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Top Republicans calling on DOJ to reopen investigation into former IRS executive Lois Lerner
Two Republican congressmen are demanding authorities at the Department of Justice reopen the investigation into former IRS executive Lois Lerner, who oversaw IRS employees during the height of the scandal surrounding agency targeting of Americans for their political beliefs. The Washington Times has the details: Ms. Lerner was cleared after an investigation by the Obama…
Read MoreHouse Freedom Caucus member on Obamacare repeal: “We’re going to get to ‘Yes’”
House Freedom Caucus member Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) in a recent interview said those in the congressional Republican establishment and members of the tea-party-inspired House Freedom Caucus in the next few weeks will come up with an Obamacare-repeal bill that satisfies both parties. USA Today has the details: “Within a few weeks, I think D.C.…
Read MoreWhite House budget director solicits feedback from the American people on ways to streamline government
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney is requesting feedback from everyday Americans like you and me on ways to cut bureaucratic red tape that makes life more difficult for businesses, organizations, families – you name it. “Over the course of the next six months, all the federal agencies will be coming up with…
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 MoreHouse Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Mark Meadows: ‘Primary objective’ in Obamacare-repeal negotiation is to lower insurance premiums
House Freedom Caucus champions Reps. Justin Amash (R-Mich.); Jim Jordan (R-Ohio); and Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) recently sat down with POLITICO to talk about recent negotiations with the Trump administration concerning Obamacare-repeal legislation and what it should look like the second time around. “We were talking about a couple things – making sure that pre-existing conditions…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Praises President Trump, Senate Republicans for Confirmation of Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court
Atlanta, GA — Tea Party Patriots President and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today, reacting to the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch as the next United States Supreme Court Justice. “This is an outstanding achievement for President Trump and Senate Republicans, who overcame the Democrats’ gridlock strategy and confirmed Judge Gorsuch to…
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