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Chief of Staff for Dr. Kevin Roberts, President of The Heritage Foundation @Heritage . Tweets are my own.

Washington, D.C.
Joined August 2011
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
5 months
This piece sadly defines the problem with establishment conservativism. Free markets and limited government are not ends in themselves but rather means to an end, that is a justly ordered society full of human flourishing.
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Erick Erickson
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Thanks @NRO for letting me contribute some writing.
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The conservative movement must stop defending free markets (though it is a good) and start defending the American family for which the free market was created to serve.
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Wesley Coopersmith
2 years
Last night the Rubicon was crossed. The weaponization of law enforcement under Biden against parents, then taxpayers, and now President Trump is a disturbing turning point in U.S. history. The next President's top priority must be to dismantle the administrative state.
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If any conservative of yore is rolling over in his grave about all this it’s William F. Buckley, whose once-great magazine apparently thinks that asking Congress to articulate realistic goals in Ukraine is somehow “morally obscene,” or that bankrolling foreign wars to the tune of
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Wesley Coopersmith
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America should always be measured on the strength of its people not the strength of its government...U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to Five Week-Low Despite Shutdown
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An astonishingly flawed piece by @JacobHeilbrunn in the @TheNatlInterest arguing @Heritage is abandoning Reagan’s foreign policy principles in favor of Trump’s America First populism approach. 1/
@TheNatlInterest
National Interest
9 months
Rather than support Ukraine's struggle to oppose Russian domination, the Heritage Foundation is actively seeking to undermine it, writes Jacob Heilbrunn.
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
1 year
When did the FBI become a 4th branch of government?
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
5 months
This disconnect, by the way, is why Donald Trump captured the conservative movement starting in 2016. He doesn't defend vague principles of conservatism, but rather the people and institutions those principles are designed to serve.
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
2 years
Republicans in Congress must ACT NOW to save as many babies as possible. Justice Kavanaugh: "That issue will be resolved by the people and their representatives in the democratic process in the States or Congress." #LifeWins #RoeVsWade
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
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Americans should be free to worship, serve the poor, and run a business, in accordance with their religious beliefs
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
4 months
Could go down as the GOAT interview on this bogus hush money trial case against President Trump
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🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸
4 months
🔥 Brought the heat to @BBC . The Bimbo Broadcasting Corporation. To explain to leftwing Brits how the United States Constitution works. And to respond to another washed-up, bimbo porn star. Who's washed up--and desperate to make a buck.
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The so-called "three-legged stool" coalition made sense for its time but a new coalition is needed for today's challenges. I believe this new coalition should center around the traditional family, self-governance, and nation sovereignty.
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
2 years
The misnamed #RespectforMarriageAct will lead to the direct persecution of religious affiliated businesses, schools, & nonprofits. Those 87,000 new IRS agents will have plenty of work to do. Republican Senators must vote NO today. #religiousliberty @Heritage
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Wesley Coopersmith
2 years
An 84-year old woman was shot canvassing for pro-life causes. Why hasn't an arrest been made?
@MaryMargOlohan
Mary Margaret Olohan
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This is 84-year-old Joan Jacobson, a pro-life activist who tells me she was shot by a Michigan man after she went to his house and tried to convince his wife not to vote for a pro-abortion ballot proposal.
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Likewise, limited government is not an end unto itself but rather a means to an end, that is self-governance.
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
1 year
Keep punching!
@realchrisrufo
Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️
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Youngkin administration says "DEI is dead" in Virginia.
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
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Speaker Johnson couldn't have made a better hire @D_Ziegler
@KevinRobertsTX
Kevin Roberts
10 months
Congratulations to my friend and @Heritage alum, @D_Ziegler . Well deserved!
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Wesley Coopersmith
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What does @RepKweisiMfume mean when he says "The DOJ and FBI keep our democracy in check"? @GOPoversight Last time I checked, the Constitution places the duly elected President in charge of administrative agencies.
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Wesley Coopersmith
1 year
In one week, the Left-wing ruling elite demonstrated there is a two tier system of Justice and a two tier system of Banking in this country. #TrumpIndictment #SVBBailout
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
2 years
DOJ continues down the road of political persecution. Charging 11 more pro-life activists with violations of the little known/used FACE Act @MaryMargOlohan @DailySignal
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
6 years
Let Catholic adoption agencies be Catholic. We should focus on finding every child a home. via @usatoday @drmoore @USCCB @Heritage #KeepKidsFirst
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
2 years
50% of the tax hikes in the Democrats Partisan Build Back Broke legislation will hurt domestic manufactures and their workers @jctgov #BuildBackBetter
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Wesley Coopersmith
5 months
A new coalition does not mean we are abandoning conservativism but rather fighting to preserve it.
