2019 VICTORIES FOR AMERICA

Dec 30, 2019 Good morning! We hope you and your family had a joyful Christmas last week. As we roll into a new year, we want to share with you some of the many victories that The Heritage Foundation achieved in 2019, made possible by our extended family of supporters. In 2019 … Immigration Loopholes Were Closed. The Trump administration replaced “catch and release” with “catch and return,” sending asylum seekers back to Mexico to await their court date. It started denying asylum claims of those who pass through another country but don’t seek asylum there. And it superseded the Flores settlement, which led to the separation of parents and children at the border. Heritage argued for all of them. The Courts Shifted Further Right. Heritage educated Americans on constitutional originalism and on the qualifications of specific judicial nominees. Heritage’s online judicial tracker shows that more than 156 of Trump’s federal judicial appointees have been confirmed. New Abortion Restrictions Saved Lives. The administration stripped tens of millions of taxpayer dollars from Planned Parenthood via the Title X program and worked with Heritage experts to craft new restrictions on federal funding for research that uses fetal tissue from elective abortions. A Pro-Brexit Prime Minister Stepped In. In the United Kingdom in July, Boris Johnson replaced Theresa May as prime minister and announced his intent to push hard for Brexit. Heritage is a friend of Johnson and the first U.S. think tank to call for Brexit and for a U.S.-U.K. free trade agreement. U.S. Withdrew from the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty. This Obama-era treaty was meant to control arms exports, but would, over time, threaten Americans’ Second Amendment rights. Heritage was the only think tank to recommend “unsigning” it. Free Speech Protected on Campus. Heritage helped create model legislation that five states (Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, and Wisconsin) used to protect free speech on campus. School Choice Marched On. Six states now have Education Savings Account programs, and we are closer than ever to achieving a federal military ESA program – an idea pioneered at Heritage. Congress Said “No” to the Green New Deal. Heritage did more than any other think tank to expose the unfeasibility and socialist aims of the failed Green New Deal. The Administration Withdrew from the INF Treaty. Heritage was the only think tank in Washington urging the U.S. to leave the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which the Russians had violated. Military Rebuilding Continued. The Senate’s 2020 National Defense Authorization Act adopted many of Heritage’s recommendations for defense budgeting, modernization, and more. Meanwhile, the Marine Corps Commandant and Army Chief of Staff shared two of Heritage’s Rebuilding America’s Military Project reports on the future of the Army and the Marine Corps. Bipartisan Agreement Reached on the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement. This trade deal strengthens protections for intellectual property rights and opens up new markets, while continuing the tariff-free treatment of many goods and services. Heritage experts played a major role in fine-tuning early drafts of the deal. As we enter into a new decade, we are primed and ready to keep up the pace of conservative victories. Thank you for all that you do for The Heritage Foundation, and have a very happy new year! Last Call for 2019 Your tax-deductible gift allows The Heritage Foundation to make the case for conservatism like nobody else can. Heritage experts advocate for lower taxes, cutting red tape, job-creating policies, and confirming constitutionalists to the courts. The successes of 2019 show why conservative policies work. However, all that could be undone. Please make your gift count for 2019, and give Heritage the boost it needs to defend your conservative policy victories in 2020. Please make your gift count for 2019 by clicking this secure link. The Heritage Foundation is America's most broadly supported policy organization. Your gift will advance your conservative principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense. Donate now. DONATE The Heritage Foundation | 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE | Washington, D.C. 20002 | (800) 546-2843