden vaccine mandates is just that, no excuses. Congressional Republicans need to put their vote where their mouth is by refusing to fund the enforcement of the dramatic expansion of federal government power over individual liberties.

“Americans want their elected officials to do more than just talk a good game. Americans are losing their jobs due to these mandates.  Americans traveling back into the country will be forcibly quarantined while illegals will be passed through with no consequences.  Talk is cheap, now is a time for action – defund the vax mandates now!”

ALG’s Take Action:

URGE YOUR SENATOR AND MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO DEFUND

BIDEN’S UNCONSTITUTIONAL VACCINE MANDATE & QUARANTINES.

For media availability contact Catherine Mortensen at 703.478.4643 or email at cmortensen@getliberty.org.

 

 

 

 

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Biden’s FCC Nominee is a Hyperpartisan Liberal Hack

December 1, 2021

Gigi Sohn’s confirmation would jeopardize investment and innovation,

threaten free speech, and bring partisanship to the FCC.

Fairfax, Va. – Americans for Limited Government President Richard Manning is urging members of the U.S. Senate to reject Gigi Sohn’s nomination to serve as a Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission. In addition to sending a letter cosigned by 16 other leaders from a broad coalition urging the Senate to reject Sohn’s nomination, Manning issued the following statement:

“If confirmed, President Joe Biden’s nominee Gigi Sohn would work to instill policies that would crush innovation, silence conservative speech, and eviscerate intellectual property protections.

“The FCC was created by Congress to be an independent regulator and it has broad power over the telecommunications, media, and technology sectors. The agency has been characterized by bipartisan cooperation and accountability to Congress. As a well-known hyperpartisan activist, Sohn has no place on the Federal Communications Commission.

“Sohn has launched attacks against regulators and elected officials who do not share her views. She implied that the ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee is an industry puppet. She suggested that Republican senators are a threat to the country. She credits center-right news outlets with ‘destroying democracy’ and ‘electing autocrats.’ Given these views, it is hard to believe that Sohn would give regulated entities a fair shake or operate in a bipartisan manner at the FCC.

“I urge Senators to reject Sohn’s confirmation.”

For media availability contact Catherine Mortensen at cmortensen@getliberty.org or 703.478.4643.

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Not Guilty

November 19, 2021

Nov. 19, 2021, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement reacting to the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse:

“Justice was served in the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, breathing new life into the presumption of innocence and upholding the fundamental principle of the right to self defense. The jury, which has been subject to death threats and intimidation, has proven they were willing to put that aside to uphold the American system of justice and the presumption of innocence. It is our prayer that they are left alone and able to return to their regular lives as unsung, anonymous heroes defending liberty and the justice system that is essential for the rule of law to prevail.

“The irresponsible major media companies and the President of the United States that each tried and convicted Rittenhouse based upon deliberate misinformation and libel should be held accountable by Mr. Rittenhouse using our nation’s tort system. Let justice be done.”

For media availability contact Catherine Mortensen at cmortensen@getliberty.org, 703.478.4643.

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CBO gives Democrats 367 billion reasons to vote against Biden’s ‘wreckonciliation boondoggle’

November 18, 2021

CBO score should end this iteration of Biden’s spending bill

Fairfax, Va. –  Americans for Limited Government President Richard Manning issued the following statement in reaction to the Congressional Budget Office announcing the true cost of the Build Back Better spending bill:

“President Biden lied when he stated that his massive Wreckonciliation boondoggle would not cost anything, zero.  That is the conclusion of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) which Biden called the “gold standard” when he was vice president in 2010. The CBO found that Biden’s latest massive spending bill would add $367 billion to the deficit over the next ten years.  And while Biden’s Press Secretary claimed that all economists agree that the bill will not fuel additional inflation, she must not have talked to former Obama economic advisor Stephen Ratner who urged the Biden administration to ‘come clean with voters about the impact of his spending plans on inflation.’

“The impact of the CBO score should end this iteration of the Biden bill as the budget reconciliation process demands that the proposal not add to the deficit.  The CBO just gave House and Senate Democrats, who are increasingly focused on inflation, $367 billion reasons to vote no if the bill should come to a vote.”

Click here to view CBO Summary of Cost Estimate for H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act.

For media availability contact Catherine Mortensen at cmortensen@getliberty.org, 703.478.4643.

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Right of self defense on trial as jury weighs Rittenhouse verdict

November 16, 2021

Nov. 16, 2021, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement in response to ongoing jury deliberations in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial:

“Kyle Rittenhouse defended himself from three violent rioters in a mob that was chasing him last August. This has been one of the clearest cases of self defense ever caught on camera. Almost every assertion by the prosecution about Rittenhouse’s supposed aggression on video was belied by the video shown to the jury. The travesty of this case is that it was tried at all, putting the jurors and the city of Kenosha once again in the crosshairs of even more mob violence should the verdict go against the mob. Unfortunately, this is the natural conclusion of the Antifa and BLM mob violence that beset the country through most of 2020.

“In an ironic note, the local Kenosha prosecutor and the Biden Justice Department, declined to prosecute the officer who shot Jacob Blake, the catalyst of the Kenosha riots. There, they ruled it was reasonable self defense for the officer involved. Yet, Rittenhouse, who clearly was defending himself as well, has been prosecuted because he was a private citizen.”

