News Briefing
Tea Party Patriots Calls for an End to Judicial Gridlock
Atlanta , GA – Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement urging Senate Republicans to support Sen. Lankford’s proposed reforms that will ensure well-qualified judges will be appointed to the federal bench. “It is unacceptable that Democrats are abusing the rules of the Senate to create gridlock intended to stop President…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 8/28/17
CALENDAR: The House and Senate have both left for their August recess, and will not return until Tuesday, September 5. DEBT CEILING: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has advised Congress that he will reach the limit of his ability to use what he calls “extraordinary measures” – what regular people call “smoke and mirrors” – to…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report From Washington for 8/7/17
CALENDAR: The House and Senate have both left for their August recess, and will not return until Tuesday, September 5. LAST WEEK ON THE SENATE FLOOR: The Senate returned on Monday and voted to invoke cloture on the nomination of Kevin Newsom of Alabama to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the 11th Circuit. The…
Read MoreAG Sessions Has Proven to be One of Pres. Trump’s Most Loyal & Effective Cabinet Secretaries
ATLANTA , GA – Tea Party Patriots President and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today following Attorney Jeff Sessions’ press conference announcing an investigation of leaks. “Attorney General Jeff Sessions has proven to be one of President Trump’s most loyal and effective Cabinet secretaries. Today’s announcement of an investigation into damaging leaks…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 12/4/16
CALENDAR: The House will return on Monday, with no votes to be held before 6:30 PM. The House will stay in session through Thursday. The Senate will return on Monday, with the first vote set for 5:30 PM. The Senate will stay in session through Friday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House began…
Read MoreNews Briefing for Wednesday, June 3
TEA PARTY PATRIOTS: Patriot Act Renewal: Senate Overwhelmingly Votes To Proceed “…Conservative groups are arguing against McConnell’s amendments, and that could augur trouble in the House. So far, the USA Freedom Act has enjoyed unusual support from both tea party groups and the American Civil Liberties Union. “We support passage of the USA Freedom Act…
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