Rep. Valadao's Legislation Puts Families Before Bait Fish
Rep. Valadao(R-CA) is sponsoring a bill in the House that brings water to Cali's drought-stricken Central Valley over objections it may kill a bait fish.The House is currently reviewing a bill that...
View Article4 Reasons the State Department Thinks Obama Should Approve the Keystone Pipeline
Today the State Department released yet another Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) about the Keystone XL Pipeline. The definition of a bureaucratic nightmare, TransCanada has been trying to build the...
View ArticleDid an EPA Report Just Kill 30,000 Jobs?
Conservatives looking to affirm the old adage that regulatory uncertainty kills jobs have new evidence: the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 10 Bristol Bay, Alaska Mining Assessment. So...
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Obama Budget Proposes $100 Billion in Tax Hikes on Energy Producers
Obama Energy Tax ProposalsThe President’s FY 2015 budget contains billions in tax increase on energy production and consumption. These taxes will result in higher prices at the pump, increased utility...
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ATR Urges Senators to Oppose the Motion to End Debate on the Shaheen-Portman...
Harry Reid - The Scream (Photo credit: absentee_redstate)Today, Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist sent the below letter to the Senate urging Republicans to oppose the motion to end...
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SB 310 Moves to Gov. Kasich’s Desk
Yesterday, Ohio’s House of Representatives followed the Senate’s lead and passed SB 310, legislation to pause the state’s expensive electricity mandates. Ohio residents have spent the past six years...
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ATR Endorses Sen. Toomey's Highway Amendment to Help Rebuild Disaster Areas
Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) endorses Sen. Toomey’s highway amendment (S. amdt. 3564) that streamlines the construction of bridges, roads, and highways that were damaged during disasters. All too...
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Senate Committee Report Details Environmentalists' Inner Workings
This story was originally posted on Forbes.com. Over the past fifty years, America’s environmental movement has grown from college kids adorning flowers to a billion dollar industry. With huge budgets...
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Obama To Veto Keystone Pipeline
One of the first moves of the new Congress is passing legislation that would approve the Keystone XL Pipeline for construction. Keystone, you may remember, is a pipeline that would carry over 800,000...
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No Need To Raise The Gas Tax
Since 2008, the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) has spent $55 billion more than it takes in. This persistent overspending has caused some politicians to call for an increase in the gas tax. Before even...
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Norquist Letter to Congress: Don't Raise the Gas Tax, instead...
January 15, 2015Dear Representative:On behalf of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) and millions of taxpayers nationwide, I urge you to oppose any increases to federal gasoline taxes. Before even...
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The Environmental Lobby’s Ludicrous Polls
Over the past week, the environmental lobby released two polls claiming widespread support for President Obama’s costly, job-killing and downright dangerous environmental agenda. The problem is: the...
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Lookout! Congress Considering Increasing the Cost of Flying
In about 200 days, Congress will be reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Why should you care? Because a Congressional coalition is forming to increase passenger fees to pay for...
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Conservative Groups Unify Around McConnell Strategy to Protect States Against...
Americans for Tax Reform today released a coalition letter signed by 33 nationwide conservative or free-market organizations supporting Sen. Mitch McConnell’s work with states to contest the...
View ArticleCarper-Coburn Postal Bill S.1486 Props-up Broken USPS
With the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) $5 billion deficit driving Congressional action, Sens. Carper and Coburn have put forth a bill that protects a bloated union workforce and paves the way...
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