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Tea Party Patriots Action Responds to President Trump’s Announcement Ending the Partial Government Shutdown
Atlanta, GA – Tea Party Patriots Action Honorary Chairman Jenny Beth Martin responds to President Trump’s announcement ending the partial government shutdown. “The President has just put Congress on notice that if Congress cannot find a way to provide appropriate funding for border security — including funding for a wall (permanent, physical barriers — whatever…
Read MoreHonest Government Pledge
“We the undersigned are sick & tired of secret bills that nobody reads, obstruction of Presidential nominations, reckless special interest spending and debt, constant government shutdown drama, and too many vacations with too little work. Congress should delay August recess until government funding legislation has been openly debated in the House and Senate with a…
Read MoreJenny Beth Martin’s remarks about Honest Government
Congress is not working, and the confirmations and appropriations processes are the most obvious examples. Because of obstructionism by the Senate Democrats, President Trump has had fewer nominees confirmed at this point in his administration than any of his four predecessor presidents. In fact, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is WEAPONIZING CLOTURE. If you look back…
Read MoreAmericans can’t stop abusing their “gold-plated government credit card”; U.S. yearly deficit projected at $693 billion
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the federal government alone will run a $693 billion deficit this year because Americans and the federal government lack self-control from borrowing outrageous amounts of money that Americans once paid for the old fashioned way. The Washington Examiner has the details: According to the Congressional Budget Office, the…
Read MoreGovernment shutdown is likely to happen without border wall funding included in spending bill
Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) says there may be a government shutdown if money for President Trump’s border wall isn’t included in an approved spending bill. The Hill reports: Meadows said Trump could veto a funding bill if the House passed it without wall funding. Current government funding runs out in September, and the government would…
Read MoreConservatives Slam Governor Christie For Threatening Government Shutdown
Joint statement by Jenny Beth Martin, President & Co-Founder of Tea Party Patriots, Colin Hanna, President of Let Freedom Ring USA, Inc., and Rick Manning, President of Americans for Limited Government, in response to Governor Christie’s government shutdown threat “Governor Christie’s healthcare cash grab is a political vendetta. Now he’s threatening to shut down the government,…
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