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Sen. Republicans ‘don’t see any reason to be leaving’ Washington until policy issues are handled
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced that he will push off the start of senators’ August recess on Tuesday to keep lawmakers in town to try and tie up loose ends on healthcare, taxes and the budget. Republican senators prior to McConnell’s announcement had been asking the majority leader to push the recess back…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Action Slams Biden Administration Decision to Extend Federal Public Transportation Mask Requirement
Atlanta, GA – Today, the Biden Administration is extending requirements for travelers to wear masks on airplanes, trains, ride share vehicles, and in transit hubs, according to media reports. The decision extends by two weeks the current mandates that were set to expire April 18. In response, Tea Party Patriots Action Honorary Chairman Jenny…
Read MoreFox News: Dear Republicans: To end Senate Democrats’ obstruction, make them talk, make them work, make them vote
Speaker Newt Gingrich was fond of saying “The Democrats are our adversaries. The Senate is our enemy.” The Senate has long been a frustration to the impatient warriors for change. Its rules and culture are intentionally designed to be slow and deliberative, in contrast to the quick-moving partisan House. Today, Republicans have control over all…
Read MoreWill Republicans Fight For Their Voters? Or Will They Cave?
By Jenny Beth Martin There is a conservative majority that voted to put Republicans in power. When the act of voting is divorced from the conduct of governing, voters begin to ask, what is the point of voting? These conservative voters gave Republicans control of a unified government – at least in name…but the policies…
Read MoreTime for Republicans to Keep Their Promises to Fully Repeal ObamaCare
Atlanta, GA – Tea Party Patriots President and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today, reacting to the abandonment of the Senate’s watered-down ObamaCare repeal effort. “Now that Senate Republicans have abandoned their watered-down ObamaCare repeal efforts, we are hopeful that this will be the start of a new day in Washington. The…
Read MoreDHS rescinds DAPA policy that would have shielded illegal-immigrant parents whose children are lawful residents
The Department of Homeland Security this week rescinded DAPA, an Obama-era immigration policy that – if it weren’t in limbo per a Supreme Court stay on a lower-court injunction – would have authorized three-year work permits for the illegal-immigrant parents of children who are lawful U.S. residents. The Washington Examiner has the details: DHS Secretary…
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