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Wesley Coopersmith
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@jonathanvswan
Jonathan Swan
1 year
Some new details on what Heritage is doing to recruit for the next Republican admin — and how those efforts dovetail w Trump's. w @maggieNYT
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Wesley Coopersmith
2 years
Disappointing to see name calling as opposed to real policy debates. Upholding national sovereignty is not government worship. It is fundamental to our natural right of self-governance.
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Wesley Coopersmith
1 year
Nothing to see here...they just talked about the weather.
@ChadPergram
Chad Pergram
1 year
1) From a source familiar with the transcribed interview with former Hunter Biden business partner Devon Archer. Archer testified there was value of adding Hunter Biden to Burisma’s board was “the brand.”
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This "reporting" is 100% false and was corrected. Heritage takes 0% in foreign funding. #fakenews
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
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@Heritage_Action
Heritage_Action
4 years
Unemployment insurance should never make being fired more desirable than remaining employed, but that’s what has happened in the CARES Act. But America’s governors can fix it. Check out this op-ed from @JessAnderson2 and @club4growth ’s @DavidMMcintosh :
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
1 year
Silver lining. The American people will never again allow our government to repeat this but its on Congress to hold them accountable this session.
@RepThomasMassie
Thomas Massie
1 year
Your primary care provider was bribed to suggest you should take the COVID vaccine.
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Wesley Coopersmith
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American small business owners need more PPP funding to save their businesses and workers. Democrats need to stop holding it hostage for liberal pet projects:
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Wesley Coopersmith
4 years
The Democrat Minority Leader @SenSchumer continues to drag out this process with tired talking points devoid from reality. And now he is claiming the negotiations are on the two yard line. What does that even mean? Is this an extra point? #CARESAct
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Wesley Coopersmith
5 years
The Border Crisis Is Getting Worse. Why Are Democrats AWOL? @JessAnderson2 #SecureTheBorder
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Wesley Coopersmith
1 year
Unacceptable that Planned Parenthood is still receiving hundreds of million of taxpayer dollars. Congress must pass the Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act
@Heritage
Heritage Foundation
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2/ See what else they've been up to with $670 million dollars in taxpayer subsidies👇
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
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America can be a force for good in the Middle East without getting bogged down in Syria @JJCarafano #Syria
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
3 months
Two questions for you: 1) What money are you referring to? Heritage receives zero dollars from foreign governments or think tanks. Period. 2) As a self-described "conservative" do you read the ultra progressive New Republic on the regular and take them at their word?
@Alyssafarah
Alyssa Farah Griffin
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To understand how the Heritage Foundation went from the preeminent conservative Think Tank to an unserious populist message board, that opposes aid to Ukraine & supports Viktor Orban, all you have to do is follow the money:
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
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@ElbridgeColby Triple bank shot! Epic.
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Wesley Coopersmith
2 years
This is how democratic nations fall...disregard for the law followed by zero consequences from corrupt governments. #rogueprosecutor @cullystimson
@Schilling1776
Terry Schilling 🇺🇸
2 years
You gotta be kidding me. They literally don’t care if we get killed. They want it.
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
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"Asa Hutchinson represents that mammon conservativism. The one that worships the GDP and dollar above all." @DelanoSquires @glennbeck @Heritage @StuDoesAmerica
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Wesley Coopersmith
5 years
NEA rejects a resolution to “make student learning the priority of the Association" and affirms abortion rights. Left-wing activism rather than student learning is now clearly the union’s top priority. @JessAnderson2 @lindseymburke @Heritage_Action
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Wesley Coopersmith
2 years
The Schumer-Manchin Build Back Broke bill is a massive tax hike on low-income families. Americans earning less than 200k a year will be hit by $16.7 billion under this "inflation reduction act" @jctgov #BuildBackBetter
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Wesley Coopersmith
1 year
Besides conveniently omitting Tucker Carlson speech, who no one can accuse of being "Conservative Inc.", here are some of the "useless projects" @Heritage is working on:
@nedryun
Ned Ryun
1 year
Conservatism, Inc. Fiddles While the Republic Burns.
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
10 months
Congratulations to a very strong pick! @ssharmaUS
@yhazony
Yoram Hazony
10 months
WASHINGTON—The Edmund Burke Foundation (EBF) announced the appointment today of Saurabh Sharma as its Executive Director. EBF is a Washington public affairs institute that is best known for its National Conservatism Conferences in the United States and Europe. Sharma is the
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Wesley Coopersmith
5 years
Strong pro-life leadership from @SenatorBraun as well as @SenMikeLee who offered up legislation to codify Mexico City policy. @SBAList @FRCdc @March_for_Life @StudentsforLife @Heritage
@Heritage_Action
Heritage_Action
5 years
Yesterday, the Dignity for Aborted Children Act was blocked by Senate Democrats. If the left has to grant an aborted baby a burial, then they have to admit the baby had life and was not just medical waste--and they aren't willing to do that.
