Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 4/10/16

  CALENDAR: The House will come back into session on Tuesday, and stay in session through Friday. The Senate will come back into session on Monday, and stay in session through Friday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: They were in recess last week.  THIS WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House will return on…

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Join Tea Party Patriots on our Defend the Supreme Court Tour

Our effort to defend the Supreme Court is well under way, and we wanted to give you an update! (For general information about our project, or to join our efforts to defend the Supreme Court, please visit our Supreme Court Defenders page.) We’ve launched our Defending the Supreme Court Tour and thanks to our incredible…

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Report: Americans in 2016 will pay Uncle Sam more than they’ll spend on clothing, food, housing

  The Tax Foundation in its annual report released Wednesday says by April 24 Americans will have earned enough money to pay their taxes for the year and that – collectively – Americans this year will spend more paying Uncle Sam than they will on clothing, food and housing combined. The Washington Examiner lists some…

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Senator: National debt under President Obama is ‘nothing short of reckless’

Standing at more than $19 trillion, U.S. national debt has nearly doubled during President Obama’s seven years in office – a number that should cause our commander in chief to sound the alarm, not shrug it off. Read Sen. Coats’ comments: In his final State of the Union address earlier this year, President Obama stated…

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Report: VA staff falsified time it took for suicidal vet to get care

  A Veterans Affairs report alleges staffers at the San Diego VA in 2014 falsified wait times of veterans seeking mental-health care, arguing one veteran even attempted suicide after his doctor cancelled numerous appointments. KPBS has the story: The report released last week said the unnamed veteran’s provider canceled four appointments in a row. The…

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Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 4/03/16

CALENDAR: The House is in recess and will not return until Tuesday, April 12. The Senate will come back into session until Monday, April 4. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: They were in recess.  THIS WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR:  They are still in recess. LAST WEEK ON THE SENATE FLOOR:  They were in…

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