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ObamaCare Propels Mark Sanford Back Into Office

anonymous — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:05:00 CST

By Bill Pascoe
As featured at RealClearPolitics

Compelling new evidence reveals that Congressman-Elect Mark Sanford won last week’s special election victory because voters who made their choice in the last week of the campaign broke overwhelmingly in his favor – and the number one reason they cited was the need to repeal ObamaCare.

Helping Mark Sanford Turn It Around

anonymous — Wed, 8 May 2013 13:05:00 CST

By Heather R. Higgins & William W. Pascoe III
As featured in POLITICO

Mark Sanford’s remarkable victory Tuesday night over Elizabeth Colbert Busch in the special election in South Carolina’s First Congressional District marked a tremendous comeback against long odds.

IWV's Unique and Critical Role in Mark Sanford's Victory

anonymous — Wed, 8 May 2013 09:05:00 CST

You may have heard that Mark Sanford had a dramatic win in the May 7th special Congressional election in South Carolina's 1st Disrict, winning by rougly 54% to Elizabeth Colbert Busch's 45%.

What you may not know is that Independent Women's Voice was the only independent expenditure of a significant size on the winning side of the ledger.

Heather Higgins on CNBC's "Kudlow Report" (04.16.2013)

anonymous — Wed, 1 May 2013 09:05:00 CST

IWV President & CEO Heather R. Higgins joins CNBC's "Kudlow Report" to discuss the Gang of Eight's immigration reform legislation.

ObamaCare’s pre-existing problems need a pragmatic fix

anonymous — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:04:00 CST

By Hadley Heath and Heather R. Higgins
Feature in The Hill

ObamaCare champions made many promises during debate about the law—such as that it wouldn’t add to the deficit and Americans who like their health insurance would get to keep it—which have since been broken. But there’s one promise the Administration can and should keep: the promise made to help people with pre-existing conditions.

Letter to U.S. House Leaders Supporting H.R. 1549, the Helping Sick Americans Now Act

anonymous — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:04:00 CST

"We want to thank you for drafting, and offering to call up in the House, a bill that allows Members to choose between continuing to have part of the so-called Affordable Care Act fund lobbyists, activist organizations, and ad campaigns to raise taxes and restrict freedom, as it is presently doing, or redirecting some of those funds to make insurance more affordable for Americans with pre-existing conditions, while reducing overall spending. That’s the decision the House will face when it considers your H.R. 1549, the Helping Sick Americans Now Act. It should be an easy choice."

ACTION ALERT: Tell the House to Vote YES on the Helping Sick Americans Now Act

anonymous — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:04:00 CST

A slush fund for Kathleen Sebelius, or helping sick Americans with pre-existing conditions?

When the U.S. House votes tomorrow on H.R. 1549 — the Helping Sick Americans Now (HSAN) Act — that's the choice they'll have before them. This bill would redirect funds that Secretary Sebelius is currently using to bankroll activists, lobbyists, PR pros and absurd projects like pet neutering, and instead prioritize sick Americans who need care through the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan.

You can click here to send your Congressman a message right now and tell him or her to vote for this important bill.

Good Messaging Can Win Budget and Entitlement Debate

anonymous — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:04:00 CST

By Hadley Heath & Adam Schaeffer
Featured in Real Clear Politics

The Independent Women’s Voice (IWV) commissioned Evolving Strategies (ES) to conduct new experimental message research to determine what message really is most effective at increasing support for meaningful budget reforms. What IWV learned is that Americans are much more open to serious change when it comes to the national debt than lawmakers seem to realize. Republicans can win on policy and political ground with a clear message on overall spending restraint (rather than cuts) and serious, targeted entitlement reform.

ObamaCare Repeal Pledge Signers Encouraged to Vote for HSAN Act

anonymous — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:04:00 CST

This week, the House will be considering H.R. 1549 — the 'Helping Sick Americans Now Act.' Independent Women's Voice encourages all signers of the ObamaCare Repeal Pledge to vote for this bill.

