Tea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 1/20/20

CALENDAR: The House is in recess until Monday, January 27. The Senate will return on Tuesday and stay in session through Saturday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House came back to work last Monday, and took up and passed two bills under Suspension of the Rules. On Tuesday, the House passed the Rule…

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Tea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 12/09/19

CALENDAR: The House and Senate will both come back into session on Monday and stay in session through Thursday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House came back to work on Tuesday, and took up and passed two bills under Suspension of the Rules. On Wednesday, the House passed another bill under Suspension, and…

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Tea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 10/7/19

CALENDAR: The House and Senate are both in recess for another week. BORDER SECURITY/IMMIGRATION: Following on the Trump Administration’s announcement of its “public charge” rule, the Administration announced on Friday night a new proclamation requiring many future visa applicants to demonstrate that they can afford health insurance. That could make it harder for some poor…

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Tea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 7/22/19

CALENDAR: The Senate will return on Monday, and the House will return on Tuesday. The Senate will stay in session through Thursday, but the House is currently scheduled to stay in session through Friday. That’s because the House is trying to get all its business done this week, so they can break for six full…

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Tea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 7/15/19

CALENDAR: The House and Senate will both return on Monday, and stay in session through Thursday.   LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House came back to work last Tuesday and took up and passed three bills under Suspension of the Rules. One of those bills was H.R. 1044, the so-called “Fairness for High-Skilled…

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Tea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 6/24/19

CALENDAR: The House and Senate will both return Monday and stay in session through Thursday. Then they will go home for a week for the Fourth of July recess, and the Senate will not return until Monday, July 8, while the House will not return until Tuesday, July 9. LAST TWO WEEKS ON THE HOUSE…

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