ATR: Legislative Alerts

ATR Open Letter Archive 2005
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06/25/08 Letter to FCC Commissioners Urging Approval of XM/Sirius Merger

06/19/08 ATR Supports the Enumerated Powers Act, H.R.1359/ S.3159

06/19/08 ATR Opposes Non-Emergency, Non-Defense Appropriations in H.R.2642, the Emergency War Supplemental

06/19/08 ATR Supports Lifting the Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling

06/03/08 ATR Will Rate S. 3036, Climate Security Act of 2008

05/29/08 ATR Opposes “America’s Climate Security Act” (S. 2191)

05/27/08 ATR Urges Removal of the Competitive Sourcing Moratorium in Defense Authorization Act

05/21/08 ATR Asks President Bush to Issue Veto Threat Regarding H.R. 5658 if Earmark Provision Remains in Bill

05/15/08 ATR Applauds California's SJR 29 in Support of the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement

05/15/08 Coalition letter Opposing FCC Rulemaking on "Localism"

05/14/08 ATR Urges Vote Against the Farm Bill, HR 2419

05/08/08 ATR Urges Senate Republicans to Rescind Cosponsorship of S. 2123

05/08/08 ATR Opposes "Consumer-First Energy Act”

05/08/08 ATR Supports Rep. Peterson's Amendment to the FY 2009 Interior Appropriations Bill

05/08/08 ATR Opposes Non-Emergency, Non-Defense Appropriations in Supplemental

05/05/08 ATR Supports H.R. 1843, the “Save Our Small and Seasonal Business Act of 2007”

04/30/08 ATR Recommends Energy Policy Principles

04/29/08 ATR Supports H.R. 5906, the “Small Business Capital Expansion and Improvement Act of 2008"

04/28/08 ATR Supports H.R. 5908, which would enact a permanent, zero percent tax rate on corporate and individual capital gains

04/14/08 ATR filing with the FCC Supporting Reverse Auctions to Curb Costs of USF

04/14/08 ATR Opposes “America’s Climate Security Act” (S. 2191)

04/09/08 ATR Opposes Anti-HSA Earmark in H.R. 5719

04/02/08 ATR Urges Co-Sponsorship of H.R. 3457, Free File Act

04/01/08 ATR Letter on Internet Gambling Legislation

03/24/08 ATR Supports Competitive Sourcing

03/14/08 ATR Supports US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement

03/13/08 ATR Supports Commission on Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies

03/10/08 ATR Supports DeMint-McCain Earmark Amendment to FY 09 Budget Resolution

03/05/08 ATR Supports the Flake amendment to the GIVE Act

02/25/08 ATR Urges Co-Sponsorship of H.R. 4460, the "Health Care Choice Act"

02/15/08 ATR Supports the Stop Congressional Pay Raise Act of 2008

02/15/08 ATR Opposes Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008

02/14/08 ATR Supports Mobile Cell Phone Act

02/14/08 ATR Supports Biennial Budget Process

02/13/08 ATR Calls on Congress to Oppose Any Energy Legislation that includes Tax Increases

01/30/08 ATR Supports Ensign Repatriation Tax Cut

01/30/08 ATR Opposes Watering Down of 50% Partial Expensing

01/25/08 ATR Endorses Specter Business Expensing Bills

01/25/08 ATR Endorses H.R. 4995, "Middle Class Jobs Protection Act of 2008"

01/25/08 ATR Endorses H.R. 5109, the “Economic Growth Act of 2008”

01/22/08 ATR Endorses "Fair and Simple Tax Act"

01/22/08 ATR Letter to Congress on National Surface Transportation and Revenue Commission Report

01/18/08 Coalition Letter Urging President Bush to End Era of Earmarks

01/03/08 ATR Calls on President to Strike Non-Binding Earmarks

12/20/07 ATR Supports Exempting Overtime Pay from Federal Income Tax

12/18/07 ATR May Rate Senate Vote on Omnibus Bill

12/17/07 ATR Opposes Tax Hike in "Technical Corrections" Bill

12/17/07 ATR Opposes Omnibus Spending Bill

12/04/07 ATR Letter to Congress Regarding Energy Proposals

11/16/07 ATR's Open Letter to Warren Buffet Regarding his Testimony on the Death Tax

