In Biden’s America, Miners, Energy Workers get Left Behind News & Releases Explore the latest updates, news, and product releases to stay informed and ahead of the curve. In Biden’s America, Miners, Energy Workers get Left Behind At a rally last year in the coal mining town of Derry, New Hampshire, Joe Biden put a cruel spin on Marie Antoinette’s famously callous suggestion to starving peasants—“let them eat cake.” Since they wouldn’t have jobs if he were elected, Biden suggested miners should simply learn to code . In Joe Biden’s America, miners and their families don’t matter. Given the chance, he would likely deep-six thousands of Minnesotans’ jobs by reviving a process barring mineral permits and leases in 234,000 acres of Superior National Forest . Six weeks before leaving office, the Obama-Biden administration’s U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) denied renewal of mineral leases for the Twin Metals Minnesota copper-nickel mine. Further, they began the process to lock down new mining near Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for 20 years. In July of 2020, the Trump administration’s BLM cleared a path for the Twin Metals Minnesota mine and will begin an environmental impact review for multiple metals mining. Understandably, Biden has remained mum on the Twin Metals issue during the campaign. The near-octogenarian’s hostility toward mining dates back to 1975, when he voted to impose federal regulations on mining. Predictably, legislation heaping federal regulations on the largely state-regulated industry forced a reduction in coal production. Energy sector jobs will be on the chopping block in Biden’s version of the Green New Deal. Thousands of good paying union jobs will disappear on day one when Biden has promised to revoke the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline . Add to that loss thousands of mining jobs, as well. Perhaps Biden should take his own advice and learn to code. With policies and attitudes like these, he should soon have plenty of time on his hands. NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → News & Release View More → View More Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title First Previous 1 Page 1 Next Last

CPAC Releases Kansas Legislative Scorecard, Revealing a Fierce Battle Between the Republican Legislature and the Leftist Governor Laura Kelly. News & Releases Explore the latest updates, news, and product releases to stay informed and ahead of the curve. CPAC Releases Kansas Legislative Scorecard, Revealing a Fierce Battle Between the Republican Legislature and the Leftist Governor Laura Kelly. NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → News & Release View More → View More View the Statement → CPAC Statement on President Trump's Signing of Trafficking Survivor's Relief Act View the Statement → Statement on Capture of Nicolás Maduro View the Statement → Statement on CPAC Mexico View the Statement → CPAC Center for Combating Human Trafficking Urges Congress to Pass a Clean Continuing Resolution View the Statement → Statement on Continuing Resolution First Previous 1 Page 1 Next Last

ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp on The Faulkner Focus News & Releases Explore the latest updates, news, and product releases to stay informed and ahead of the curve. ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp on The Faulkner Focus NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → News & Release View More → View More Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title First Previous 1 Page 1 Next Last

