Understanding the Role of the Senate Parliamentarian in the Reconciliation Process

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KEY ISSUES American Health Care Act | Insurance Company Mandates | Medicaid Expansion | Tax Credits | Senate Parliamentarian | F.A.Q. Congressional Republicans have chosen to use the Reconciliation Process as the means to pass their “American Health Care Act.” The Reconciliation Process allows a bill to pass the Senate on a simple 51-vote majority, because it cannot be filibustered in the Senate. But there’s…Read More

Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 3/12/17

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CALENDAR: The House will return Tuesday, with no votes scheduled before 6:30 PM, and will be done for the week on Friday, with no votes scheduled later than 3 PM. The Senate will return Monday, with the first vote set to take place at approximately 5:30 PM. The Senate is set to stay in session…

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U.S. non-farm private-sector employment up 14 percent in February

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U.S. non-farm private employment in February increased 14 percent over the previous month with a whopping 298,000 jobs added, according to the monthly ADP National Employment Report published every month with the help of researchers at Moody’s Analytics. “These numbers are really good, and we’re hoping that they translate into hiring and spending and all…

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Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 3/05/17

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CALENDAR: The House will return Tuesday, with no votes scheduled before 6:30 PM, and will be done for the week on Friday, with no votes scheduled later than 3 PM. The Senate will return Monday, with the first vote set to take place at approximately 6 PM. The Senate is set to stay in session…

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Rep. Mark Meadows: ‘Every tax, every mandate, every regulation of #Obamacare needs to go’

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House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) says nothing short of a full repeal of former President Obama’s signature health-insurance law is acceptable, rallying around similar statements made by colleagues in the Senate. “I support my friends @RandPaul, @SenMikeLee, and @tedcruz. Every tax, every mandate, every regulation of #Obamacare needs to go,” Rep. Meadows tweeted…

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Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 2/26/17

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CALENDAR: The House will return Monday, with no votes scheduled before 6:30 PM, and will be done for the week on Thursday, with no votes scheduled later than 3 PM. The Senate will return Monday, with the first vote set to take place at approximately 7 PM. They’ll stay in session through Thursday. And, of…

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