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Rep. Mark Meadows: ‘Every tax, every mandate, every regulation of #Obamacare needs to go’
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) says nothing short of a full repeal of former President Obama’s signature health-insurance law is acceptable, rallying around similar statements made by colleagues in the Senate. “I support my friends @RandPaul, @SenMikeLee, and @tedcruz. Every tax, every mandate, every regulation of #Obamacare needs to go,” Rep. Meadows tweeted…
Read MoreSen. Rand Paul, Rep. Mark Sanford introduce Obamacare repeal
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Republican Rep. Mark Sanford of South Carolina this week introduced an Obamacare-repeal bill that has the backing of the 40-member House Freedom Caucus – the support it potentially needs to get the ball moving on getting rid of the disastrous health-insurance laws weighing heavily on American business and…
Read MoreWisconsin Insurance Commissioner: Health-insurance market better off before Obamacare
Wisconsin Deputy Insurance Commissioner Thursday told members of Congress that the Badger State insurance market suffered after the rollout of Obamacare and that state fared better before Obamacare went into effect. The Washington Free Beacon has the details: “While the Wisconsin market has been healthier than most, the ACA has caused significant harm,” Wieske said,…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots: Undoing House Earmark Ban “Show of Callous Cynicism and Hypocrisy”
Reacting to reports that Reps. John Culberson of Texas, Mike Rogers of Alabama and Tom Rooney of Florida are pushing a proposal to undo the House ban on earmarks, Tea Party Patriots Co-Founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement: “Any Member of Congress who votes to bring back old-school, back-room, pork-barrel spending through earmarks is…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots CEO Jenny Beth Martin’s Remarks from Western Conservative Summit
Free Speech Under Attack By Jenny Beth Martin Remarks prepared for delivery Western Conservative Summit July 1, 2016 I’m a Tea Party Patriot … and I am happy to be here with you tonight! I am especially pleased to be here this year in Denver, because the theme of this year’s Summit is “This…
Read MoreRep. Sanford taking strides against New Balance earmark in defense amendment
Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) is sounding the cronyism alarm on an amendment inserted into the National Defense Authorization Act that requires the Defense Department purchase and supply recruits with sneakers made entirely in the U.S. – a qualification only New Balance fulfills and that would effectively corner the market, driving up costs and injuries for…
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