Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 9/11/16

CALENDAR: The House will return on Monday, with no votes scheduled before 6:30 PM, and will stay in session through Friday, with no votes scheduled after 3 PM. The Senate will return on Monday, September 12, with the first vote scheduled for 5:30 PM on a substitute amendment offered by GOP Sen. Jim Inhofe to…Read More

Conservative congressman says IRS commissioner’s plea against impeachment a ‘charade’

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen this week visited with members of the Tuesday Group, an organization of moderate House Republicans, as part of an effort to stop impeachment proceedings against himself. One member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, which is pushing for the commissioner’s swift removal after persistent IRS targeting of Americans for their political…Read More

Poll: Americans DON’T LIKE Obamacare!

  It’s no surprise that more than 50 percent of American are unhappy with Obamacare, especially as more and more insurers pull out of the Obamacare exchanges and leave enrollees with little – and in some cases – no alternative options for health insurance. The Hill has the details: About half of Americans disapprove of…Read More

IRS persists in targeting Americans for their political beliefs

  Filings released Wednesday show authorities at the Internal Revenue Service continue to target Americans for their political persuasions using the same criteria used to home in on conservative tea-party groups across the country. The Washington Times has the story: At least three tea party groups are still awaiting approval from the IRS more than…Read More

House panel subpoenas VA over pricey hospital, art

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Those at the Department of Veterans Affairs had better he sweating bullets over a subpoena they’ve been issued by the House Veterans Affairs Committee demanding the VA produce documentation showing why the construction at the Denver, Colo. VA ran waaaay over budget. McClatchy D.C. has the story: Demanding explanations for a $1 billion cost overrun,…Read More

Report: Congress needs to close $10 billion gap in government spending

The government is spending so far past its budget limits that Congress is about to encounter a record gap. New projections show that the government is on track to spend $10 billion more next year to continue current government operations without changes, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The report means that Congress will have…

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