Nearly 100 leaders of the Conservative Movement have come together to urge conservatives
to call the toll-free Capitol Switchboard (1-866-220-0044), to tell Republican Senators they should not ease passage of President Biden’s nominees without, at a minimum, extracting a commitment that the legislative filibuster will remain unmolested. And they should use the levers of the institution to oppose those nominees who are controversial, activist, or otherwise unqualified.
February 16, 2021
Washington, DC
Conservatives urge Senate Republicans to fight President Biden’s controversial and unqualified nominees with the same vigor used by Democrats to oppose all of President Trump’s nominees – including those who were qualified and non-controversial.
During the four years President Trump was in office, Democrats mounted an unprecedented number of filibusters to executive branch and judicial nominations, obstructing confirmation at every opportunity. Moreover, Senate Democrats campaigned on eliminating the legislative filibuster – an option they now refuse to take off the table. Senate Democrats are now openly discussing using dubious budget reconciliation procedures as well.
Even in a 50-50 Senate, Senate Republicans possess substantial leverage. They should not ease passage of President Biden’s nominees without, at a minimum, extracting a commitment that the legislative filibuster will remain unmolested. And they should use the levers of the institution to oppose those nominees who are controversial, activist, or otherwise unqualified.
The Senate operates on leverage and consent. Using that leverage to protect Republican priorities and institutional norms does not constitute “gratuitous” delays.
For four years, Senate Democrats launched an obstructive assault on Trump nominees, and then actively campaigned on upending institutional norms. Senate Republicans should use their own procedural rights to delay confirmations unless and until, at a minimum, Democrat leadership commits to preserving the legislative filibuster.
The Honorable Edwin Meese III
Attorney General
President Ronald Reagan (1985-1988)
Alfred S. Regnery
Chairman, Conservative Action Project
President, Republic Book Publishers
The Honorable Jim DeMint
Chairman, Conservative Partnership Institute
Member, US Senate (SC 2005-2013)
The Honorable David McIntosh
President
Club for Growth
Penny Y. Nance
President & CEO
Concerned Women for America
Jenny Beth Martin
Chairman
Tea Party Patriots Citizen Fund
Kelly J. Shackelford, Esq.
Chairman, CNP Action, Inc. & President and CEO, First Liberty Institute
William L. Walton
President
Council for National Policy
The Honorable Becky Norton Dunlop
White House Advisor
President Ronald Reagan (1981-1985)
Ed Corrigan
Vice Chairman, Conservative Action Project and President & CEO, Conservative Partnership Institute
Scott T. Parkinson
VP for Government Affairs
Club for Growth
Rachel Bovard
Senior Director of Policy
Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI)
Daniel Schneider
Executive Director
American Conservative Union
Mary Vought
Executive Director
Senate Conservatives Fund
The Honorable Peter J. Thomas
Chairman
The Conservative Caucus
David N. Bossie
President
Citizens United
Rick Scarborough
President
Recover America Now
Mat Staver
Chairman
Liberty Counsel Action
Mike Davis
Founder and President
Article III Project (A3P)
Kielle C. Horton
President
The Lindsey Foundation
Tim Macy
Chairman
Gun Owners of America
Rod D. Martin
Founder and CEO
The Martin Organization, Inc.
Christina Murphy Lusk
President
The Martin Foundation
Guillermo J. Aragon
Chief Financial Officer
Martin Imaging, Inc.
Haley E. Martin
Past President
The Martin Foundation
Robert Keith Fischer
Meeting Coordinator
Conservatives of Faith
Rev. Frank Pavone
National Director
Priests for Life
Jon Schweppe
Director of Policy and Government Affairs, American Principles Project
James L. Martin
Founder/Chairman
60 Plus Association
Kay R. Daly
President
Coalition for a Fair Judiciary
Augusta Petrone
Iowa Co-Chairman for
Reagan/Bush '84
Seton Motley
President
Less Government
Judson Phillips
Founder
Tea Party Nation
Andresen Blom
President
Hawaiian Values
Don Woodsmall
Principal
Arromid, LLC
Amapola Hansberger
Founder and President
Legal Immigrants for America
Joan Holt Lindsey
President
Lindsey Communications
Nancy Schulze
Founder, President
RCW Speakers
Christopher Malagisi
Executive Director of Outreach
Hillsdale College
Myron Ebell
Director, Center for Energy and Environment, Competitive Enterprise Institute
The Honorable Morton C. Blackwell
President
The Leadership Institute
L. Brent Bozell, III
Founder and President
Media Research Center
Wesley Denton
Chief Operating Officer
Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI)
The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell
Chairman
Constitutional Congress, Inc.
The Honorable Donald Paul Hodel
U.S. Secretary of Energy (1982-1985)
U.S. Secretary of Interior (1985-1989)
The Honorable T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr.
Chief Domestic Advisor
President Ronald Reagan (1987-1988)
The Honorable Gary L. Bauer
President
American Values
Elaine Donnelly
President
Center for Military Readiness
Joseph A. Morris
Partner, Morris & De La Rosa
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney General
Marc Little
Chairman
Center for Urban Renewal and Education
The Honorable Scott Walker
President
Young America’s Foundation
The Honorable Sen. Jason Rapert
Founder & President,
National Association of Christian Lawmakers
Lewis K. Uhler
Founder & President
National Tax Limitation Committee
Sherri R. Martin
Executive Vice President
The Martin Organization, Inc.
Lourdes Cosio
Campaign for the American Future
Shawn A. Mitchell
Former National Chaplain,
National Federation of Republican Assemblies
Chad Connelly
President
Faith Wins
Benjamin R. Case
Ron Pearson
Executive Director
Conservative Victory Fund
Saulius "Saul" Anuzis
President
60 Plus Association
Terry Schilling
President
American Principles Project
Melvin Adams
President
Noah Webster Educational Foundation
Kathleen Patten
President & CEO
American Target Advertising, Inc.
Willes K. Lee
President, National Federation of Republican Assemblies
Mario Navarro da Costa
Director, Washington Bureau
Tradition, Family, Property
David Haas
President
Morrison Inc
Tom DeWeese
President
American Policy Center
Dr. Richard Rounsavelle
Trustee
MRC
The Honorable Mike Hill
Former Member
Florida State House
Penna Dexter
Co-host
Point of View Radio
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Charles Schumer
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Joe Manchin
Kyrsten Sinema
Mitch McConnell
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