11/07/07 ATR Warns against “Clarifying Amendment” to Medicare Secondary Payer

11/07/07 ATR urges support for US – Peru FTA

11/06/07 ATR Will Rate a Vote Against H.R. 3996, AMT Patch and Tax Hike Bill

11/05/07 ATR opposes HR 3609, will make housing situation worse, not better

11/05/07 ATR Supports Elimination of Discriminatory Tax Practices in the Subscription Television Market

10/30/07 ATR Supports H.R. 3457, the "Free File Enhancement Act of 2007"

10/30/07 ATR Supports Free Trade Agreement with Peru

10/29/07 Coalition letter opposing drug importation legislation

10/25/07 ATR Warns Against Hasty Action on Sub-prime Mortgages

0/25/07 ATR urges support for permanent ban on the Fairness Doctrine

10/25/07 ATR Urges Senate to Pass Permanent Ban on Internet Taxation

10/25/07 ATR May Rate Vote for Permanent Ban on Internet Taxation

10/25/07 ATR Lays Out Criteria for SCHIP Reauthorization

10/23/07 Letter Opposing S. 2191, “America’s Climate Security Act”

10/23/07 ATR Will Rate Signature of Tax Veto Sustain Letter

10/22/07 ATR Opposes Law of the Sea Treaty

10/22/07 ATR Urges Sen. McCain to reconsider endorsement of Cap and Trade plan

10/22/07 ATR Calls on Gov. Huckabee to reconsider endorsement of Cap and Trade plan

10/22/07 Letter to Congress offering fiscally responsible ideas for energy legislation

10/22/07 Letter to Bush urging veto of current energy legislation

10/16/07 ATR Urges Cosponsorship of H.R. 3818, the "Taxpayer Choice Act of 2007"

10/15/07 Coalition letter on Plug and Play Video Navigation Devices

9/20/07 ATR Calls on Congress to Reject Tobacco Tax Increase

9/10/07 Coalition Letter to Restore Full Funding to OLMS

9/05/07 Joint Letter Endorsing H.R. 1261, the "Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2007"

9/04/07 ATR Opposes Congressman Oberstar's Plan to Increase the Federal Excise Tax on Gasoline

9/04/07 ATR Urges a Swift Confirmation of Jim Nussle as OMB Director

8/27/07 ATR Urges the President to Veto H.R. 2317, the Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007

8/13/07 ATR Urges President Bush to Veto H.R. 3221
and H.R. 6

8/03/07 ATR Urges Repeal of Davis-Bacon Act

8/03/07 Necessity of Passing a Clean Extension of the Internet Tax Moratorium

8/2/07 Coalition Letter on Disastrous Economic Implications of Democrat Energy Policies

7/31/07 ATR Suggests Fiscally Responsible Ideas for Energy Legislation

7/30/07 ATR Supports Permanent Ban on Internet Taxation

7/27/07 ATR Urges the Confirmation of Jim Nussle as OMB Director

7/27/07 ATR Supports Pence Amendment to Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill

7/25/07ATR opposes MSP ‘clarifying amendment’

7/24/07 ATR Joins 33 Other Groups in Recognizing the Role of Authorizing Committees in Earmark Reform

7/23/07 ATR urges House to hold Amtrak accountable

7/16/07 ATR Urges Support for Executive Order 13422

7/16/07 ATR May Rate Senate Floor Vote on Federal Excise Tax Increase

7/16/07 MFP applauds Senator Coleman in efforts to kill Fairness Doctrine; pledges to aid in the fight.

7/16/07 ATR applauds Senator Coleman in efforts to kill Fairness Doctrine; pledges to aid in the fight.

7/12/07 ATR Urges the President to Overturn ITC decision on Wireless Technologies

7/11/07 ATR Opposes Senate Tax Increase for Socialized Medicine

7/10/07 ATR Declares Senate Private Equity Tax Increase a Pledge Violation

7/2/07 ATR Endorses S. 849, the “Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act”

6/28/07 ATR Condemns Taxpayer Shakedown by Conrad in Nussle Confirmation

6/25/07 Senators Vote to Raise Energy Taxes

6/25/07 ATR Urges President Bush to Veto H.R. 6, "the CLEAN Energy Act of 2007"

6/25/07 ATR Calls Levin Bill on “Carried Interest” a Pledge Violation

6/22/07 ATR Opposes Senate Private Equity Bill

6/21/07 ATR Opposes Co-sponsoring H.R. 2738, "the Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007"