ACU Foundation Releases Latest Scores of Vermont General Assembly News & Releases Explore the latest updates, news, and product releases to stay informed and ahead of the curve. ACU Foundation Releases Latest Scores of Vermont General Assembly The Vermont General Assembly saw a significant increase in the number of conservatives in the House of Representatives — from only 3 the previous year to 23, according to the American Conservative Union Foundation’s most recent annual ratings of state legislatures. The American Conservative Union Foundation conducts an annual, in-depth analysis to rate all 8,000 lawmakers in America, revealing their positions on a wide variety of issues directly affecting our communities and families. None of the state senators qualified as conservative, and the general assembly continued to push a far-left agenda. Chief among those liberal agenda items were: undermining police officers in the state by exposing law enforcement officers to unreasonable criminal liabilities, increasing utility costs for residents of the state by further subsidizing “green” energy projects, and making a mockery of fair and secure elections by implementing a full-scale vote-by-mail program. Both chambers also defeated amendments to create penalties for ballot harvesting, further eroding confidence in the election system.Many in the House of Representatives showed their truly partisan nature by employing their official powers to pass a resolution attacking President Donald Trump’s use of social media. Check out the press release below with more details and please take action ! It only takes three minutes to let your legislators know that their score from the American Conservative Union Foundation is important to you, and you expect them to support more conservative policies. CPAC and ACUF Release Vermont State Ratings Lawmaker Scorecard Highlights Top Conservatives Alexandria, VA— The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) launched a new platform to hold lawmakers accountable to conservative principles for the 50th Anniversary of ACU’s Ratings Program. The ACUF, host of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) will deploy the platform to its activist base, where tools such as the lawmaker comparison function highlights to voters which conservative champions to rally behind. View the Scorecard of Vermont State Lawmakers Here The following lawmakers will be presented with ACUF’s Award for Conservative Excellence for earning scores above 90%: Rep. Mark Higley (100%), Rep. Marcia Martel (100%), Rep. Brian Smith (100%), Rep. Eileen Dickinson (100%), Rep. Thomas Burditt (100%), Rep. Robert LaClair (92%), Rep. Vicki Strong (92%), Rep. Carl Rosenquist (92%) and Rep. Mary Morrissey (91%). “Our new ACU Ratings website offers an accessible and dynamic way for voters across the country to discover whether their lawmakers use their power to advance conservative principles,” said ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp. “Over our 50-year history, we’ve compiled 15,000 lawmakers in our database and scored them across 186 different policy areas. For the first time, voters have access to a huge breadth of information that offers a distinct impression of the way lawmakers view the role of government in a person’s life.” ACUF’s Ratings of Congress and Ratings of the States are initiatives of ACUF’s Center for Legislative Accountability (CLA). These ratings are designed to reflect how over 8,000 elected officials across the nation view the role of government while illustrating the differences between chambers of the legislature and revealing lawmakers’ positions across 186 policy areas that directly affect citizens. ACU Foundation reviewed each piece of legislation voted on in both chambers of the legislature to produce average scores of each chamber as well as individual scores for each sitting member. Click Here to view the 2020 Ratings of Vermont online and Click Here to view the PDF version. For questions or media inquiries regarding ACUF’s Ratings of the States , email Luke Schneider at lschneider@conservative.org ### Chip in to support ACUF’s Ratings Our staff spends thousands of hours analyzing more than 105,000 pieces of legislation voted on by Congress and every state legislature in the country. Your support is critical to be able to provide this level of insight and transparency. Will you please make a tax-deductible donation today to support transparency and ratings of Vermont legislators? NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → News & Release View More → View More Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title First Previous 1 Page 1 Next Last

Matt Schlapp on MSNBC – RNC Convention Reaction News & Releases Explore the latest updates, news, and product releases to stay informed and ahead of the curve. Matt Schlapp on MSNBC – RNC Convention Reaction As the 2020 RNC Convention continued to inspire Americans and contrast with the divisive rhetoric of the Left, ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp spoke with MSNBC’s Ari Melber to share his reaction to the start of the convention and the success of conservative ideals. “What I advised the President to do and his team is talk about tomorrow,” Schlapp said. “The country has been through one heck of a year. But previous to that, he had a very impressive record of keeping the commitments he made to the American people.” Watch the video and share with your network! NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → News & Release View More → View More View the Statement → CPAC Statement on President Trump's Signing of Trafficking Survivor's Relief Act View the Statement → Statement on Capture of Nicolás Maduro View the Statement → Statement on CPAC Mexico View the Statement → CPAC Center for Combating Human Trafficking Urges Congress to Pass a Clean Continuing Resolution View the Statement → Statement on Continuing Resolution First Previous 1 Page 1 Next Last

Matt Schlapp on FoxNews: “The Biden gig is up” News & Releases Explore the latest updates, news, and product releases to stay informed and ahead of the curve. Matt Schlapp on FoxNews: “The Biden gig is up” CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp penned a new op-ed for FoxNews.com that lays out the difficult road ahead for Joe Biden as his approval ratings continue to sink and his policies continue to stink. As Joe Biden ’s presidential approval numbers continue to slip, it is reasonable to ask at what point is the Biden administration politically unsalvageable. The clear evidence is that the Biden policies are not working well for most, including for Biden voters. A trend of buyer’s remorse is developing among young, independent, women (you don’t have to be a biologist to read poll numbers either), and minority voters. Tellingly, Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign pollster, John Anzalone, is lowering expectations ahead of the bloodbath by saying it is “the worst political environment” he’s seen in three decades. Democrats on the Hill have doubled down on the most radically left policy agenda including cheerleading the end of American energy independence, inflation-inducing runaway government spending and a cornucopia of perverse woke cultural oddities. Even if a voter likes the new lefty policies, the overall numbers are sobering. Read more on Foxnews.com or see more of Matt’s op-eds here . NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → News & Release View More → View More Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title First Previous 1 Page 1 Next Last

