ICE cracks down on three states harboring illegal-immigrants with criminal records

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Officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tuesday said they arrested a total of nearly 250 illegal immigrants in three different states who have a record of crime or are facing criminal charges and that the arrests largely took place in Philadelphia. The Washington Examiner has the story: The focus was Philadelphia, a so-called “sanctuary city”…

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AG Sessions: Law-enforcement personnel under President Trump have ‘our steadfast support’

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions during an event in Richmond, Virginia earlier this week expressed a deep regard for America’s law-enforcement men and women, assuring them that they have the unwavering support of their commander in chief and those in the attorney general’s office. The Washington Examiner has the story: The attorney general, speaking to an…

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Jenny Beth’s Journal: Senate Republicans should do everything in their power to free Americans from Obamacare’s grip

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Tea Party Patriots Co-Founder Jenny Beth Martin in her inaugural column for The Hill says Senate Republicans need to respect the wave of Obamacare opponents who voted them into office on the promise the disastrous health-insurance law would be repealed – anything less will jeopardize their legislative stints. Read the commentary: When the Democrats rammed…

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Tea Party Patriots: Trump Administration Budget a Good Start

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Atlanta, GA – Tea Party Patriots President and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today, reacting to the Trump Administration’s first budget blueprint. “The budget released by the Trump Administration today is a good start. It makes substantial cuts to ineffective programs and eliminates entire agencies that are unnecessary or wasteful uses of…

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Understanding the Role of the Senate Parliamentarian in the Reconciliation Process

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KEY ISSUES American Health Care Act | Insurance Company Mandates | Medicaid Expansion | Tax Credits | Senate Parliamentarian | F.A.Q. Congressional Republicans have chosen to use the Reconciliation Process as the means to pass their “American Health Care Act.” The Reconciliation Process allows a bill to pass the Senate on a simple 51-vote majority, because it cannot be filibustered in the Senate. But there’s…Read More

Understanding the Mandates on the Insurance Industry in the American Health Care Act

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KEY ISSUES American Health Care Act | Insurance Company Mandates | Medicaid Expansion | Tax Credits | Senate Parliamentarian | F.A.Q. The American Health Care Act requires that insurance companies abide by several regulations, which have had the effect of either driving up insurance costs for everyone or forcing companies out of the market. Obamacare contains two related mandates: 1) the mandate on insurance companies…Read More