Mr. President, Do NOT Give Congress a $2 TRILLION Blank Check!

With Congress returning to Washington next week after a month off, reports indicate that certain members of the Trump Administration want to raise the debt ceiling without passing critically necessary spending reforms or including items vital to our national security.  In fact, reports indicate the outlines of a deal already in the works: a $2 trillion increase…

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As many as 200,000 deportation cases ‘administratively closed’ under the Obama administration

The Obama administration ‘quietly’ closed as many as 200,000 deportation cases without action, allowing illegal immigrants to stay in the United States in violation of our immigration laws. The Trump administration is rescheduling cases and reversing the practice of administrative case closure, which the Obama Administration exploited to flout our laws. The Washington Examiner has…

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Debt Ceiling

Our nation stands mired in debt – more than $20 trillion in debt, in fact. That works out to more than $60,000 for every man, woman, and child in America. At Tea Party Patriots – which was created in 2009 to fight for greater economic freedom, greater personal freedom, and a debt-free future – we find…Read More

Taxpayers foot the bill for illegal immigrants’ appeals in federal court

According to a Heritage expert on immigration, U.S. taxpayers are made to pay many of the legal fees for illegal immigrants filing appeals in federal court. The Washington Examiner has the story: “American taxpayers are subsidizing the appeals of all these cases,” said von Spakovsky. He said that nearly all deportation decisions from the Board…

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Jenny Beth Martin Statement on Gridlock Reform

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Atlanta, GA – Tea Party Patriots CEO and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today regarding judicial gridlock reform: “The gridlock reform proposed by Senator Lankford would go a long way toward getting these judges confirmed in a timely manner and minimizing the backlog in America’s court system.  Democrats are doing this because…

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Jenny Beth’s Journal: Senate is in desperate need of reform so it can function as the esteemed chamber it was intended to be

In her latest column, Tea Party Patriots Co-Founder Jenny Beth Martin says Republicans need to ‘shut down’ the Democrats if there is any hope of saving the Senate. Now the minority in the Senate, Democrats are looking for any opportunity to be “obstructionists.” From using the blue slip, to refusing to show up for votes,…

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