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Tea Party Patriots Live – Monday, June 11, 2018
Connect on Facebook Share Visit Our Page Donate Powered by the Simple Social Press On tap this week: Mitch McConnell cancels most of the August recess, but will that be enough? Social Security trustees say it’s time to dip into the Trust Fund … we finally get a look at the DOJ Inspector General’s report…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Live – Monday, June 4, 2018
Connect on Facebook Share Visit Our Page Donate Powered by the Simple Social Press Guard your wallets, Congress is back in session … Will Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announce he’s cutting short the August recess to (gasp!) actually get more work done? Will House Republicans implode over immigration? And an Election Update — how…
Read MoreThe Hill: Conservatives, White House pressure McConnell for longer Senate work hours
Conservatives are upping pressure on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to either keep the Senate in session longer during the week or delay the August recess in order to catch up on funding the government and confirming President Trump’s nominees. Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.), White House legislative affairs director Marc Short and conservative outside groups…
Read MoreBreitbart News: U.S. Senate Takes Another Long Weekend, Clocks Out on Thursday Afternoon
Just two days after conservatives held a press conference on Capitol Hill to launch a #MakeCongressWorkAgain campaign to put a spotlight on the Republican-led Senate’s short work week and its failure to get business done, Senators closed up shop at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Conservative Partnership Institute tweeted out the Senate’s notice: “Vote Alert.…
Read MoreJenny Beth Martin: Congress needs to forgo recess to get more work done for Americans
Congress never allows its own bad behavior or lack of accomplishment to get in the way of its vacations and recesses. Isn’t it about time we addressed that? The dysfunctions within Congress are too numerous to explore here, but two of the most obvious examples are the broken confirmations and appropriations processes. Both of these…
Read MoreJenny Beth Martin’s remarks about Honest Government
Congress is not working, and the confirmations and appropriations processes are the most obvious examples. Because of obstructionism by the Senate Democrats, President Trump has had fewer nominees confirmed at this point in his administration than any of his four predecessor presidents. In fact, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is WEAPONIZING CLOTURE. If you look back…
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