Tea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 12/16/19

CALENDAR: The House will both 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 Thursday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House came back to work on Monday, and passed two bills under Suspension of the Rules. On…

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A Tragic Reminder

Tragedy struck Monday morning, when nine American women and children were gunned down by drug cartels in Mexico. The women and children were said to have left their border community at the same time in three separate cars, when they were, reportedly, ambushed by the cartel members. Some were traveling back to the US, while…

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Tea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 10/15/19

CALENDAR: The House and Senate will both return today, and stay in session until Friday. THIS WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House will return Tuesday, with the first votes set for 6:30 PM. At that time, the House is scheduled to take up eight bills under Suspension of the Rules. On Wednesday, and for…

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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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Tea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 7/22/19

CALENDAR: The Senate will return on Monday, and the House will return on Tuesday. The Senate will stay in session through Thursday, but the House is currently scheduled to stay in session through Friday. That’s because the House is trying to get all its business done this week, so they can break for six full…

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Patriots Spotlight: Grannie on a Mission

Carol Davis was raised in a conservative home but veered politically left for a while. She was working her part-time job bartending at a local bowling alley in Chicago when she heard Rick Santelli make his rant in 2009. As a divorced mom who worked two jobs for over 40 years to make ends meet, his…

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