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4 | The republican study committee's conservative framework for recovery, accountability, and prosperity |
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1 | WAs***NGTON – (6) |
2 | “Even before the COVID-19 pandemic and its related economic fallout, America’s debt trajectory was on an unsustainable path. It has now reached a point of crisis…As the U.S. economy continues to recover and rebuild in aftermath of the pandemic, we must begin to seriously address our debt. The Republican Study Committee is committed to restoring our nation’s fiscal health and to preserving [liberty, fiscal responsibility, national security, and safety net solvency]. |
3 | “The alternative path being offered by Democrats would surrender our freedoms in favor of socialism, neglect our national security, require ma***ive tax increases on nearly all Americans to fund big government priorities, jeopardize our safety net programs and those who rely on them, and ultimately bankrupt the country. We reject their dangerous agenda and we will fight it at every turn |
4 | “Keeping our republic for future generations will require principled leaders***p and difficult choices in the days ahead and we stand ready to meet these challenges.” |
5 | Liberty: |
6 | Fiscal Responsibility: |
7 | National Security: |
8 | Safety Net Solvency: |
9 | toughest sanctions against the Chinese Communist Party ever proposed by Congress |
10 | “The CCP – the Chinese Communist Party – has already publicly denounced our report which is a good indication that we’re on the right track. In a nutsh****, we believe the old approach to China has failed. |
11 | “As I know [Chairman McCaul] has made clear on a number of occasions, and all of us have, the idea that free trade and engagement with the CCP was going to somehow lead them to democratize or improve their behavior was clearly incorrect. In fact, the opposite has happened. As we know, China, under Xi Jinping has become more aggressive on the world stage and they’ve become much more repressive to their own people. |
12 | “President Trump is the first President in my lifetime who has brought moral and strategic clarity to the issue of our relations with China which has been illustrated by his response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress has the opportunity to do more now to help push President Trump’s agenda through Congress… |
13 | “The RSC looks forward to working with you all to pursue our common goals and we hope you’ll consider including a number of this report’s carefully considered 48 policy recommendations with regard to China in your final recommendations.” |
14 | SUMMARY (2) |
15 | Communist China: A New Strategy for Countering America’s Top Threat (2) |
16 | JOHNSON, WILSON UNVEIL RSC NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY |
17 | TOUGHEST SANCTIONS EVER PROPOSED |
18 | Johnson said. |
19 | Wilson said |
20 | The RSC National Security Strategy: |
21 | Strengthening America & Countering Global Threats |
22 | Russia: Rolling Back Aggression Through a Strategy of Deterrence |
23 | Advancing American Interests in the Middle East: Confronting Iran & the Jihadi Terrorist |
24 | Movement |
25 | Maintaining an International Order Based on American Values |
26 | Results-Oriented Approach to Foreign Aid and International Diplomacy |
27 | STATEMENTS (3) |
28 | said Task Force Chairman Banks. |
29 | said Heritage Action for America Executive Director Jessica Anderson. |
30 | said FreedomWorks President Adam Brandon. |
31 | said Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner. |
32 | “Earlier this week, Republican Study Committee Chairman Mike Johnson and Representative Jim Banks, chairman of the RSC Budget and Spending Task Force, sent a letter to congressional leaders calling for offsets to future COVID-19-related spending and for a long-term spending control mechanism. We applaud and add our support to their efforts. |
33 | “The RSC has long been a voice of fiscal responsibility in Congress. In 2011, at the height of our nation’s focus on out-of-control spending, the RSC developed a three-part plan for lowering spending levels and reducing our debt. Known as ‘Cut, Cap, and Balance,’ their plan heavily influenced congressional leaders and played a large role in pus***ng Congress to adopt the Budget Control Act. While certainly not at the level of spending control necessary at that time, it had a positive impact on our overall spending for several years.” |
34 | Background |
35 | WAs***NGTON (2) |