CPAC Releases 51st Ratings of Congress News & Releases Explore the latest updates, news, and product releases to stay informed and ahead of the curve. CPAC Releases 51st Ratings of Congress NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → News & Release View More → View More Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title First Previous 1 Page 1 Next Last

“The battle lines are settled” – Statement from ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp on Joe Biden’s running mate News & Releases Explore the latest updates, news, and product releases to stay informed and ahead of the curve. “The battle lines are settled” – Statement from ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp on Joe Biden’s running mate Alexandria, Va. — Shortly after former Vice President Joe Biden announced California Kamala Harris as his running mate, who earned ZERO delegates from Democrat voters during her own failed candidacy, ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp noted how it further signaled Biden’s commitment to the radical socialist takeover of the Democrat Party: “California Kamala will be a tough sell in purple America. She has embraced and advocated for every wacky, destructive policy proposed by the far Left. If Joe Biden is an empty vessel of the Left, Kamala Harris is the fount of bad policies that are destructive to Americans’ day-to-day lives.” “A Biden/Harris administration would do to America what’s already happened to California. We cannot stand by and let the freedoms that made America great be destroyed.” “The battle lines are settled: It’s America v Socialism. Game on.” ### Share: Twitter NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → News & Release View More → View More Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title First Previous 1 Page 1 Next Last

CPAC Releases Utah Legislative Scorecard, Revealing a Mixed Bag of Bills from the Beehive State. News & Releases Explore the latest updates, news, and product releases to stay informed and ahead of the curve. CPAC Releases Utah Legislative Scorecard, Revealing a Mixed Bag of Bills from the Beehive State. ALEXANDRIA, VA (June 1, 2023) — CPAC Foundation’s analysis reveals that, though Republican lawmakers stood up to the Leftist cultural agenda in Utah, these legislators still missed many opportunities to promote conservative fiscal policies by voting for various bills that misuse taxpayer funds, resulting in a mixed 2022 session. “Utah elects significantly more republicans than other states yet fails to pass significant conservative policies like that of Florida, Tennessee, and Texas,” said CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp. “Led by a disappointing Governor in Spencer Cox, the legislature was forced to battle with him to pass protections for girls sports and end the Governor’s overreaching policies instituted during the Chinese coronavirus.” Several Utah state legislators are recognized by CPAC for their conservative voting records based on a just-released analysis from CPAC Foundation’s Center for Legislative Accountability. The following members of the Utah State Legislature earned CPAC’s Award for Conservative Achievement for voting with the conservative position at least 80% of the time: Senate: Daniel McCay (89%) John D. Johnson (85%) Ronald Winterton (82%) Don L. Ipson (80%) House: Kera Birkeland (89%) Kay J. Christofferson (86%) A. Cory Maloy (86%) Mike J. Petersen (86%) Ryan D. Wilcox (86%) Travis A. Seegmiller (85%) Jordan D. Teuscher (85%) Keven J. Stratton (85%) Mark A. Strong (85%) Rex P. Shipp (83%) Ken Ivory (82%) Karianne Lisonbee (82%) Candace B. Pierucci (82%) Adam Robertson (82%) Jefferson Moss (81%) Nelson T. Abbott (80%) Calvin R. Musselman (80%) Val L. Peterson (80%) The bills scored in CPAC’s 2022 Ratings of Utah addressed protections against men competing in women’s sports, Second Amendment rights, school curriculum, election integrity, tax reductions, and tax mechanisms that prop up government-favored products and industries. These issues, coupled with our mission to protect life, liberty, property and uphold the American family, created the basis by which CPAC Foundation rated Utah legislators. The Center for Legislative Accountability (CLA) , an initiative of the CPAC Foundation, is the premier organization for holding lawmakers accountable. The CLA produces the longest-running conservative congressional scorecard and our state program is the only one in the nation that scores all 8,000 lawmakers in the 50 states across every policy area. ### Contact: comms@conservative.org (202)-347-9388 NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → News & Release View More → View More View the Statement → CPAC Statement on President Trump's Signing of Trafficking Survivor's Relief Act View the Statement → Statement on Capture of Nicolás Maduro View the Statement → Statement on CPAC Mexico View the Statement → CPAC Center for Combating Human Trafficking Urges Congress to Pass a Clean Continuing Resolution View the Statement → Statement on Continuing Resolution First Previous 1 Page 1 Next Last

