HOUSE ACTS BUT SENATE, UNDER HARRY REID, DOES NOTHING!

Conservatives --

The House and Senate have both adjourned until after the election, so I thought it was a good time to update you on the issues American Commitment has been actively working on.

1. House stands up to War on Coal.  The House voted Friday 233 to 175 to stop Obama’s War on Coal. There were 214 Republicans joined by 13 Democrats who voted to stand up for coal and affordable electricity.  There were 162 Democrats and 19 Republicans who voted no. American Commitment activists like you have now sent over 100,000 letters and emails to Congress urging an end to the War on Coal.  For next several weeks, we will focus heavily on holding accountable legislators who betrayed their states by supporting Obama's War on Coal. We would greatly appreciate any financial contribution you can make to this effort, which could have a huge impact in coal states like Ohio and Virginia.
2. Farm Bill stalls. With a price tag of nearly a trillion dollars and more than 78 percent of it going to food stamps, this bill would have been a disaster for fiscal responsibility.  Thanks in large part to your 14,750 letters to the House and enough generous contributions to run hard-hitting radio ads, Congress adjourned without taking action on the Farm Bill.  But it will be back in the lame duck session, so we need to keep the pressure on.
3. Fight against IRS Health Care Power Grab shifts to the courts.  I was amazed at the level of public engagement on this issue, with 46 allied free-market and conservative groups joining the effort and over 50,000 grassroots letters from American Commitment activists flowing into the Senate.  Senator Ron Johnson needed 30 signatures to force a vote, and he got 37.  Unfortunately, there were several Republicans he was still trying to convince when the Senate adjourned and he ran out of time.  So, despite our best efforts, there will not be a Senate vote on the IRS rule before the election.  In happier news, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has amended a pending legal complaint in federal court to challenge the IRS rule and protect the right of states to opt out of the law's subsidies and employer taxes.

Thank you for being part of American Commitment!

Yours truly,
Phil Kerpen