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Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 5/01/16
CALENDAR: The House and Senate have both gone into recess. The Senate will return on Monday, May 9, while the House will return on Tuesday, May 10. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House returned last Monday, and immediately went to work on 19 bills on the Suspension Calendar. On Wednesday, the House took…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 4/24/1
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: The House came back into session last Monday and took up 15 bills on the Suspension Calendar.…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 4/17/16
CALENDAR: The House will come back into session on Monday, and stay in session through Thursday. The Senate will come back into session on Monday, and stay in session through Friday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House began its week on Monday, with nine bills on the Suspension Calendar, and three bills brought…
Read MoreWatchdog releases annual report detailing wasteful government spending
Government watchdog Citizens Against Government Waste released its annual “Pig Book,” detailing programs and earmarks that fall under six types of criteria, including spending that is not specifically authorized and spending that is not the subject of congressional hearings. WWMT.com has the details: The Appalachian Regional Commission got $51 million, even though the highway and…
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