Yellow Card Project
Debunked: Being in the country illegally is NOT a victimless crime
In a recent study, the Immigration Reform Law Institute said that from 2012 to 2016 there were 39 million Social Security thefts by illegal immigrants. The main victims of the theft: young children who will grow up and apply for student loans one day and realize their credit has been compromised with mortgages, criminal records…
Read MorePresident Trump: ‘The United States will not be a refugee holding facility on my watch’
On Monday, President Trump made it very clear that the United States will not become a ‘migrant camp’ or a ‘refugee holding facility,’ despite congressional Democrats’ attempts to prevent enforcement of our immigration laws. The Democrats’ political games are preventing Republicans from passing legislation that not only provides safety for Americans, but would also put…
Read MoreAG Sessions: “The asylum statute does not provide redress for all misfortune”
On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions moved to further restrict U.S. acceptance of immigrants who continue to abuse the asylum system as a general-hardship statute. In 2016, the number of asylum claims jumped to 94,000 claims compared to 5,000 in 2009. NBC News has the details: “The asylum statute does not provide redress for all…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Citizens Fund Weekly Report from Washington for 4/16/18
CALENDAR: Both the House and the Senate will return Monday and stay in session through Thursday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House came back to work last Tuesday, and passed two bills under Suspension of the Rules. On Wednesday, the House passed two bills – H.R. 4061, the Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Citizens Fund: Another Good Jobs Report Shows President Trump’s Agenda is Working
Atlanta, GA – Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund Chairman Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today, reacting to the latest job report showing 103,000 new jobs were added in March. “After just 15 months under President Trump’s leadership, the American economy continues to thrive and the latest report shows over 103,000 new jobs were…
Read MoreRep. Ralph Norman: This ‘atrocious’ spending bill does nothing to clean up the Swamp
The 2016 election was a mandate to change the status quo and drain the swamp. Republicans promised to repeal ObamaCare and cut government spending. Under President Trump, they did deliver on promises to cut taxes and replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia with a constitutional conservative in Justice Neil Gorsuch, but the massive spending ‘boondoggle’…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Citizens Fund Weekly Report from Washington for 3/5/18
CALENDAR: The House and Senate will both return on Monday, and both will stay in session through Thursday. 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 two bills – H.R. 4296, to…
Read MoreDemocrats’ fear-mongering tax reform tactics have backfired
After weeks of Democrats – like Nancy Pelosi – falsely claiming President Trump’s tax reforms are little more than “crumbs” and “scraps” for the American people, more recent polling in February show hard-working Americans are discovering they aren’t telling the truth. After millions of workers noticed a bump in their income, a majority of Americans…
Read MoreDaily Signal: Spending cuts are better for the economy than tax hikes
Thanks to President Trump, the recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a great first step to reviving business confidence in the U.S and boosting economic growth. However, if the Republican party doesn’t follow through on their campaign promise to minimize spending, America will take two giant leaps backward. The Daily Signal has the…
Read MoreJenny Beth’s Journal: “Why is the Senate putting the cart before the horse” on illegal immigration
The Senate has spent most of the week considering the “best” possible plan for the “Dreamers” and how to protect them from deportation. What our lawmakers should be focused on is policy that actually secures our borders and protects the American people. The Hill has Jenny Beth’s commentary: Consider that virtually every proposal under consideration…
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