Interview availability: For media availability contact Catherine Mortensen at 703.478.4643 or cmortensen@getliberty.org.

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Senate Should Reject Saule Omarova for Comptroller of the Currency

November 15, 2021

Saule Omarova is the worse choice out of hundreds of bad nominations.

Fairfax, Va. – Americans for Limited Government President Richard Manning issued the following statement in reaction to the Senate confirmation hearing for Saule Omarova, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the office of the Comptroller of the Currency:

“President Joe Biden’s nominee for the office of Comptroller of the Currency, Saule Omarova, is perhaps the worse choice out of hundreds of bad nominations. You see, Ms. Omarova is a genuine Moscow University (not in Idaho), Lenin Scholar who emigrated to the United States in 1991 who is on video saying, ‘There will be no more private bank deposit accounts and all of the deposit accounts will be held directly at the Fed.’

“When this statement is put into the context of an administration that has aggressively sought to have annual transaction reports for every bank account with more than $600, what could go wrong? While most people don’t know what the Comptroller of the Currency does, the position is more than a signature line on the money.  The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency overseas the execution of laws relating to national banks including chartering, regulating and supervising them.

“When combined with the broad powers that the Consumer Finance Protection Board has over the financial services sector, the prospects of a radical appointee in this relatively obscure position poses a real danger to the flow of money through our financial system.

“Ms. Omarova is the exact kind of radical that America does not need and should be rejected by the Senate.”

For media availability contact Catherine Mortensen at 703.478.4643 or cmortensen@getliberty.org.

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Inflation rises to 6.2 percent annually as Congress just keeps on spending

November 10, 2021

Nov. 10, 2021, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement in response to inflation rising to 6.2 percent annualized per the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

“The Labor Department’s measurement of price increases in the month of October showed an annual increase of 6.2 percent led by energy inflation which have jumped by 30 percent since November 1, 2020.  When Donald Trump left office in January of 2021, the annual inflation rate was  measured at 1.4 percent.

“Seniors and others on fixed incomes can expect a long, cold winter this year as natural gas and home heating oil prices have skyrocketed more than 40 percent higher due to the Biden anti-energy policies.  It was estimated by the federal government last month that the cost of home heating oil will jump to more than $1,700 this winter with owners of older homes in the Northeast most impacted.  In fact, the states that use the most home heating oil are New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Maine — all states which voted for Joe Biden with eight out of their ten U.S. Senators supporting Biden’s energy constricting green new deal policies.

“This winter when the media is reporting about a heating oil problem in the Northeast and advocates are urging subsidies, America needs to remember that the misery caused by having to choose between heating your home and feeding your family is a direct consequence of the policies of the politicians these states put into office.  Biden has made energy inflation a primary feature of his domestic policy and unfortunately this winter those on fixed and lower incomes will feel the brunt of it as they suffer while the left worships the false god of global warming.  Policy decisions have consequences, and the current President has chosen to appease the anti-carbon crazies rather than embracing affordable energy solutions put into effect during President Donald Trump’s administration.”

For media availability, contact Catherine Mortensen at 703.478.4643 or email cmortensen@getliberty.org.

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Rittenhouse Criminal Case Implodes

November 8, 2021

Today’s testimony makes crystal clear Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self-defense

Fairfax, Va. – Gaige Grosskreutz was one of the attackers of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year. After giving testimony earlier today attempting to paint himself as a victim of Rittenhouse, the witness/attacker admitted today during cross examination he was shot only after he threatened Rittenhouse by pointing a gun at him inches away from his head.

While the prosecution hoped Grosskreutz sketchy testimony would assist their case, the actual testimony supports the defense claim of Rittenhouse acting in self defense after being attacked by a mob.

Americans for Limited Government President Richard Manning issued the following statement in reaction to today’s developments:

“There can be no other conclusion than not guilty by reason of self-defense in the case of Kyle Rittenhouse, the then-17-year old who defended himself against the attack of rioters in Kenosha, WI who now stands trial on murder charges.

“Testimony by the prosecution’s star witness, Gaige Grosskreutz, demonstrates under oath that Rittenhouse was chased by the assailant and only fired at him when the assailant’s handgun was pointed at him. This testimony exonerates Rittenhouse from charges he killed two people. The fact that the prosecution continued with the case with the knowledge of this witness’s sworn testimony, which any honest prosecutor had to have heard before the witness took the stand, makes it clear that Rittenhouse has been prosecuted for political purposes rather than legal ones. Judge Bruce Schroeder should immediately declare a summary judgement of not guilty. There is no reason to continue to put the people of Kenosha and the state of Wisconsin through the emotional tension associated with this trial as the evidence clearly shows that Rittenhouse acted to save his own life.

“The prosecution’s star witness makes is crystal clear that if Rittenhouse did not act in self defense, there is no ability for anyone to defend themselves from a violent, and potentially deadly attack. It is time to free Rittenhouse. At this point continuing the trial would be an extreme misuse of the criminal justice system.

“The only question that remains is who in the prosecutor’s office gets fired for bringing this case forward given the clear evidence that a not guilty verdict was the only possible outcome.”

For media availability, contact Catherine Mortensen at 703.478.4643 or email cmortensen@getliberty.org.

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