6/19/07 ATR Express Concern over Provisions within the “Energy Advancement and Investment Act of 2007”

6/19/07 ATR Supports H.R. 2734, "Tax Relief Extension Bill”

6/15/07 ATR Expresses Concerns Regarding an Amendment to H.R. 6 by Senator Bingaman (D-NM)

6/15/07 Coalition Letter Urging Senators to Vote Against any Tobacco Tax Increase for S-CHIP Program

6/12/07 ATR Expresses Concern over consideration of HR 6, "The CLEAN Energy Act of 2007" in the Senate, which is a violation of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge

6/12/07 ATR Expresses Concern over S. 1419, the “Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007"

6/7/07 ATR Offers US Senators Some Suggestions on How to Reduce the Cost of Gas During the Summer Months

6/7/07 ATR Urges President Bush to Veto Spending Bills with Secret Earmarks

5/30/07 ATR Urges Co-Sponsorship of H.R. 1261, the “Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2007.”

5/30/07 ATR Urges House to Support Presidential Spending Vetoes

5/21/07 ATR Urges All Members of the House to Oppose H.R. 1252, “Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act” and H.R. 5253, “Federal Energy Price Protection Act”

5/15/07 ATR Supports Repeal of Clinton AMT and Full AMT Repeal, click here for House letter and here for the Senate letter

5/07/07 ATR asks all Senate Pledge Signers to Cosponsor S. 156, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007

5/02/07 ATR Opposes Amendment on Drug Importation

4/24/07 ATR Urges Representatives to Work Against Any Increase in FET for tobacco and other related products

04/17/07 Coalition Letter to Commissioner McDowell on Dual-Must Carry

3/28/07 ATR Urges Members of the House to Vote Against the Proposed 2008 Fiscal Year Budget

3/27/07 ATR Opposes Section 5 of H.R. 1562, the “Katrina Housing Tax Relief Act of 2007"

3/26/07 ATR Urges Consideration of Sessions Amendment

3/26/07 ATR Opposes Senate Consideration of "Card Check" Bill

3/26/07 ATR Opposes Section 5 of H.R. 1562, the “Katrina Housing Tax Relief Act of 2007”

3/21/07 ATR Urges Senators to Vote Against the Proposed Fiscal Year 2008 budget, S. Con. Resolution 21

3/21/07 Coalition Letter: Groups Oppose H.R. 1257, the “Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act”

3/20/07 Coalition Letter: Reject All Non-Defense Related Spending In the Supplemental Budget Request

2/9/07 ATR Supports Bill To Stop Union Violence Against Workers

1/23/07 ATR Letter Opposing S. 215, "Network Neutrality" legislation

1/22/07 ATR Discourages Congressmen and Senators from Backing Undemocratic Union Bill

1/19/07 Coalition Letter: TAKE A STAND AGAINST TAX INCREASES ON WORKING FAMILIES AND AMERICAN BUSINESSES

1/17/07 ATR Opposes H.R. 6, the so-called “CLEAN Energy Act of 2007" as a violation of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge

1/09/07 ATR commends Senator Judd Gregg on offering A Second Look at Wasteful Spending as an amendment to S.1 tomorrow

1/04/07 ATR Urges Democrats to Close Loopholes in House Rules Package

12/10/06 ATR Urges the Expansion of H1-B Visas

10/16/06 ATR Supports Senate Language Restricting OECD International Tax Police

11/14/06 ATR Supports Passage of Free Trade Tax Cuts

10/2/06 Requests for Waiver of the Set-Top Box Integration-Ban Rule

9/21/06 ATR Supports Free File Alliance

9/20/06 Letter to Senate Majority Frist Supporting a three year mandatory freeze on all new state and municipal taxes on wireless services while providing for one consistent national wireless policy

9/19/06 Coalition Letter: Co-Sponsor and Pass H.R. 6057, End Taxing Inflation on Capital Gains

9/15/06 ATR Supports the Free File Alliance

9/14/06 ATR Urges Strong Support of H.R. 6057, which would end the taxing of inflation to capital gains

9/12/06 Letter to House of Representatives Urging Support of H.R. 2965, the “Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2006.”

