The GOPAC Newsletter 1.6.23 

The GOPAC Newsletter

 

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Larry Kudlow: A dramatic speech with absolute clarity on issues would help McCarthy's speakership quest

McCarthy's Commitment to America was very vague and hazy on some very important key issues, Kudlow says

FOXBusiness| Larry Kudlow

January 5, 2023

As of this reporting, right now, the Kevin McCarthy speaker nomination balloting is in its ninth iteration. It doesn't look promising. Despite plenty of midnight meetings, innumerable concessions, spear-throwing on both sides, personality slurs, and even lately some policy discussions - how about that? - more on that in a minute - the McCarthy needle has not moved.

As of this ninth ballot, Mr. McCarthy will go down in history as trying the modern record of nine ballots set back in 1923 by Calvin Coolidge's man Frederick Gillett. Question. Are we now headed for the all-time record of 133 ballots in 1856? Read more

 

School choice surge: 2023 poised for parental rights outbreak in Republican states

Washington Examiner| Jeremiah Poff, Education Reporter

December 28, 2022

Republican-controlled states are poised to enact sweeping school choice programs as state lawmakers return to their legislative chambers at the beginning of 2023.

After a banner year in 2022 that saw Arizona become the first state to enact a universal school choice program supporters praised as the "gold standard" of school choice, other state legislatures are poised to enact similar programs in the coming months. Read more

 

WG Discussion Points: Why Implementation Of The Commitment To America Matters

WG Economy | David Winston

December 23, 2022

For over a year leading up to the 2022 election, there was a significant effort in the House to develop a policy-based framework for what a Republican majority would do and to positively shape the political discourse for the election. This framework was developed by House Republican Member task forces working on specific issue areas. The result was a policy document named "The Commitment to America" that was released in September prior to the election.

The Winning the Issues post-election survey of midterm voters (November 6-8, 1000 registered voters who voted in the 2022 midterm elections for Congress) asked if a respondent had "seen, read or heard anything about a policy agenda called the Commitment to America." The survey did not associate it with a political party so that voters would not respond based on the party label. Read more here

 

ICYMI: GOPAC Announces 2023 Legislative Leaders Advisory Board

GOPAC

December 12, 2022

GOPAC announced today the members of its 2023 Legislative Leaders Advisory Board. 

"Our 2023 State Legislative Leaders Advisory Board is integral to our mission to educate and elect Republican leaders. The talents and involvement of each member will strengthen our programs as we collectively work to advance ideas that focus on Americans' personal and economic security.”, said GOPAC Chairman David Avella.

The Board members promote the ideas they are championing by addressing elected officials, candidates, and members at GOPAC events and via its digital program. In addition, they nominate a promising state legislator for the Emerging Leaders Program and provide updates on key legislative and political developments. Membership is a one-year term. Learn more

 
Don't miss the latest episode of The GOPAC Podcast!

Don't miss the latest episode of the GOPAC Podcast!

In this episode, Jessica is joined by Michelle Tafoya – a long-time mainstay in sports broadcasting. She’s a record four-time winner of the sports Emmy for outstanding sports personality – sports reporter, and is the only person nominated in all 10 years of the award's existence. Michelle stops by to talk about life after football. Don’t miss it!

Catch all the episodes: HERE

 
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