What Debt Message Works Best?

anonymous — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:04:00 CST

Many politicians favor talking about the debt in terms of stealing from our children. Others talk in terms of specific budget or pro-growth proposals to address the problem; freezing the budget, cut-cap-and-balance legislation and amendments, entitlement reforms, and pro-growth tax reforms. And still others speak about the debt in terms of free-market values vs. an over-grown and stultifying federal government, or in terms of our National Security should our creditors leverage our debt against us.

Here's what ObamaCare will really cost us...

anonymous — Fri, 5 Apr 2013 10:04:00 CST

The great economist Milton Friedman identified one of the great errors of politics was to judge government policies not by the outcomes they produce, but instead by the intentions of the politicians who create them. Whatever the intentions of the people who brought us ObamaCare, the outcomes for people like Rosemarie, Hugh, and millions more are as real as they are harmful.

TAKE ACTION: Defund ObamaCare in the Continuing Resolution

anonymous — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:03:00 CST

For a nation that is massively in debt, the implementation of ObamaCare will only make our debt and deficit problems worse. As the Government Accountability Office recently reported, ObamaCare will add at least $6.2 trillion to our already out-of-control national debt.

The good news? There are some in Congress fighting to defund ObamaCare in the CR.

Dem Senators on Responsibility for ObamaCare: Who, Us!?

anonymous — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:02:00 CST

Did you hear about the recent Senate hearing where Gary Cohen, a top Obama administration health care official and head of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, appeared before the Senate Finance Committee, its chairman Max Baucus (D-MT), and Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR), Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA)?

No, you say? Well, we could hardly blame you if you haven't.

FLORIDA ACTION ALERT: Help Stop Rick Scott's ObamaCare Medicaid Expansion

anonymous — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:02:00 CST

Let's be blunt: ObamaCare's Medicaid expansion is bad medicine. All around the country, Medicaid is exploding state budgets. And, Florida Gov. Rick Scott's decision to expand Medicaid would simply push many more into a broken system that doesn't serve them well.

Families Who Like Their CHIP Plan Can't Keep It Under ObamaCare

anonymous — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:02:00 CST

We have more news from the "if you like your plan, you can keep it" reality check department. And this time, it's about how ObamaCare will savage one of the Left's more beloved programs: the state Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP.

USA TODAY: Budget details meaningless without growth

anonymous — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:12:00 CST

As "fiscal cliff" talks exit the public posturing stage and real private discussions begin, this would be a good time to take a step back and look at the whole fiscal forest, instead of the trees.

Conservative Groups' Letter to Lame Duck Congress: Keep Your Promises

anonymous — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:11:00 CST

As Congress returns from a seven-week break and negotiations in Washington resume on how to resolve the “fiscal cliff,” Independent Women’s Voice joins 19 other conservative groups to send a unified message to Congress: Keep your promises.

Politics at the Pump in Ohio

anonymous — Mon, 5 Nov 2012 09:11:00 CST

Ohioans may want to tune out the barrage of political ads that flow from their dubious distinction of being both a presidential and hotly-contested Senatorial battleground. Yet they can’t ignore the consequences of the policy decisions being made by their political representatives. One place they see those consequences first-hand is at the gas pump.

Politics at the Pump in Montana

anonymous — Mon, 5 Nov 2012 09:11:00 CST

With a hotly contested senate race underway, as well as the Presidential campaign, Montanans barraged with political ads may be tempted to tune out politics. Yet they can’t ignore the consequences of the policy decisions being made by their political representatives. One place they see those consequences first-hand is at the gas pump.

McCaskill's voting record could hurt Missouri

anonymous — Mon, 5 Nov 2012 09:11:00 CST

Missourians might want to tune out the barrage of political ads that flow from their dubious distinction of being both a presidential and hotly-contested Senatorial battleground. Yet they can't ignore the consequences of the policy decisions being made by their political representatives. One place they see those consequences firsthand is at the gas pump.