8/30/06 ATR Supports H.R. 235, "Houses of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act of 2005"

8/29/06 Joint ATR/Media Freedom Project Letter to Secretary Johanns expressing concern over the Rural Utilities Access (RUS) program

8/11/06 ATR Supports H.R. 5862, "Health Savings Account for Veterans Act"

7/28/06 Letter from ATR urging Representatives to cosponsor the Working American Competitiveness Act

7/27/06 Letter to House Strongly Advocating for Congressman Jeff Flake's H.R. 2842, which would require JCT and CBO to include dynamic scoring in their tax change evaluations

7/21/06 Letter to Senate Majority Leader Frist advocating against H.R. 4411, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act

7/20/06 ATR Opposes Efforts to Reverse Taxpayer Victory at Walter Reed Army Medical

7/20/06 Memo to Members of Congress: H.R. 1956, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act Score is not scored a tax increase by ATR

7/18/06 Letter to Senate Majority Leader Frist: Support efforts to permanently extend ITNA in the Pension Security and Transparency Act

7/14/06 Open Letter to Congress: ATR opposes to H.R. 3496, the National Capital Transportation Amendments Act of 2005

7/14/06 Letter to Speaker Hastert: Support the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement

7/11/06 51 Organizations Sign Joint Letter Praising HR 2355, the “Health Care Choice Act”

7/11/06 Norquist Praises HR 4400, the “Children’s Hope Act”

7/11/06 Norquist Praises HR 4834, the “Business Supporting Education Act”

7/11/06 Norquist Praises HR 2426, the “SCHOOL Act"

6/28/06 ATR Strongly supports H.R. 4761 Deep Ocean Energy Resource Bill

6/22/06 ATR/Media Freedom Project Letter to Senate Commerce Committe on Telecom legislation

6/21/06 Norquist Praises S. 3488, the “Tax Free Healthcare Savings, Access, and Portability Act"”

6/20/06 ATR supports House Ways and Means Chairman Thomas' bill H.R. 5638, the Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act of 2006

6/19/06 ATR urges Chairman Lewis to remove tax on explosives from the FY 2007 Science, State, Justice, and Commerce Appropriations Bill

6/16/06 Norquist Urges Passage of HR 4890, the “Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006”

6/12/06 Norquist Thanks Cantor for “No New Taxes on HSAs” Commitment at Wednesday Meeting

6/12/06 Norquist Praises Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) for Introducing S. 3488, “Tax Free Healthcare Savings, Access, and Portability Act.”

6/7/06 Grover Norquist Informs Senate ATR will Double Rate Motion to Proceed on Death Tax Repeal

6/7/06 Joint ATR/Media Freedom Project Letter Urging Congress to Vote Against the Markey Amendment on Net Neutrality

6/5/06 Norquist Urges Hastert to Appoint Congressman Nancy Johnson (R-CT) to Immigration Conference

6/5/06 Norquist Urges Sensenbrenner to Strip “Prevailing Wage” Rules From Immigration Bill

6/5/06 Letter Urging the House to Support Congressman Bass' Introduction of HR 5452, , the Refinery Permit Process Scheduling Act

6/5/06 Re: Letter to Speaker Hastert re: Repeal of the Spanish-American War Tax

6/2/06 Norquist Urges Frist to Appoint Hagel to Immigration Conference

6/2/06 Norquist Opposes Secret Giveaway to Air Traffic Controllers’ Union

5/25/06 Americans for Tax Reform applauds the introduction of HR 1634 and S 772, the “Workforce Health Improvement Program (WHIP) Act of 2005”

5/25/06 Letter from Grover Congratulating Congressman Norwood's sponsorship of HR 874, the "Secret Ballot Act"

5/25/06 Norquist Urges Cantor to Remove HSA Tax Increases

5/25/06 ATR urges the Ways and Means Committee to pass H.R. 1898, which would repeal the Spanish-American War Tax

5/24/06 Grover Norquist expresses ATR's strong support for H.R. 5429, “The American Made Energy and Good Jobs Act”

5/18/06 Letter Thanking Sen. Santorum for his Strong Committment to our Eastern and Central European Allies

5/18/06 Joint Letter to Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner Opposing Net Neutrality

5/18/06 Grover Norquist Urges Majority Leader Frist to Appoint Pro-Reform Immigration Conferees

5/1/06 Coalition Letter to US House: Vote No on "Net Neutrality"

4/07/06 A Joint Letter on Climate Policy to Chairman Domenici and Senator Bingaman (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

