Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 5/21/17

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CALENDAR: The House will return on Monday, with the first votes scheduled for 6:30 PM. The House will stay in session through Thursday, with the last vote scheduled to be no later than 3 PM. And then they’ll be gone for the Memorial Day recess, and won’t return until Tuesday, June 6. The Senate will…

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Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 3/05/17

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CALENDAR: The House will return Tuesday, with no votes scheduled before 6:30 PM, and will be done for the week on Friday, with no votes scheduled later than 3 PM. The Senate will return Monday, with the first vote set to take place at approximately 6 PM. The Senate is set to stay in session…

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Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 2/19/17

CONGRESSIONAL CALENDAR: The House and Senate are both out of session for the Presidents Day Recess, and they won’t be back until Monday, February 27. That means they’ll be in their districts and states next week, at local events and townhall meetings. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: On Monday evening, the House came back…

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VA fires employees who allegedly left deceased veteran in shower for nine hours

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Employees at a Florida VA who allegedly left a deceased veteran in a shower for more than nine hours and tried to cover it up have been let go, according to authorities. The Tampa Bay Times has the story: Last week, Bay Pines officials would not provide specifics of any disciplinary action taken as a…

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Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 9/11/16

CALENDAR: The House will return on Monday, with no votes scheduled before 6:30 PM, and will stay in session through Friday, with no votes scheduled after 3 PM. The Senate will return on Monday, September 12, with the first vote scheduled for 5:30 PM on a substitute amendment offered by GOP Sen. Jim Inhofe to…Read More

Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 7/10/16

CALENDAR: The House will return on Monday, July 11, with the first vote scheduled for 6:30 PM. The House will stay in session until Friday, with no votes later than 3:30 PM. And then begins the Summer Recess, which will last for seven glorious weeks, until Tuesday, September 6. The Senate will return on Monday,…

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