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AG Sessions pulling federal funding from cities that fail to comply with federal immigration law
Amid the controversy in Maryland over the alleged gang rape of a teenage girl by two young men, one of whom is an illegal immigrant who was detained and then released, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is cracking down on cities that fail to enforce federal immigration laws by cutting off federal funding. The Daily Signal…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots: Gov. Christie’s Health Care Money Grab Scheme Borders on Extortion
Atlanta, GA – Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today reacting to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s stepped-up attacks this week on Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey in his attempt to try and raid the company’s reserve funds to pay for his opiate reform program. “Governor Chris…
Read MoreSen. Mike Lee: Judge Gorsuch approaches the law with “fierce independence,” “rigorous opinions”
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is calling out partisan Democrats who are threatening gridlock on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. Despite the judge’s impeccable legal record and uncontroversial nomination and confirmation to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Sen. Chuck Schumer and other Democrats have questioned Gorsuch’s independence. Lee set the record straight in an…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots: Pres. Trump Executive Order on Energy Independence Another Promise Kept
Atlanta, GA – Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement reacting to President Trump signing a new executive order on energy independence. “President Trump continues to deliver on his promise to roll back harmful regulations imposed by former President Obama. Today’s Executive Order, which rolls back so-called ‘green’ energy regulations that…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 3/26/17
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. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots: House GOP members fail to repeal Obamacare
Atlanta, GA – Tea Party Patriots President and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today, reacting to the failed attempt by House GOP members to repeal and replace Obamacare. “The AHCA failed to garner the necessary votes from the House GOP for the simple reason that it failed to repeal the core elements…
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