4/07/06 Joint Letter by ATR/AWF Uring the US Senate to include Provision Advising Central European Countries be included in Visa Waiver Program (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

4/05/06 Letter to Chairman Upton urging the rejection of "network neutrality" in telecommunications refrom (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

3/31/06 Letter Encouraging Senate to Admit Central Europe to Visa Waiver Program (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

3/31/06 Letter Praising the “Equity for Our Nation’s Self Employed Act” (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

3/31/06 Letter Praising Rep. Norwood's Introduction of HR 874, the “Secret Ballot Protection Act” (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

3/30/06 Letter Congratulating Senator Specter on Passing Comprehensive Immigration Reform (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

3/29/06 Letter from ATR/ Media Freedom Project to Chairman Barton commending his efforts to increase competition and deregulate the video marketplace. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

3/16/06 Letter to U.S. House of Representatives urging the support of the Tax Return Choice Act of 2006 (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

3/16/06 Letter to Chairman Dreier supporting his lobbying and ethics reform bill (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

3/16/06 Letter to Chairman Barton concerning future legislation by the Committee on Energy and Commerce (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

2/21/06 Letter to Congress on federal spending (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

2/21/06 Letter to the Senate urging the sponsorship of S. 2287, introduced by Sens. Snowe and Lott (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

1/20/06 Letter to Speaker Haster and Majority Leader Frist urging the extension of the 15 percent tax rate for capital gains taxes and dividend income

12/19/05 Letter to Congressman Wamp and Senator Cornyn Supporting HR 1634 and S 772, the “Workforce Health Improvement Program (WHIP) Act of 2005”

12/19/05 Letter to Congressman Shadegg and Senator Demint Supporting HR 2355 and S 1015, “The Health Care Choice Act”

12/16/05 Letter to Majority Leader Frist and Speaker Hastert Reiterating ATR’s Support and Concerns in the Final Conference Agreement for the Deficit Reduction Act

12/13/05 Letter to Majority Leader Frist and Speaker Hastert Urging Repeal of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA)

12/12/05 Letter to Majority Leader Frist and Speaker Hastert Supporting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) provision included in the Senate Version of the Budget Reconciliation Package

12/12/05 Letter to Majority Leader Frist and Speaker Hastert Opposing the Senate Rebate Provision in the Budget Reconciliation Conference

12/08/05 Letter to Congressman Franks Applauding the Introduction of HR 4400, the “Children’s Hope Act of 2005”

12/08/05 Letter to Chairmen Sensenbrenner and King Urging a Comprehensive Immigration Reform Plan

12/02/05 Coalition Letter: More than 20 conservative groups urge extending the capital gains and dividend tax rates and moving to conference the tax bill with the Senate version before the end of the year

11/22/05 Letter to the President Concerning the Misappropriation of Taxpayer Funding Designated to Combat Malaria in Africa

11/21/05 Coalition Letter: Tax Reconciliation Must Not Include Provision to Reduce Supply and Increase Gas Prices on American Consumers

11/17/05 Letter to Senator Sununu Regarding Raised Taxes on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

11/17/05 Letter to Chairman Specter: ATR's Approval of the Samuel A. Alito Nomination

11/15/05 AWF Letter to Chairman Enzi Regarding OSHA Reform

11/15/05 Letter to Chairman Enzi: Support for Efforts on the Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act

11/14/05 Coalition Letter to Majority Leader Frist: Reform of the Current Franchise System

11/11/05 Property Rights Alliance Letter to the U.S. House: Gratitude for Vote in H.R. 4128

11/11/05 Property Rights Alliance Letter to the U.S. Senate: Support for the Private Property Rights Protection Act

11/10/05 Coalition Letter to Senator Frist: Rescheduling the Death Tax Vote

11/7/05 Letter to Sec. Chao Urging the President to Suspend Provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act

11/3/05 Letter to Congress: ATR's Support of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005

11/2/05 Letter to the U.S. Senate: ATR's Support of the Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005

11/2/05 Letter to Senate Majority Leader Frist Urging Him to Vote Against an Amendment in the “Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005" Regarding the Non-Interference Clause

11/1/05 Letter to the U.S. House of Representatives: Dissappointment That Congressional Spending Continues to Grow

11/1/05 Letter to Chairman Thomas: ATR Urges Congress Not to Tax Credit Unions

11/1/05 Letter to Chairman Stevens: ATR's Endorsement of the Broadband Investment and Consumer Choice Act