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
9 months
Students of Reagan’s political philosophy know he was a decidedly America first, conservative populist president. Those who say otherwise are simply rewriting history. 2/
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
1 year
The Biden DOJ continues to rig our Justice System and mislead Congress
@ProfMJCleveland
Margot Cleveland
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🚨🚨🚨EXCLUSIVE: Thanks so @OversightPR of @Heritage FOIA lawsuit against DOJ we now know FBI's lies @nytimes peddled that FD-1023 was Giuliani disinformation were spoonfed to Weiss! @FDRLST 1/
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Wesley Coopersmith
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Agree! Which is why we started the @Heritage innovation prize which gives out $1 million a year from our endowment to other conservative organizations: . Also why we started new multi-million dollar projects like @OversightPR & @Prjct2025
@nedryun
Ned Ryun
1 year
“Instead of having Heritage, imagine there were in fact 30 entities built to fight & win. . . why have so much invested into white papers when those are really about governing & only a fool thinks that conservatives are in a position right now to govern.”
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Wesley Coopersmith
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...The principal consideration should be whether or not extending assistance to a nation or group of nations will advance America's interests and objectives.” 5/
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Wesley Coopersmith
5 years
This is as swampy as it gets: 11th hour 2,000 plus page bill that costs $1.4 trillion and includes tax extenders, Ex-Im bank, and miner pension bailouts. Senate Republicans should reject this deal. #OmnibusSpendingBills
@Heritage_Action
Heritage_Action
5 years
🚨 KEY VOTE: “NO” on the Domestic Minibus Spending Package  Heritage Action opposes the “Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020’’ (H.R. 1865) and will include it as a key vote on our legislative scorecard.
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
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The conclusion of the 1980 Republican Party Platform’s preamble says it all: “And so, in this 1980 Republican Platform, we call out to the American people: With God's help, let us now, together, make America great again; let us now, together, make a new beginning.”
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Wesley Coopersmith
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Regarding foreign assistance and regional security policy, Reagan explicitly rejected nation building and called for an American first approach: “No longer should American foreign assistance programs seek to force acceptance of American governmental forms... 4/
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
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If all debaters can offer is a liberal plan that fails to fix higher education or create the workforce America needs, what’s the conservative alternative that will actually fix the broken system? The HERO Act! @TimChapman @SenMikeLee
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Wesley Coopersmith
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Regarding international trade policy, Reagan criticized the focus on blanket free trade in favor of policy that puts the American worker first: “Republicans are committed to protect American Jobs and American workers first and foremost... 6/
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Wesley Coopersmith
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...The Republican Party believes in free trade, and we will insist that our trade policy be based on the principles of reciprocity and equity. We will not stand idly by as the jobs of millions of Americans in domestic industries are jeopardized and lost.” 7/
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Wesley Coopersmith
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Regarding national defense itself, Reagan did not believe in a military buildup for the purpose of increased foreign entanglements or war, but for the purpose of peace: “Overseas, our goal is equally simple and direct: to preserve a world at peace by keeping America strong.” 10/
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Wesley Coopersmith
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"In the biggest banking scandal since the CFPB's inception, the Wells Fargo fraudulent accounts scandal, far from being a cop on the beat, the CFPB was asleep at the wheel..." @RepHensarling @norbertjmichel
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
5 years
Section 401 of the Clean Water Act was not meant for this abusive purpose @SteveDaines @SenJohnBarrasso
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Wesley Coopersmith
2 years
Sure. Why would you give Americans a say in where their own money goes? Truly moronic.
@LukeDCoffey
Luke Coffey
2 years
Myth 4: This money to Ukraine would be better spent on “the wall” or baby formula or whatever. Reality: Frankly, this argument is so moronic I’m not even going to address it.
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Republicans can't just say they repealed Obamacare, they have to do it #StandWithHFC
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Wesley Coopersmith
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Ahead of Trump border visit, Republicans mobilize effort to send law enforcement relief to Texas, Arizona @RepublicanStudy @Jim_Banks #FoxNews
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Wesley Coopersmith
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...which will fairly and effectively implement the immigration policy desired by the American people.” 9/
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Wesley Coopersmith
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Really disheartening to see an iconic American company - US Steel - sold overseas. Policymakers seem to have learned nothing from the pandemic.
