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The American Action Network is a nonprofit issue advocacy group based in Washington, D.C. which promotes center-right public policy. It was established in 2010 by Fred Malek and Norm Coleman as a 501(c)(4) organization. The American Action Network's sister organization, the American Action Forum, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focusing on policy research. The American Action Forum is run by former Congressional Budget Office director Doug Holtz-Eakin. American Action Network officials also run the Congressional Leadership Fund Super PAC, an independent expenditure PAC focused on electing a House Republican majority. ==Activities== According to the American Action Network website, the organization's purpose is to "create, encourage and promote center-right policies..." It aims to accomplish this through nationwide issue advocacy campaigns using print and television advertisements, direct mail, grassroots organizing, robocalls, online advertising and online videos. In May 2011, ''Campaigns and Elections'' reported that the American Action Network spent more than $25 million in the 2010 election cycle.〔 According to ''USA Today'' the organization spent $17 million on issue advocacy and grassroots organizing and $5.5 million on candidates and political activities.〔 In the 2010 elections the group funded political advertisements in 22 congressional districts nationwide including Colorado, Connecticut, South Dakota, Utah, Washington State and Wisconsin. In July 2012, ''Politico'' reported that the American Action Network planned to spend a minimum of $10 million to establish "a legislation-focused ground game in a number of states". The ''Politico'' article also called the American Action Network "one of the key outside forces on the right". In July 2013, ''Politico'' reported that the group has spent more than $750,000 in ad buys on promoting the Gang of Eight immigration bill S.744.〔http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/new-ad-for-immigration-reform-93802.html〕 On November 10, 2015, the group ran a TV ad during a Republican presidential debate. The ad attacks the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, portraying it with stereotypes about the Soviet Union, and telling viewers that they will be denied loans because of the CFPB. The ad doesn't describe the actual work of the CFPB, which "has fined banks for deceiving customers, fought predatory for-profit colleges, and simplified the mortgage application process." 〔http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/11/elizabeth-warren-cfpb-gop-debate-ad〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Action Network」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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