10/28/05 Letter to Rep. Knollenberg: Various Organizations' Strong Support for the Ensign-Allen-DeMint-Bond Provision

10/27/05 Coalition Letter in Opposition to Windfall Profits Tax

10/27/05 Letter to Congress: ATR's Strong Opposition to the "Windfall Profits Rebate Act of 2005"

10/25/05 Letter to Transportation & Infrastructure Chairman Young on the Davis-Bacon Act

10/24/05 Letter to the Honorable Andrew Card: Request for Clarification of Position on the Davis-Bacon Act

10/21/05 Letter to Chairman Inhofe: ATR's Support for the Gas PRICE Act

10/21/05 Letter to Chairman Grassley: The Senate Finance Committee's Flawed Medicaid Rebate

10/20/05 Tax Relief Coalition Letter to Congress

10/19/05 Letter to Rep. Blackburn: ATR's Support for the "Helpers Job Opportunity Act"

10/14/05 ATR Comments on Labor Deptartment Regulation on Union Fiduciary Duties

10/14/05 Letter to Sec. Chao: Waive Service Contract Act for reconstruction

10/13/05 Letter to Congress: Keep the Base Realignment and Closure Process Moving Forward

10/12/05 Letter to Speaker Hastert: Opposition for Proposals to Extend "Must Carry" Rules

10/11/05 Letter to Rep. Barton: ATR's Support of the Gasoline for America's Security Act

10/7/05 Letter to Rep. Boehner Regarding George Miller’s Davis-Bacon Resolution

10/5/05 Letter to Congress: Don’t Exacerbate Katrina’s Economic Harm by Abandoning Budget Reconciliation Process

9/28/05 Letter to the President: Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform Urged to Use "Dynamic," "Reality-based" Revenue Estimating Methodology

9/23/05 Letter to Rep. Lewis: ATR's Support of Moratorium on All Non-Defense Appropriations

9/23/05 Letter to the House of Representatives: ATR's Support of the Gulf Region Economic Assistance Tax Relief Act

9/22/05 Letter to Chairman Grassley: ATR's Support of Proposal to Freeze Spending

9/22/05 ATR Calls for BRAC Style Spending Offsets

9/21/05 Letter to Rep. Pence: ATR's Support of Reductions in Government Spending

9/19/05 Letter to Sec. Chao: Revocation of the Clinton-era “Helper” Rule

9/13/05 Letter to Rep. English: Success of the Homeland Investment Act

9/13/05 The Truth behind the Barriers: The Environmental Lobby Attack on Levee Construction and Hurricane Barriers

9/12/05 Letter to Sec. Chao: Davis-Bacon rules should be waived until each governor deems that federal assistance is no longer necessary in their respective states

9/9/05 Letter to Congress: Reject legislation that would impose unreasonable and likely unconstitutional burden on cable operators

9/2/05 Letter to Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao on Davis-Bacon Suspension for Hurricane Katrina

9/01/05 Letter to Department of Labor on Union Conflict of Interest Rules

9/01/05 Letter to U.S. Senate in support of John G. Roberts' nomination to U.S. Supreme Court

8/30/05 Coalition Letter: 14 Organizations oppose “Return Free” tax filing

8/30/05 “Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2005” is a fundamentally-flawed bill

8/26/05 Letter to Congress: Support H.R. 1898 and repeal the 3% federal excise tax on telecommunications

7/29/05 Letter from Grover Norquist supporting S. 1524, which makes the 15 percent rate for capital gains and dividend income tax rates permanent

7/29/05 Letter from Grover Norquist to Senator Wyden Re: Repeal of the Death Tax

7/26/05 Coalition Letter to Speaker Hastert Re: Pro-CAFTA is the conservative position

7/20/05 Coalition Letter to Senator Bill Frist Re: Death Tax Vote

7/20/05 Letter from Grover Norquist to Senate Re: Kennedy Amendment on Competitive Sourcing

7/19/05 ATR Urges Leadership to Keep Transportation Spending Below $284 Billion

7/19/05 Letter to Majority Whip Blunt: ATR strongly supports HR 2061, which opposes the creation of an international tax by the United Nations and its affliated organizations