CPAC Releases Illinois Legislative Scorecard, Revealing a State Held Completely Captive to Special Interests. News & Releases Explore the latest updates, news, and product releases to stay informed and ahead of the curve. CPAC Releases Illinois Legislative Scorecard, Revealing a State Held Completely Captive to Special Interests. ALEXANDRIA, VA (February 5, 2024) — CPAC Foundation’s legislative analysis reveals that Illinois has become trapped in the special interests of unions and favored industries. With the substantial number of bad policies passed, Illinois legislature averaged a dismal average score of 25 percent across chambers. SEE SCORECARD HERE “Illinois melds the pro-corporatism and pro-labor union philosophies into a Frankenstein-like monster of oppressive regulations, wasteful spending, and abortion-on-demand.” said CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp. “It is as if ‘freedom’ has become a dirty word in the state.” CPAC recognizes several Illinois state legislators for their conservative voting records. The following members of the Illinois State Legislature earned CPAC’s Award for Conservative Excellence for voting with the conservative position at least 90% of the time during the 2023 session: Brad Halbrook (95%) Chris Miller (95%) Jason Plummer (91%) Tom Weber (91%) C.D. Davidsmeyer (90%) Additionally, some lawmakers in the Illinois State Legislature earned CPAC’s Award for Conservative Achievement for voting with the conservative position at least 80% of the time during the 2023 session. Their names are highlighted in gray on the scorecard. The bills featured in CPAC’s 2023 Ratings of Illinois address labor union and illegal immigrant welfare, and infringements on property rights. These issues, coupled with our mission to protect life, liberty, property and uphold the American family, created the basis by which the CPAC Foundation rated the Illinois legislature. The Center for Legislative Accountability (CLA), an initiative of the CPAC Foundation, is the premier organization for holding lawmakers accountable. The CLA produces the longest-running conservative congressional scorecard and our state program is the only one in the nation that scores all 8,000 lawmakers in the 50 states across every policy area. NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → News & Release View More → View More Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title First Previous 1 Page 1 Next Last

BREAKING: CPAC Texas Straw Poll Results Announced News & Releases Explore the latest updates, news, and product releases to stay informed and ahead of the curve. BREAKING: CPAC Texas Straw Poll Results Announced Dallas, TX — The CPAC Texas straw poll was released Saturday afternoon in Dallas, Texas. The poll, conducted by McLaughlin and Associates and sponsored by Real America’s Voice, showed that CPAC attendees overwhelmingly favor former President Donald J. Trump in the 2024 primary. “There’s an unbreakable bond between President Trump and the conservative movement. He simply did the things he promised to do and for that they are forever grateful,” said CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp . “This survey shows that President Trump is defining the conservative movement right now,” veteran GOP pollster and CPAC board member Jim McLaughlin said. The CPAC straw poll is considered the ultimate barometer of conservative voters. The poll of CPAC attendees was conducted over three days. Download presentation PDF ### NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → News & Release View More → View More Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title First Previous 1 Page 1 Next Last

CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp responds to unprecedented FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago News & Releases Explore the latest updates, news, and product releases to stay informed and ahead of the curve. CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp responds to unprecedented FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago Alexandria, VA — CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp released the following statement in response to the FBI’s unprecedented raid on President Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago: “We are witnessing the disintegration of the Left coalition in America. But as it breaks it is lurching more aggressively. It’s time for each American to stand for each other and rid this nation of this socialist reign of terror. The Deep State will do anything in its power to slime President Trump. We are becoming a Banana Republic. I urge conservatives to be outraged. We must defend the country and the Constitution from this coup. Americans need to keep growing the big Red Wave and save the country from these corrupt fascists. We have to fire Nancy Pelosi and Save America. In the CPAC straw poll conducted just days ago, an overwhelming 91% of CPAC activists believe the Deep State is the greatest threat facing America. Today the FBI proved them right.” ### NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → News & Release View More → View More Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title Read More Add a Title First Previous 1 Page 1 Next Last