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
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Regarding immigration policy, Reagan dismissed the idea of welcoming unlimited numbers of immigrants and refugees in favor of an America first approach: “The federal government has a duty to adopt immigration laws and follow enforcement procedures... 8/
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
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The future of the conservative movement is in good hands with @JDVance1
@KevinRobertsTX
Kevin Roberts
2 months
J.D. Vance is a great husband, a great dad, and has been an outstanding leader of the new conservative movement in the Senate. His authenticity, humility, and honesty prepare him for this moment in our nation's history. J.D. understands the critical juncture we face, recognizing
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
6 years
Encouraging to see @SenThomTillis continue the drumbeat on Obamacare repeal and replace
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
7 years
Bailing out Obamacare will ensure the law is here to stay forever. Congress must fulfill their promise to repeal and replace #NoBailouts
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
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@DanielDiMartino I certainly don't want to control the economy. Not sure where you got that. Markets are structured by governments. This is why we have rules that govern them in a multitude of ways.
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
5 years
Lindsey Burke: Why the student loan system is a major threat to our economy
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
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Let’s take a quick look at Reagan’s Republican Party Platform of 1980 for the evidence: 3/
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
9 months
A true patriot! Thanks for coming on @RepScottPerry
@KevinRobertsTX
Kevin Roberts
9 months
Thrilled to have @freedomcaucus Chairman @RepScottPerry on the podcast to uncover the blueprint for igniting American vigor and reclaiming our nation's strength. Watch:
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
4 years
Thanks again to @BenSasse @LindseyGrahamSC @SenRickScott @SenatorTimScott @tedcruz for leading on this issue in the Senate.
@Heritage_Action
Heritage_Action
4 years
The unemployment insurance in the CARES Act creates a situation in which many employees are better off being fired than remaining employed during this pandemic-created economic downturn... but America's governors can fix that.
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
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This is only half correct. Our founders believed in "ordered liberty" or freedom from the restrictions of government coercion and freedom for the pursuit of the common good.
@Avik
Avik Roy
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The Freedom Conservatism Statement of Principles has ten planks. The first is Liberty: "Among Americans’ most fundamental rights is the right to be free from the restrictions of arbitrary force: a right that, in turn, derives from the inseparability of free will from what it
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
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Congress must deliver on a six-year old promise to repeal Obamacare. #FullRepeal @Heritage_Action
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
3 years
Today @ossoff , @amyklobuchar and other Dems will vote in committee for #S1 the #CorruptPoliticiansAct , which outlaws state Voter ID laws and registers millions of illegal aliens. @TPPF strongly opposes this liberal power grab of our state elections.
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
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Thanks for coming! Should be a great event.
@RepDanBishop
Rep. Dan Bishop
5 months
Looking forward to speaking at this important event next week. Hope to see you there!
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
2 years
Thank you Bridge!
@ElbridgeColby
Elbridge Colby
2 years
Isn’t it to be welcomed when elite DC institutions really heed the voters and engage deeply and seriously with their concerns and interests? Seems, you know…democratic!
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
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Under no circumstance should Senate Republicans agree to a national security package that does not secure the border.
@burgessev
Burgess Everett
7 months
News: Senate Rs sound ready to advance + eventually pass Ukraine/Israel/Taiwan supplemental Cornyn: “what I'm hearing is that the cloture vote will probably be successful and then we'll be on a timeline that could take us to next Tuesday unless there's some time yielded back.”
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Wesley Coopersmith
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Again you misunderstand the original meaning of this phrase. The Founders understood the "pursuit of happiness" to mean the right to pursue a life consistent with what Edmund Burke calls the "eternal order."
@Avik
Avik Roy
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The second is the pursuit of happiness: "Most individuals are happiest in loving families, and within stable and prosperous communities in which parents are free to engage in meaningful work, and to raise and educate their children according to their values."
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
9 years
Why not let the American people decide who the next Supreme Court Justice should be? #NoHearingsNoVotes
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Wesley Coopersmith
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Reversing this trend should be the number 1 priority of conservative policymakers this decade.
@ConceptualJames
James Lindsay, anti-Communist
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Degrowth.
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
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Heartbreaking day for our country. Shameful.
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Wesley Coopersmith
5 years
NEW swing state survey in 2020 battleground states (AZ, FL, IA, ME, and PA): 63% agree there is a border crisis, 65% oppose a government run health care system, 65% oppose socialism, and independents agree Dems are too liberal @Heritage_Action @CR
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
4 years
A must see interview!
@Heritage
Heritage Foundation
4 years
If we rush reopening we could end up pushing ourselves into a deeper recession. How does that work? @PaulWinfree explains—and lays out a better plan to #reopenAmerica
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@WesleyCoop
Wesley Coopersmith
6 years
It's time we finally give military families the tools they need to educate their children while remaining in the armed forces. #MilitaryESA
@Heritage_Action
Heritage_Action
6 years
PRESS RELEASE: Heritage Action supports the Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act introduced by @RepJimBanks , @SenTomCotton , @SenatorTimScott & @SenSasse . This bill will ensure that every military family can access quality education options.
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