Fellow Conservative,
Good Saturday Morning. Senators and congressmen return to Washington on Monday, ending their six-week August recess sure to face a long list of policy battles to tackle.
Here is what you need to know as Congress gets back to work this month:
- The Senate will continue to work on government funding legislation next week after appropriators in the House passed most of their bills through the committee level. The Democratic House has scheduled a vote on their stopgap spending bill for the week of September 16.
- Democrats in the House are also making gun control legislation a top agenda priority this month, but at this point, Senate Republicans have indicated that there is little chance any bills to limit our 2nd Amendment rights will be taken up in the Senate.
- The President’s trade agreement is also scheduled to make its way through Congress in the coming weeks. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) provides necessary updates to the outdated NAFTA. White House officials are optimistic the agreement will pass through Congress, hopefully without watered-down markups from House Democrats.
Higher Education Reform
Executive Director Tim Chapman will be sitting down with Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to discuss what’s next for higher education this Congress and in the United States. If you’re in town, you can reserve a seat and RSVP here <[link removed]>. We will also be livestreaming the event on our Facebook page, so check it out! <[link removed]>
Americans are growing increasingly concerned about the cost of higher education and its diminishing value. Parents are tired of shelling out money and students are tired of going deep in debt, especially when so many colleges and universities are pushing a radical, liberal agenda.
> > > What our polling says:
- 72% of Americans say a four-year degree is not worth the price of tuition
- 87% support increased funding for job training programs
In the Washington Examiner, Tim Chapman points out <[link removed]> that not everyone needs a four-year liberal arts degree, and Congress should incentivize Americans to explore career options that don’t require a college education. Instead of throwing money at a student loan debt problem, the HERO Act empowers states to grant accreditation to innovative programs like blue-collar vocational schools, apprenticeships or short-term immersive coding programs.
We look forward to discussing this and other innovative policy solutions on Tuesday and we hope you’re able to join us! Click here for more information. <[link removed]>
Share your support for blue-collar job training programs by sharing this informational graphic with your friends and family on Twitter <[link removed]> and Facebook <[link removed]>!
Take Action on Tuesday
After early findings of at least 40 babies who were born alive after botched abortions across just three states since 2016, it’s time for Congress to take action. You’ve heard us talk about the Born Alive Abortion Protection Act before, the very bill that Nancy Pelosi refuses to bring to the floor for a vote.
> > > 76% of Americans agree that medical practitioners should be required to provide the same care to babies born alive after botched abortions as they would to any other newborn child.
On Tuesday, conservatives on the Hill will be rallying together to urge the Democratic House majority to allow a vote on this life-saving bill. Join us on Twitter to voice your support for the bill, and “@” your member of Congress so they can directly see your impact. Click HERE <[link removed]> to tweet in support.
Heritage Action in the News
This week, Tim Chapman joined C-SPAN’s Washington Journal and Hill TV to discuss what Heritage Action’s polling finds about the issues that most animate the American populace: immigration reform, concerns about job automation, a rejection of socialism, etc.
Additionally, Tim Chapman shared that Americans have an appetite for real policy solutions over the noise of political personality: “At the end of the day, it’s got to be about policy. You’ll see that these policies [we surveyed] cut across all segments of the population.”
Make sure to watch his TV hits on C-SPAN <[link removed]> and Hill.TV <[link removed]> to learn more!
Thank you and have a great weekend!
Tim, Jessica, and the Heritage Action team
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