Praying for the law-enforcement officers murdered in Dallas and their families

Last night in Dallas, five law-enforcement officers were tragically murdered in the line of duty while trying to protect citizens’ First-Amendment right to free speech during a large, peaceful protest. The New York Times has the details: DALLAS — Snipers killed five Dallas police officers and wounded seven others, along with two civilians, during a…

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Connecticut Obamacare co-op bites the dust

The so-called health-exchange co-ops created under Obamacare are continuing to tumble. The latest in the chain reaction is the Constitution State’s “HealthyCT” co-op, which is leaving thousands of state resident without health insurance as a result of closing its doors. The Daily Signal has the details: The Connecticut Insurance Department announced Tuesday that HealthyCT was…

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Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 6/24/16

CALENDAR: The House is in recess for the Fourth of July break, and will not return until Tuesday, July 5. The Senate will be back at work on Monday, June 27. LAST TWO WEEKS ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House came back into session on Monday, June 13. They took up seven bills on the…

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Taxes, Spending, and Tax Credits Out of Control under Kurt Schaefer

RAISING OUR TAXES, PUSHING MEDICAID EXPANSION, AND SUPPORTING WASTEFUL SPENDING While Kurt Schaefer has been in the State Senate, state spending has ballooned by nearly $3.6 billion dollars. Several of the budgets passed under his watch, were actually higher than what the Democrat governor requested. He Supported Medicaid Expansion in Missouri - Just like Obama…Read More

Report: Houston-area Veterans Affairs office falsified wait times for Texas vets seeking appointments

It’s again come to light Veterans Affairs employees falsified wait times of veterans who were seeking medical appointments – this time in Texas – according to a report released this week. Fox News has the details: The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Inspector General said more than 200 appointments were incorrectly recorded for the…

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Bill of Rights Week: Defend the Bill of rights

Back to the Bill of Rights Week When we began the week and dubbed it Bill of Rights Week we had no idea that the Democrats were going to stage a sit-in on the House floor for the very purpose of taking away our civil liberties. Our original plan today was to focus on John…Read More