Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 9/18/16

CALENDAR: The House will return on Tuesday, with first votes scheduled for 6:30 PM. They are scheduled to stay in town through Friday, with no votes after 3 PM. The Senate will return on Monday, with the first vote scheduled for 5:30 PM on a motion to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed to…

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Jenny Beth Martin: Stop President Obama’s internet giveaway

Tea Party Patriots Co-Founder Jenny Beth Martin in a recent column warns of the dangers of ceding oversight of U.S. internet to world powers that don’t respect free speech. The Washington Times has the commentary: The development and maintenance of the open internet has been one of the greatest boons to the enhancement of free…Read More

Tea Party Patriots Calls on the House to Impeach Koskinen Before Going on Vacation

Washington, DC – Tea Party Patriots CEO and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today reacting to news of a deal on Capitol Hill that would delay a vote on impeaching IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.  “It has been six years since the targeting started. We who were targeted never received due process during…

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Rep. Fleming: IRS commissioner’s actions ‘warrant impeachment, trial and removal…’

Member of the House Freedom Caucus Rep. John Fleming (R-La.) Tuesday said the actions of President Obama’s IRS Commissioner John Koskinen “warrant impeachment, trial and removal from office” for the role the commissioner played in covering up the IRS scandal that targeted Americans for their political beliefs and introduced under a privileged motion a resolution…Read More

Rep. Jason Chaffetz issues subpoena to FBI official during dramatic hearing

House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) Monday during a hearing on Capitol Hill issued a subpoena to an uncooperative FBI official who refused to hand over to Congress unredacted work-related emails Hillary Clinton sent from her private server when she was secretary of state. “You don’t get to decide what I get to see.…Read More

Tea Party Patriots Thanks House Freedom Caucus for Filing a Privileged Resolution to Impeach IRS Commissioner Koskinen

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Tea Party Patriots CEO and Co-Founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today thanking Rep. Fleming and Rep. Huelskamp for filing a privileged resolution to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.   “Tea Party Patriots is extremely grateful that Rep. Fleming (R-LA) and Rep. Huelskamp (R-KS) have filed a privileged resolution to force a vote on…Read More