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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FreedomWorks Urges Activists to Call Speaker Boehner’s Office to Stop the Fiscal Conservative Purge

Washington, DC- Following news that fiscally conservative Congressmen David Schweikert (R-AZ), Justin Amash (R-MI) and Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) have been removed from their committee positions by Republican leadership, FreedomWorks president Matt Kibbe …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FreedomWorks Celebrates Governor Corbett’s bold decision to reject Health Care Exchanges in Pennsylvania

Washington, DC –Today FreedomWorks, a grassroots frontrunner in the fight to block health care exchanges around the country, applauded Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett for his hard-hitting decision to decline a state-run health care exchange in …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FreedomWorks Applauds the Selection of Tim Scott to Replace Jim DeMint in the Senate

Washington, DC- Following Governor Haley’s decision to appoint Rep. Tim Scott to fill Jim DeMint’s Senate seat, FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe released the following statement: “Kudos to Governor Haley for choosing a proven fiscal conservative to …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FreedomWorks Issues a Key Vote “NO” to Speaker Boehner’s Plan B

Washington, DC- FreedomWorks issued a Key Vote today urging members of Congress to vote “NO” on Speaker of the House John Boehner’s fiscal cliff “Plan B.” The plan offers a permanent extension of current income-tax rates for all except those earning $1 …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

Congress Fails to Make Promised Cuts, FreedomWorks Responds

WASHINGTON, DC- In a hurried up-or-down vote on New Year’s Day, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. The H.R. 8 legislation is the House version of the McConnell-Obama fiscal cliff plan to “postpone” the …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FreedomWorks Announces Opposition to Jack Lew’s Treasury Secretary Appointment

Activists are urged to contact their Senators on NotJackLew.com to say “NO” to Jack LewWASHINGTON, DC- Following news that President Barack Obama will appoint former White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew as the next Treasury Secretary to replace Tim …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FreedomWorks Launches Debt Ceiling Website, “www.DCDoYourJob.com”

Washington, DC- It’s been nearly four years since the Senate fulfilled its Constitutional responsibility to pass a budget, yet President Obama is pressuring Congress to raise the debt ceiling once again to accommodate for another year of trillion-dollar …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

Governors Reject Health Care Exchanges, White House Changes the Rules Again

WASHINGTON, DC- Following news that the White House extended the February 15th deadline for states to adopt health care exchanges for a second time, this time indefinitely, FreedomWorks’ Vice President of Health Care Policy Dean Clancy commented:“The …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

Reverend CL Bryant’s Documentary “Runaway Slave” Tops the Charts

Washington, DC- FreedomWorks is thrilled to announce Reverend CL Bryant’s fearless new documentary, “Runaway Slave” premiered as the number one bestselling documentary on Amazon.com this week.A one-time NAACP local chapter president, Reverend Bryant became …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FreedomWorks Key Votes “NO” on the GOP Debt Ceiling Proposal, H.R. 325

Washington, DC- FreedomWorks will be activating its membership of over 2 million fiscal conservatives to contact their Representatives and demand a vote “NO” on H.R. 325, the debt ceiling legislation proposed by Republican House leadership that would raise …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FreedomWorks Responds to Senate’s Vote to Extend the Debt Ceiling

Washington, DC- FreedomWorks released the following statement in response to news that the Senate passed H.R. 325, the House-passed debt ceiling legislation that would raise the debt ceiling clean with no long-term budget solutions. Prior to the vote, …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FreedomWorks Reacts to Karl Rove’s New Project: The Empire is Striking Back

Washington, DC- In response to the launch of the Conservative Victory Project, a Karl Rove-backed group tasked with protecting Republican Senate incumbents from fiscally conservative primary challenges, FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe released the …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FreedomWorks Applauds Utah Governor for Resisting Federally Approved Health Care Exchanges

Washington, DC- Following news that Utah Governor Gary Herbert walked away from negotiations with the Obama Administration to create a federally approved health care exchange in the state, FreedomWorks Vice President of Health Care Policy Dean Clancy …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

FreedomWorks to Host South Carolina Congressional Candidate Forum to Replace Tim Scott’s SC-1 Seat

Washington, DC –FreedomWorks will join constituents of South Carolina’s First District for the first and only congressional candidate forum with all 16 Republican candidates competing in the March 19th primary. Each candidate will have the opportunity to …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

Matt Kibbe Responds to the President’s Sequester Savings Smears

Washington, DC- FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe issued the following response to President Obama’s State of the Union attacks on the promised sequester savings: “Congress doesn’t have a sequestration problem; they have a sequestration promise to keep to …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:00 GMT

FreedomWorks Responds to the State of the Union Address

Washington, DC- Following the conclusion of President Obama’s State of the Union address, FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe released the following statement: “As I listened to the President tonight, I wondered if we were discussing the same Union. Has he …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:00 GMT

FreedomWorks Stands with Governor McCrory’s Decision to Resist a State Health Insurance Exchange in North Carolina

Washington, DC- FreedomWorks applauds North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory’s announcement yesterday to resist a state health insurance exchange, leaving that task to the federal government. Governor McCrory’s decision to reject the state exchanges …

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Published on May 20, 2011 - 15:13 GMT

Pennsylvania School Choice Update

I just wanted to take a minute to update you on our school choice campaign in Pennsylvania. We have made enormous progress over the past few months. FreedomWorks members have delivered more than 10,000 letters to state lawmakers and have made more …

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Published on May 10, 2011 - 20:13 GMT

Florida FreedomWorks Cheers Governor Scott and Passage of a Bold ‘Freedom Agenda’ for the Sunshine State

Tallahassee, FL- Newly-elected Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) is helping to set the pace for governors who want to be seen as limited government stalwarts that can put good ideas into law. As the legislative session in Florida drew to a close, …

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Published on May 5, 2011 - 20:12 GMT

GE’s Jeff Immelt Retreats on his Crusade for Energy Regulation

Washington, DC- Today, FreedomWorks activists nationwide are celebrating the recent comments of General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt, which imply that he is toning down his rent seeking campaign for Congress to pass energy-killing cap and trade …

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