CBS NEWS: “Pledge to America” Unveiled by Republicans (Full Text)
House GOP takes a cue from the Contract FROM America and issues a "Pledge to America." The document combines both substance and a focus on fiscal issues. While there is much to digest (it weighs in a...
View ArticleStatement on the Republican “Pledge To America”
We are pleased that the Republicans were so heavily influenced by the message of the grassroots Contract from America that their “Pledge to America” includes many of our Contract’s planks, including...
View ArticleFOX NEWS: Is GOP “Pledge” A Direct Descendant Of Tea Party “Contract from...
When asked about any connection between the two documents during Thursdays event, House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, downplayed any link. "We listened to all Americans as we put this...
View ArticlePOLITICS DAILY: Republicans Officially Unveil ‘Pledge to America’
Ryan Hecker, a Houston lawyer who was the impetus behind a Tea Party-backed document called the Contract From America, said that even though some of the items in the new Pledge are identical to parts...
View ArticleNATIONAL REVIEW: Gingrich Weighs in on GOP ‘Pledge to America”
"Like with the Contract with America in 1994, a new generation of reform Republicans is offering the American people a clear choice about America’s future. Reconnecting Congress to the Constitution and...
View ArticleCASE STUDY: Tea Time in America?
Candidates who adopted the Tea Party label themselves by signing the Contract from America did even better, with their vote shares increasing by more than 20 points.11 In the 2010 Republican primaries,...
View ArticleThe Contract from America
We, the citizens of the United States of America, call upon those seeking to represent us in public office to sign the Contract from America and by doing so commit to support each of its agenda items...
View ArticleNYT: The Tea Party Plans Its Own Debt Panel
While the Tea Party movement has led the charge for cutting the national debt, its supporters have often struggled to explain how, exactly, they would do so. Now some are out to change that, joining a...
View ArticlePOLITICO: Debt Ceiling Talks have Tea Party Ready for Disappointment – and...
“If the final bill is passed by establishment Republicans and House Democrats and does not include a balanced budget amendment as a requirement, it will be completely unacceptable and will be seen as a...
View ArticleFollowing Europe Will Lead To Collapse
In the Eurozone Spain is bracing for yet another round of painful austerity as a result of its unsustainable debt. These cuts will cripple entitlement programs that people built lives around, they will...
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