1,216 days ago, the Senate passed a budget. Since that point, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has refused to do his legal responsibility and pass a budget through his chamber. While it’s not his only abdication of duty – Sen. Reid has also refused to reform Social Security, and used the Senate floor…

The conventions for the Republican and Democratic parties are fast approaching. Should taxpayer dollars are used to fund them? On your tax forms, there is an option to donate $3 out of the tax paid to the government. The funds are dedicated towards public campaign financing. It’s available for candidates who meet certain criteria but…

The Supreme Court’s ruling on tax increases contained in The Affordable Care Act has galvanized opposition against Florida’s only Senator to vote for it.  The House has again voted to repeal President Obama’s signature legislation, but a Senate vote has not yet been held. Democratic leadership in the Senate has made no indication that a…

“It did hurt us, there’s no doubt about it. The climate out there was really ugly because of it.” Representative Norm Dicks (D-WA) who is retiring at the end of this Congress admits the damage Obamacare has done to his party’s image. However, other Washington state representatives continue to say Obama’s tax increase does more…

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold The Patient Protection and  Affordable Care Act (PPACA) known as Obamacare, Senator John Cornyn, R-TX, is ready to go full throttle down the Road to Repeal of this legislation. Speaking to listeners of Austin’s KLBJ 590 morning radio show Friday morning, Cornyn said, “We’ve got…

We need to hold our Representatives and Senators accountable. Listen to Rep. Jim Himes say his voted didn’t contribute to Washington’s out-of-control overpsending. While Congressmen and Senators are home this week for the Fourth of July vacation, we also need you to work this week to get your Congressman, 2 Senators, and any candidates for…

Within days of President Obama’s move to unilaterally implement amnesty for illegal immigrants, Congress has responded by introducing legislation to stop it.  On Friday, June 15, 2012, President Obama and Janet Napolitano, Head of the Department of Homeland Security, announced they will “stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrantswho came to the…

Remember when Congress did not want to make the tough spending decisions and created the so-called “Super-Committee?” Well, when that failed, spending limits were put in place that were agreed to in Budget Control Act of 2011. Senator Max Baucus, who was a member of the failed “Super-Commmittee” just doesn’t seem to understand that Congress…

By Zayida Baker Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., and many Florida fishermen oppose restrictive federal fishing regulations they say are patterned after Agenda 21, the UN’s all-encompassing plan for globally centralized wealth-redistribution and environmental regulations. Southerland, who serves on the House Natural Resources Committee’s Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, marina manager Pam Anderson, and…

This week’s Passion to Action plan was to call your Senators and tell them to sign the letter opposing the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST). This is an issue the Valdosta Tea Party has been working on for awhile. They have asked Senator Isakson from Georgia was asked to sign the letter and oppose…