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Tea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 10/1/19
CALENDAR: The House and Senate are both in recess for the next two weeks. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House came back to work on Tuesday, and passed one bill under Suspension of the Rules. On Wednesday, the House passed a Rule governing consideration of H.R. 2203, the Homeland Security Improvement Act, H.R.…
Read MoreTexas AG: Obamacare individual mandate ‘unconstitutional’
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says Obamacare as it now stands—gutted of the requirement that Americans purchase health insurance or pay a penalty—is unconstitutional because its individual mandate no longer raises tax revenue and instead simply forces Americans to purchase health insurance. “The Commerce Clause gives Congress the authority to regulate commerce, not to…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 7/01/19
CALENDAR: The House and Senate are both in recess. The Senate will return on Monday, July 8, while the House will return on Tuesday, July 9. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House came back to work on Monday and resumed consideration of H.R. 3055, the minibus appropriations bill combining the appropriations…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 4/1/19
CALENDAR: The House and Senate will both return Monday and stay in session through Thursday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House came back last Monday and passed a bill under Suspension of the Rules. On Tuesday, the House tried to override the president’s veto of H.J.Res. 46, the resolution terminating the national…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 3/25/19
CALENDAR: The House and Senate both return today, Monday, March 25. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House was in recess last week. THIS WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House will return Monday, with the first vote set for 6:30 PM. At that time, the House is scheduled to take up…
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