Raising the Minimum Wage Hurts the Restaurant Industry

Democrats have been increasingly obsessed with raising the minimum wage in recent years. They sometimes try to slide it in with all of their “climate change” proposals, which are really just socialistic policies wrapped with a bow. But raising the minimum wage will have very real and drastic consequences for small business owners, especially restaurants.…

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The NYT Smear on Justice Kavanaugh is Part of a Larger Attack on the Judiciary

ATLANTA, GA – Tea Party Patriots Action Honorary Chairman, Jenny Beth Martin, released the following statement regarding a link between the New York Times piece smearing Justice Kavanaugh and a larger attack on the judiciary. “When you take a step back you can see how this is all part of a coordinated, unprecedented attack on…

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New York Times’ Latest Exploit of Kavanaugh is Profoundly ”Yellow Journalism”

And we thought the smear campaign against now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh was over. On Sunday, the New York Times had to walk back on some outrageous, malicious and downright false claims of sexual assault by Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his college days. The article by Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly, adapted from their forthcoming book, alleged…

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Tea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 9/16/19

CALENDAR: The Senate will return Monday, and stay in session through Thursday, while the House will return Tuesday and stay in session through Friday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House came back to work on Tuesday, and voted to pass three bills under Suspension of the Rules. On Wednesday, the House took up…

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Another Failed Smear Campaign Against President Trump’s Well-Qualified Nominees

On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing for Second Circuit Court nominee, Steven Menashi. Menashi’s confirmation has been mired in controversy thanks to a variety of smears from the liberal media. Fox News has the details: President Trump’s pick for a seat on the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals adamantly denied that he…

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We Need Reform on CAFE Standards, Not Gun Control

Gun violence makes headlines and causes outrage. Gun violence is an issue; however, where’s the visible outrage over the unreasonably strict Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards that have been responsible for more deaths than gun violence? CAFE standards on automobiles began in 1975—after the 1973–74 Arab Oil Embargo—and were strengthened further by politicians like…

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