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Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 7/31/17
CALENDAR: The House has left for its August recess, and will not return until Tuesday, September 5. The Senate will return on Monday, with the first vote set for 5:30 PM. The Senate will remain in session through Thursday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House returned on Monday, and took up H.R. 3180,…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 4/30/17
CALENDAR: The House will return on Monday, with no votes scheduled before 6:30, and will stay in session through Thursday, with the last vote scheduled no later than 3 PM. The Senate will return on Monday, and will stay in session through Friday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House returned on Tuesday and…
Read MorePresident Trump’s labor nominee clears latest confirmation hurdle
President Donald J. Trump’s labor-secretary nominee Alexander Acosta made it over the latest hurdle in his confirmation battle and will likely face an up-or-down vote on the Senate floor later this week. The Washington Free Beacon has the story: The Senate voted 61-39 to advance Acosta to a vote expected for Friday. Acosta was confirmed…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 4/9/17
CALENDAR: Congress will break for two weeks for the Easter Recess. The Senate will be back in session on Monday, April 24, and the House will be back in session on Tuesday, April 25. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House came back into session on Monday evening, and took up and passed H.Res.…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 4/2/17
CALENDAR: The House will return Monday, with no votes scheduled before 6:30 PM. The House will stay in session through Thursday. The Senate will return Monday, with the first vote set to take place at 5:30 PM. The Senate is set to stay in session through Friday. And then Congress will break for two weeks…
Read MoreTell these senators to send some love to Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch
Members of the Senate, former clerks, friends and colleagues of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch are rallying around the judge as he gears up for his confirmation hearings. But some aren’t sending the nominee their love like they should be, including Democrat Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin; Democrat Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey; Democrat Florida Sen. Bill…
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