Senate Finance Committee Chairman: ‘All of the Obamacare taxes need to go’

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) is putting his foot down: The taxes that come with Obamacare are on the chopping block and must be included in the repeal of the law – something that is not negotiable. The Hill has the details: “We need to definitively answer the question about what to do…

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Jenny Beth’s Journal: Thank you, President Trump, for nominating Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court

President Donald J. Trump has nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to fill the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court – we at Tea Party Patriots are relieved someone with Judge Gorsuch’s qualifications will take up the legacy of the late legal giant Justice Scalia…

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Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner: Health-insurance market better off before Obamacare

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Wisconsin Deputy Insurance Commissioner Thursday told members of Congress that the Badger State insurance market suffered after the rollout of Obamacare and that state fared better before Obamacare went into effect. The Washington Free Beacon has the details: “While the Wisconsin market has been healthier than most, the ACA has caused significant harm,” Wieske said,…

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Martin: Democratic Senators Should Think Twice Before Obstructing Judge Gorsuch

Washington, DC – Tea Party Patriots President and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today regarding Senate Democratic leadership’s refusal to meet with Judge Neil Gorsuch this week and Senate Democrats’ “misleading” claim that Judge Gorsuch requires 60 votes for confirmation. The Washington Post reported yesterday “The White House asked that Gorsuch meet…

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Neil Gorsuch Will Protect Our Constitution as Our Next Supreme Court Justice

“Our network of grassroots activists will work very hard to ensure the Senate quickly moves to confirm Judge Gorsuch.” Washington, DC – Tea Party Patriots President and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today, reacting to President Donald Trump’s nomination of Neil Gorsuch to be our next Supreme Court Justice. Tea Party Patriots…

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Senate Finance Committee Democrats holding up Rep. Price, Mnuchin nominations

Senate Democrats are stalling a committee vote on whether to refer Health and Human Services Secretary Nominee Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) for a full Senate vote, having declined to attend the committee meeting that would have launched him to that point in the confirmation process – and, like those of us at Tea Party Patriots,…

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