Conservatives Applaud 2006 Legislative Priorities Announced by House Republican Study Committee

ALEXANDRIA, VA— The American Conservative Union, the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots conservative lobbying organization, today applauded the legislative agenda for 2006 announced by the House Republican Study Committee, chaired by Congressman Mike Pence (R-IN).

“The legislative priorities for 2006 announced today by Congressman Mike Pence and his colleagues on the Republican Study Committee are welcome news to conservatives throughout America and should serve as a roadmap for action during the remainder of the 109th Congress,” said David A. Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union.

The ten priority legislative actions proposed by the RSC are:

1. Make the Bush tax cuts of 2003 permanent.
2. Pass significant Reforms to the budget process.
3. Pass another Deficit Reduction Bill to rein in federal spending.
4. Pass ethics reform that requires transparency and earmark reform.
5. Pass the Marriage Protection Amendment.
6. Pass a Balanced Budget Amendment.
7. Offset all emergency supplemental spending with spending reductions.
8. Pass the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act to defend the sanctity of human life.
9. Pass legislation to provide protections for religious freedom.
10. Pass legislation providing for personal Social Security accounts.

“The American people will be well served with the successful passage of these ten priority pieces of legislative,” Keene added. “The American Conservative Union is requesting our members and supporters throughout the country to contact their congressional representatives in the House and Senate urging them to support these vitally important initiatives.”