36 | “Prior to the coronavirus crisis, the Republican Study Committee invested fifteen months in building a lengthy playbook of commonsense, conservative solutions to solve many of our nation’s toughest problems. While the completion of that comprehensive publication has been paused temporarily, we have adapted much of that thought and valuable work product today to address the most immediate threat to the health and prosperity of the United States in generations--the COVID-19 pandemic. Now is the time for members on both sides of the aisle to work together to implement smart, effective policy solutions to the unprecedented challenge before us. With the Conservative Framework for Recovery, Accountability, and Prosperity, RSC has delivered to Congress a blueprint to lead our nation through this pandemic, help Americans get back to work, and revive the U.S. economy. We have no time to waste." |
37 | RSC American Worker Task Force Pillar |
38 | Objective: (5) |
39 | Key Policy Recommendations |
40 | RSC Budget & Spending Task Force Pillar |
41 | Key Policy Recommendations: (4) |
42 | RSC National Security & Foreign Affairs Task Force Pillar |
43 | RSC Health Care Task Force Pillar |
44 | RSC Government Efficiency, Accountability & Reform Task Force Pillar |
45 | Enact the NEW GIG Act. |
46 | Promote Worker Upskilling Opportunities through Tax Deductibility |
47 | Enact the Restoring Board Immunity Act. |
48 | Suspension of Occupational Licensing Requirements for Health Care Workers Across State Lines. |
49 | Enact the Working Families Flexibility Act. |
50 | Enact the RAISE Act to Reward High Performing Workers. |
51 | Enhance Portability of Housing Vouchers. |
52 | Extend Financial Aid Eligibility for Short-Term Programs. |
53 | Allow Access to 529 Education Savings Accounts for Homeschooling Expenses. |
54 | Expand the Rental a***istance Demonstration (RAD) Program under HUD. |
55 | Ensure an All-of-the-Above Approach to Ending Homelessness. |
56 | said Johnson. (2) |
57 | Streamline Federal Hiring and Optimize Pay for High-Skilled Employees. |
58 | Enact the Eliminate Agency Excess Space Act. |
59 | Enact the Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act. |
60 | Streamline the Permitting Process. |
61 | said Gianforte. |
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1 | said Barr |
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1 | July 29, 2020 |
2 | Fellow Americans, |
3 | At the conclusion of the Const**utional Convention in 1787, one of America’s most prominent founding fathers was asked by a bystander: “Doctor, what have we got? A republic or a monarchy?” Benjamin Franklin famously responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.” |
4 | It has been the duty of every successive generation to do just that—both in times of prosperity and especially in the face of trials. Today our country is facing unprecedented challenges that threaten the very fabric of our republic and the American way of life. Among the largest threats is the explosive growth of our nation’s debt caused by soaring annual deficits and bloated government. |
5 | Even before the COVID-19 pandemic and its related economic fallout, America’s debt trajectory was on an unsustainable path. It has now reached a point of crisis. Since the turn of the century, our national debt has nearly quintupled to around $27 trillion (representing a debt of $204,000 per household), and will continue to grow exponentially in perpetuity. Without decisive action now, this debt will consume more and more of our economy, leaving Americans with an insurmountable and crippling financial burden. |
6 | As the U.S. economy continues to recover and rebuild in aftermath of the pandemic, we must begin to seriously address our debt. The Republican Study Committee is committed to restoring our nation’s fiscal health and to preserving these essential pillars and principles: |
7 | Liberty: |
8 | America was founded upon the ideals of individual freedom, limited government and the free enterprise system, and our continued success depends upon them still. |
9 | Fiscal Responsibility: |
10 | Congress must substantially reduce reckless spending on wasteful federal programs, refuse to subsidize special interests, and eliminate the multiple layers of taxation currently imposed upon individual savings and investment. |
11 | National Security: |
12 | Congress must prioritize national security investments to fulfill the federal government’s const**utional duty to “provide for the common defense.” |
13 | Safety Net Solvency: |
14 | Congress must advance substantial reforms to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid to avoid draconian cuts and preserve these programs for those who need them. |
15 | The alternative path being offered by Democrats would surrender our freedoms in favor of socialism, neglect our national security, require ma***ive tax increases on nearly all Americans to fund big government priorities, jeopardize our safety net programs and those who rely on them, and ultimately bankrupt the country. We reject their dangerous agenda and we will fight it at every turn. |
16 | Keeping our republic for future generations will require principled leaders***p and difficult choices in the days ahead and we stand ready to meet these challenges. |
17 | The RSC National Security Strategy (click here to view the full report), |
18 | RSC National Security Strategy |
