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NEW SURVEY: GOP CONGRESSMEN WHO VOTE FOR AMNESTY ARE PLAYING WITH FIRE
Tea Party Patriots Action Honorary Chairman Jenny Beth Martin today released the results of a national survey of 1,000 likely voters conducted for TPPA June 15-19 by John McLaughlin of McLaughlin & Associates that shows that House Republicans considering voting for legislation containing amnesty for so-called “Dreamers” do so at their own peril. “As House…
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Perdue sends a message: Work comes before recess
If you don’t work, you really can’t take a break. That’s basically the message U.S. Sen. David Perdue is sending to Congress. He wants to see more of President Donald Trump’s nominees move through the confirmation pipeline and says there also needs to be some progress made on spending bills. Only then should Congress take…
Read MoreThe Hill: Conservatives, White House pressure McConnell for longer Senate work hours
Conservatives are upping pressure on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to either keep the Senate in session longer during the week or delay the August recess in order to catch up on funding the government and confirming President Trump’s nominees. Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.), White House legislative affairs director Marc Short and conservative outside groups…
Read MoreBreitbart News: U.S. Senate Takes Another Long Weekend, Clocks Out on Thursday Afternoon
Just two days after conservatives held a press conference on Capitol Hill to launch a #MakeCongressWorkAgain campaign to put a spotlight on the Republican-led Senate’s short work week and its failure to get business done, Senators closed up shop at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Conservative Partnership Institute tweeted out the Senate’s notice: “Vote Alert.…
Read MoreJenny Beth Martin: Congress needs to forgo recess to get more work done for Americans
Congress never allows its own bad behavior or lack of accomplishment to get in the way of its vacations and recesses. Isn’t it about time we addressed that? The dysfunctions within Congress are too numerous to explore here, but two of the most obvious examples are the broken confirmations and appropriations processes. Both of these…
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