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Watchdog releases annual report detailing wasteful government spending
Government watchdog Citizens Against Government Waste released its annual “Pig Book,” detailing programs and earmarks that fall under six types of criteria, including spending that is not specifically authorized and spending that is not the subject of congressional hearings. WWMT.com has the details: The Appalachian Regional Commission got $51 million, even though the highway and…
Read MoreColumnist: ‘Work should be rewarded, not punished’
A writer and activist lobbying for right-to-work laws in Michigan criticized the status quo at the IRS and is pushing for a simpler tax code – one that doesn’t bog down hardworking American taxpayers. The Detroit News has the commentary: It’s a complex and corrupt system, now consisting of thousands of pages of instructions and…
Read MoreIRS commissioner brushes off illegal immigrants’ use of fraudulent SSN’s to file returns, says ‘it’s not the normal identity-theft situation’
The IRS is issuing refunds to illegal immigrants who have apparently obtained jobs using social security numbers that aren’t their own, revealed IRS Commissioner John Koskinen after confronted by Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) Tuesday during a session of the Senate Finance Committee. The Washington Examiner has the details: “What we learned is that … the…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Thank Sen. Ayotte for Working to Prevent a Liberal Majority on the Supreme Court
ATLANTA, Ga – Tea Party Patriots CEO and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today after Senator Ayotte met with Merrick Garland. “In the face of a fundamentally dishonest campaign by President Obama and Democrats to falsely portray liberal judge Merrick Garland as a ‘moderate,’ Senator Ayotte has stood by grassroots activists and…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 4/10/16
CALENDAR: The House will come back into session on Tuesday, and stay in session through Friday. The Senate will come back into session on Monday, and stay in session through Friday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: They were in recess last week. THIS WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House will return on…
Read MoreJoin Tea Party Patriots on our Defend the Supreme Court Tour
Our effort to defend the Supreme Court is well under way, and we wanted to give you an update! (For general information about our project, or to join our efforts to defend the Supreme Court, please visit our Supreme Court Defenders page.) We’ve launched our Defending the Supreme Court Tour and thanks to our incredible…
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