Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 8/28/17

CALENDAR: The House and Senate have both left for their August recess, and will not return until Tuesday, September 5. DEBT CEILING: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has advised Congress that he will reach the limit of his ability to use what he calls “extraordinary measures” – what regular people call “smoke and mirrors” – to…

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Jenny Beth’s Journal: Senate is in desperate need of reform so it can function as the esteemed chamber it was intended to be

In her latest column, Tea Party Patriots Co-Founder Jenny Beth Martin says Republicans need to ‘shut down’ the Democrats if there is any hope of saving the Senate. Now the minority in the Senate, Democrats are looking for any opportunity to be “obstructionists.” From using the blue slip, to refusing to show up for votes,…

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Statement on Steve Bannon’s Departure from the White House

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Atlanta, GA – Tea Party Patriots President and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin made the following statement today, responding to reports of Steve Bannon’s departure from the White House. “We will miss Steve Bannon in the White House because he helped President Trump keep many of the promises he made on the campaign trail, like replacing…

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Fire Koskinen, Bring Accountability to IRS

Atlanta, GA – Tea Party Patriots President and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today, reacting to reports the IRS re-hired hundreds of employees let go for offenses ranging from falsifying documents to failure to pay taxes. “It has been clear for years that the IRS is out of control. Under President Obama,…

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Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report From Washington for 8/7/17

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CALENDAR: The House and Senate have both left for their August recess, and will not return until Tuesday, September 5. LAST WEEK ON THE SENATE FLOOR: The Senate returned on Monday and voted to invoke cloture on the nomination of Kevin Newsom of Alabama to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the 11th Circuit. The…

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AG Sessions Has Proven to be One of Pres. Trump’s Most Loyal & Effective Cabinet Secretaries

ATLANTA , GA – Tea Party Patriots President and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today following Attorney Jeff Sessions’ press conference announcing an investigation of leaks. “Attorney General Jeff Sessions has proven to be one of President Trump’s most loyal and effective Cabinet secretaries. Today’s announcement of an investigation into damaging leaks…

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