6/29/05 Coalition Letter: Eleven organizations argue for support of S. 1321, and bringing an end to an antiquated and highly regressive tax that has stifled
telecommunications for more than a century

6/29/05 Coalition Letter: 16 Prominent Organizations Support CAFTA

6/28/05 Letter from Grover Norquist to All US senators urging Co-sponsorship S. 132, repealing the Spanish-American War tax

6/23/05 Letter from Grover Norquist to Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX) Re: Medicare Freedom to Contract Act of 2005

6/22/05 Joint Letter to Chairman Domenici: Amendment on Global Warming will raise energy prices

6/21/05 Americans for Worker Freedom (AWF) Letter to the Editor on Why Business Should Care About the Judges Fight

6/21/05 Letter to House Members Urging Co-Sponsorship of H.R. 2726, the Preserving Innovation in Telecom Act of 2005

6/21/05 Dear Colleague Letter: Spanish American War Tax doesn't apply to long distance

6/21/05 Letter to Chairman Jerry Lewis: Amendment discards the important role USTR plays in negotiating trade agreements

6/17/05 Coalition Letter to Maj. Leader Frist: Carbon caps are a tax on energy

6/17/05 Full expensing of business capital investments is crucial for the continued strength and growth of our economy

6/16/05 Letter to FCC: MCI - Verizon merger also should move forward without government interference

6/15/05 Letter to the White House and Hill: Now is the time for permanent death tax repeal

6/14/05 Coalition Letter Urging Congress to Reform False Claims Act

6/2/05 Letter to Chairman Bill Thomas: Objectionable tax-hiking provisions being considered for highway bill

6/2/05 Coalition Letter to Sec. Rumsfeld: We support BRAC, Base Realignment and Closure

6/1/05 Letter to Speaker Hastert on Postal Reform: ATR has been a staunch advocate of comprehensive postal reform, and strongly opposes H.R. 22, as it falls far short of true reform.

5/27/05 Letter to Senator Rick Santorum asking him to sponsor a Senate companion to H.R. 1898, which would repeal the Spanish-American War tax

5/19/05 Letter to House Co-Sponsors of the 2000 Spanish-American War tax repeal

5/18/05 Coalition Letter: Make permanent the 15 percent tax rate for dividends and long term capital gains

05/17/05 ATR Sends Letter of Support to Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) on “The Health Care Choice Act of 2005”

5/11/05 Letter: Cosponsor HR 1872, the “Health Coverage for the Uninsured Act of 2005”

5/11/05 Letter: Cosponsor “Patients’ Health Care Reform Act,” HR 2203

5/5/05 Coalition Letter: Cosponsor and support H.R. 1898, and bring an end to an antiquated and highly regressive tax that has stifled telecommunications for more than a century.

5/3/05 ATR urges cosponsoring of HR 239, the “Freedom from Union Violence Act of 2005.”

5/3/05 Letter: Methamphetamine abuse bill
Work with the FDA to ensure applications for reformulated versions of medications are reviewed in a timely manner (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

4/27/05 Letter: Suppport bill to eliminate Spanish-American War Tax

4/27/05 Letter: Approve SBC Communications, Inc. and AT&T Corp Merger

4/25/05 Letters: do not cosponsor H.R. 1696 or S. 842 (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
ATR urges members not to cosponsor legislation because it will create a coerced process for union representation.

4/22/05 ATR Encourages Support of HR 525

4/22/05 Memo: The Budget, Medicare/ Medicaid Spending and Fraud

4/22/05 ATR supports H.R. 1500, The Investment Tax Simplification Act

4/20/05 ATR Encourages Support of HR 525

4/19/05 ATR may rate cosponsorship of Internet Tax Moratorium extension

4/15/05 The “AgJobs” bill is a great first step in bringing fundamental reform to our nation’s broken immigration system

4/15/05 Coalition express vehement opposition to proposed death tax "compromises" – including the undisclosed Schumer compromise

4/14/05 Oppose H.R. 1260, the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program

4/12/05 The “AgJobs” bill is a great first step in bringing fundamental reform to our nation’s broken immigration system

4/7/05 ATR May Rate Cosponsorship of Internet tax Moratorium Extension as a Vote for Taxpayers

3/31/05 Combat Meth Act of 2005 Would Result in the Unnecessary Restriction of Over-the-Counter Cold Medicine

3/30/05 Social Security Coalition to Congress Endorsing Personal Accounts