19 | Communist China: A New Strategy for Countering America’s Top Threat (2) |
20 | The RSC National Security Strategy: Strengthening America & Countering Global Threats |
21 | The RSC National Security Strategy |
22 | The RSC National Security |
23 | The RSC National Security Strategy: |
24 | Strengthening America & Countering Global Threats |
25 | Russia: Rolling Back Aggression Through a Strategy of Deterrence |
26 | Advancing American Interests in the Middle East: Confronting Iran & the Jihadi Terrorist |
27 | Movement |
28 | Maintaining an International Order Based on American Values |
29 | Results-Oriented Approach to Foreign Aid and International Diplomacy |
30 | Conservative Framework for Recovery, Accountability, and Prosperity (3) |
31 | Heritage Action for America |
32 | FreedomWorks |
33 | Americans for Prosperity |
34 | “[s]uch bailouts would fail to directly address the immediate threat of the pandemic and carry with them a number of perverse incentives and consequences. For instance, they would reward states that have mismanaged their budgets, incentivize future bailouts and reliance on federal funding, invite a bailout of underfunded pensions, fail to push states to enact spending reforms, and feed the Left’s ultimate goal of consolidating power in the federal government rather than empowering states.” |
35 | “[a] direct federal bailout would also ignore the fact that state and local governments already have a variety of fiscal options available to ensure that they can continue to provide essential services to their citizens while also addressing the current pandemic.” |
36 | many of the states and localities that are making these requests have historically demonstrated a lack of respect for federal law and const**utional rights, and more recently a penchant for overly restrictive shutdown orders… |
37 | A bailout of these jurisdictions would only serve to condone these actions and encourage economically oppressive restrictions on American people and businesses. |
38 | (click here for more information). |
39 | Heritage Action for America, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, FreedomWorks, Taxpayers Protection Alliance, R Street Inst**ute, Americans for Tax Reform, The Heartland Inst**ute, Eagle Forum, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Independent Women’s Forum, Independent Women’s Voice, American Transparency, ForAmerica, American Conservative Union, National Taxpayers Union, ALEC Action, Taxpayers for Common Sense, |
40 | AMAC Action |
41 | “Earlier this week, Republican Study Committee Chairman Mike Johnson and Representative Jim Banks, chairman of the RSC Budget and Spending Task Force, sent a letter to congressional leaders calling for offsets to future COVID-19-related spending and for a long-term spending control mechanism. We applaud and add our support to their efforts. |
42 | “The RSC has long been a voice of fiscal responsibility in Congress. In 2011, at the height of our nation’s focus on out-of-control spending, the RSC developed a three-part plan for lowering spending levels and reducing our debt. Known as ‘Cut, Cap, and Balance,’ their plan heavily influenced congressional leaders and played a large role in pus***ng Congress to adopt the Budget Control Act. While certainly not at the level of spending control necessary at that time, it had a positive impact on our overall spending for several years.” |
43 | Conservative Framework for Recovery, Accountability, and Prosperit |
44 | Conservative Framework for Recovery, Accountability, and Prosperity |
45 | Rep. Andy Barr (KY-06), Chairman |
46 | Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), Chairman |
47 | Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02), Chairman |
48 | Rep. Roger Marshall, M.D. (KS-01), Chairman |
49 | Rep. Greg Gianforte (MT-At Large), Chairman |
50 | Conservative |
51 | Framework for Recovery, Accountability and Prosperity |
52 | . |
53 | Conservative Framework for Recovery, Accountability and Prosperity |
54 | Power, Practices, Personnel: 100+ Commonsense Solutions to Better Government |
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1 | toughest sanctions against the Chinese Communist Party ever proposed by Congress |
2 | SUMMARY (2) |
3 | TOUGHEST SANCTIONS EVER PROPOSED |
4 | Communist China: A New Strategy for Countering America’s Top Threat |
5 | Russia: Rolling Back Aggression Through a Strategy of Deterrence |
6 | Advancing American Interests in the Middle East: Confronting Iran & the Jihadi Terrorist |
7 | Movement |
8 | Maintaining an International Order Based on American Values |
9 | Results-Oriented Approach to Foreign Aid and International Diplomacy |
10 | STATEMENTS (3) |
11 | Background |
12 | RSC American Worker Task Force Pillar |
13 | RSC Budget & Spending Task Force Pillar |
14 | RSC National Security & Foreign Affairs Task Force Pillar |
15 | RSC Health Care Task Force Pillar |
16 | RSC Government Efficiency, Accountability & Reform Task Force Pillar |