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VA supervisors instructed employees at facilities in seven states to falsify veteran wait times
Veterans Affairs supervisors told employees at facilities in seven states to falsify veteran wait times, according to 70 reports investigating the agency. USA Today has the inside story: Overall, those reports — released after multiple inquiries and a Freedom of Information Act request — reveal for the first time specifics of widespread scheduling manipulation. Employees…
Read MoreTreasury: March 2016 marks biggest March deficit in four years
The federal budget deficit spiked in March – driving the nation closer to economic disaster. ABC News has the story: The Treasury Department says the deficit for March totaled $108.0 billion. That marks the biggest March deficit in four years and was more than double the imbalance in March 2015. The large jump from a…
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…
Read MoreDeported illegal immigrant facing negligent homicide charges after firefighter, kids killed in crash
A volunteer firefighter and two of his children were pronounced dead after an illegal immigrant abruptly veered into oncoming traffic on a state thoroughfare in Wylie, Texas recently. Fox News has the story: Police say on March 31 in Wylie, Texas, Margarito Quintero swerved into oncoming traffic on State Highway 78, slamming head-on into Captain…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Thank Sen. Grassley for His ‘Principled Stand’ that the American People Should Have a Voice in the Selection of the Next Justice
ATLANTA, Ga – Tea Party Patriots CEO and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today after Senator Grassley met with Merrick Garland. “Grassroots activists across the country are thankful to Senator Grassley for his steadfast and principled stand that the American people should have a voice in the selection of the next Supreme…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 4/10/16
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: They were in recess last week. THIS WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House will return on…
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