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Tea Party Patriots to House Republicans: Full Repeal Means Full Repeal
Atlanta, GA – Tea Party Patriots President and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today, reacting to the health care bill released last night by House Republicans. “Since Obamacare was passed into law over the objections of conservatives and Republicans in 2010, congressional Republicans have promised that they will repeal Obamacare completely. Now,…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 3/05/17
CALENDAR: The House will return Tuesday, with no votes scheduled before 6:30 PM, and will be done for the week on Friday, with no votes scheduled later than 3 PM. The Senate will return Monday, with the first vote set to take place at approximately 6 PM. The Senate is set to stay in session…
Read MoreLaw-enforcement official: Less accountability for illegal aliens than for citizens
A local law-enforcement official at the forefront of enforcing our criminal and immigration laws says non-U.S. citizens who don’t comply are held to a different and lower standard compared to lawful residents. The Washington Examiner has the story: In a Senate hearing focused on the impact of crimes by illegal immigrants on Americans as far…
Read MorePresident Trump: ‘Real and positive immigration reform is possible’
President Donald J. Trump Tuesday during his first joint address to Congress said his goals for immigration reform “will have many benefits” and that it’s possible to achieve his goals for immigration reform if members of Congress come together. The Hill has the details: Switching away from this current system of lower-skilled immigration, and instead…
Read MoreRep. Mark Meadows: ‘Every tax, every mandate, every regulation of #Obamacare needs to go’
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) says nothing short of a full repeal of former President Obama’s signature health-insurance law is acceptable, rallying around similar statements made by colleagues in the Senate. “I support my friends @RandPaul, @SenMikeLee, and @tedcruz. Every tax, every mandate, every regulation of #Obamacare needs to go,” Rep. Meadows tweeted…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 2/26/17
CALENDAR: The House will return Monday, with no votes scheduled before 6:30 PM, and will be done for the week on Thursday, with no votes scheduled later than 3 PM. The Senate will return Monday, with the first vote set to take place at approximately 7 PM. They’ll stay in session through Thursday. And, of…
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