 President Trump Nominates
Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court
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Judge Brett Kavanaugh
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Family Research Council President Tony Perkins appeared on
Fox News @ Night with Shannon Bream and said, "I think he's [Judge Kavanaugh] solid on religious liberty, I think he's solid on the life issue, I think he is an originalist. And that's all we're asking for."
Here is a
backgrounder on Judge Kavanaugh. If you would like to read what other conservatives are saying about him, click
here. In addition,
here are some various statements of support from Senate and House members.
Before President Trump even announced his nominee, Senate Democrats began to erupt, such as Senate Democrats calling for any nominee to be obstructed are following the precedent set by the 2016 Presidential election year Supreme Court vacancy. Here is a
correct the record document.
Campus Reform, a project of the
Leadership Institute, released this
video of students expressing their dislike for President Trump's SCOTUS pick before President Trump had even chosen someone.
 The fight to confirm Judge Kavanaugh will be intense. The Left will do everything they can to defeat conservatives. To combat their efforts,
Judicial Crisis Network (JCN) launched a $1.4 million ad buy on national cable, digital, and in four states including Alabama, Indiana, North Dakota and West Virginia featuring an
introductory bio spot about Judge Kavanaugh. The ad will run for one week, and JCN has already reserved another four weeks of airtime nationally and in those four states. JCN has also launched a resource bank website:
www.confirmkavanaugh.com
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Congressman Jim Jordan Is Being "Railroaded"
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Jim wrote, "Like many Americans, when I saw last week's headlines about my friend, U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), I couldn't believe them. The accusations did not describe the man of character and courage I've known for more than a decade. When I read the actual stories under those headlines, my reaction turned from dread to outrage. Jordan isn't being accused; he's being railroaded." The article explains the issues.
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Your Support Comment Needed for
Protect Life Rule to Govern Title X Funds
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 On June 1, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule to update the Title X family planning program. Known as the Protect Life Rule, it clarifies that abortion is not family planning and should not be part of the Title X program.
Approximately 500 Planned Parenthood clinics are Title X clinics, and Planned Parenthood receives nearly $60 million annually from Title X. Finalizing the Protect Life Rule will stop Title X from siphoning taxpayer dollars to the abortion industry.
The Protect Life Rule is subject to a 60-day comment period where the public has the opportunity to express our views. It ends July 31....in only 19 days! The comment process is simple and takes only seconds to  complete. Click here or here if you wish to leave a comment. Please do.
Never posted a public comment before? Feel you need some help? Then visit this Concerned Women for America (CWA) website for guidance: ConcernedWomen.org/ProtectLifeRule
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#WalkAway Campaign
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In late May, Brandon Straka, a NYC hairstylist, began the
#WalkAway Campaign to give those on the Left who can "no longer accept the current ideology of liberalism and what the Democratic Party has become" a community to share personal stories and offer one another support. It already has
100,000 members in its Facebook group. To learn more about this rapidly growing grassroots movement, click
here. Here is the viral
video that started the movement.
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2018 Forge Summit
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Do you know young conservatives between the ages of 18 and 25 who aspire to impact public policy and politics? If so, please inform them of the
2018 Forge Leadership Summit from July 24-28 on the campus of Ohio Christian University in central Ohio. Two of those days are spent at the Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus. It is an incredible opportunity for students and young professionals who want amazing networks, training,
mentors and internship and job help in the public square. Register
here by this
Sunday, July 15. For more information, view this
PDF.
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Impact of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by District
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It has been six months since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act became law. Here is a
fact sheet on the economic resurgence and an
article on the record-breaking $300 billion repatriated in the first quarter of 2018.
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Conservative Groups Call for a
Disassociation from the SPLC
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Family Research Council (FRC) issued a
joint statement signed by 40+ organizations that reads "the Southern Poverty Law Center [SPLC] apologized in writing and via video for having falsely listed Maajid Nawaz and the Quilliam Foundation as 'anti-Muslim extremists' in one of the SPLC's most notorious products,
The Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists.... With this significant piece of evidence in mind, we call on government agencies, journalists,
 corporations, social media providers and web platforms (i.e., Google, Twitter, YouTube and Amazon) that have relied upon this discredited organization to dissociate themselves..." To read the entire joint statement, click
here, and to read a FRC press release, click
here.
The Washington Times posted the joint statement in this
article.
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Heritage's Blueprint for Balance
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The Daily Signal, a Heritage multimedia news organization, published an
article last week that highlighted key policy proposals and shared goals between Heritage's Blueprint for Balance and the Republican Study Committee's annual budget:
A Framework for Unified Conservatism.
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The White House Announces Plan for Major Government Overhaul
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Action Steps for the Conservative Movement
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CNP Action, Inc. hosted three interactive Action Sessions at the Council for National Policy's May meeting. To view the action steps developed in these Action Sessions, simply click on the Action Session titles below. Please feel free to share these with your network.
When you have successfully completed an action step, please email
Sherri Francescon
so we can keep track of our impact. A progress report will be given at the next CNP meeting about the successful actions taken.
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The next Heard Around the Hill will be issued on Wednesday, August 8. If you would like to submit information to be included in this publication, please send your submission to Sherri Francescon before 12:00 p.m. (ET) on Monday, August 6. CNP Action, Inc. is the section 501(c)(4) sister organization of the Council for National Policy, an educational organization founded in 1981. CNP Action, Inc. does not support candidates or political parties, but it may promote issues or specific pieces of legislation. This newsletter is for informational purposes and does not necessarily represent the opinion of CNP Action, Inc. or its constituents.
Contributions to the Council for National Policy do not fund the activities of CNP Action, Inc. CNP Action, Inc. is funded by separate contributions.
Sherri D. Francescon
Managing Director, CNP Action, Inc.
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