Bar Rescue Host: Federal Minimum Wage Mandate Would be “Horrifying” for the Restaurant Industry

The Democratic candidates who are advocating for a federal minimum wage increase are out of touch with the industries that would be affected. The restaurant industry, for example, would be the first to cut jobs, hours, and probably turn that $10-burger into a $25-burger. Proponents should really be honest with themselves: Would you buy a…

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Trump Defense Team

WASHINGTON REPORT FOR 1/13/2020 PDF VIDEO AUDIO WEB WASHINGTON REPORT FOR 1/13/2020 PDF VIDEO AUDIO WEB This Week’s Action Items The impeachment trial begins in the Senate this week, so the two most important actions so far will be to call both of your Senators and to combat the left’s lies via social media and…

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The ill-advised rush to impeachment

More and more, on the issue of impeachment, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her House Democrats are so far out over the tips of their skis that they remind me of Vinko Bogotaj. Mr. Bogotaj is the 22-year-old Slovenian ski jumper whose spectacular ski jump crash became the iconic image showing “the agony of defeat”…

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Raising the Minimum Wage Hurts the Restaurant Industry

Democrats have been increasingly obsessed with raising the minimum wage in recent years. They sometimes try to slide it in with all of their “climate change” proposals, which are really just socialistic policies wrapped with a bow. But raising the minimum wage will have very real and drastic consequences for small business owners, especially restaurants.…

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It’s Time for Term Limits in Congress

Term limits are one of the best ways to clean up Washington, D.C. Limiting time spent in office is a great way to keep the power in the hands of the people. The Heritage Foundation presents the argument well: Term limits are a powerful political force, as demonstrated by the results of numerous state referenda,…

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Tea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 7/15/19

CALENDAR: The House and Senate will both return on Monday, and stay in session through Thursday.   LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House came back to work last Tuesday and took up and passed three bills under Suspension of the Rules. One of those bills was H.R. 1044, the so-called “Fairness for High-Skilled…

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