Tea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 10/7/19

CALENDAR: The House and Senate are both in recess for another week. BORDER SECURITY/IMMIGRATION: Following on the Trump Administration’s announcement of its “public charge” rule, the Administration announced on Friday night a new proclamation requiring many future visa applicants to demonstrate that they can afford health insurance. That could make it harder for some poor…

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Americans Want to Keep Their Private Insurance

Among the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, multiple opinions exist on the nature of a future healthcare insurance system in America. All want a public option, AKA socialized healthcare, but they differ on whether or not they believe private healthcare should be abolished. Bernie Sanders leads the fight as one who would abolish the private healthcare…

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Tea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 9/16/19

CALENDAR: The Senate will return Monday, and stay in session through Thursday, while the House will return Tuesday and stay in session through Friday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House came back to work on Tuesday, and voted to pass three bills under Suspension of the Rules. On Wednesday, the House took up…

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Of Course The Left Wants The Government To Control The Banks

Just recently, 2020 candidate Bernie Sanders unveiled his criminal justice reform plan and squeezed in some big government, socialist schemes. One of his plans is to allow financial services to run through the Postal Service. This is not a new idea, and it’s not a very popular one either. Not only would it change the…

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Tea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 8/19/19

CALENDAR: The House and Senate are both in recess, and will not return until September 9. BORDER SECURITY/IMMIGRATION: One week ago today, the Trump Administration released the final version of a rule that will make it easier for the government to ensure that immigrants seeking to enter and stay in the United States, either temporarily…

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Socialism Rears Its Old Ugly Head

When it comes to political philosophy, there are two ideas so intrinsically opposite they cannot help but clash together in fiery ways. Conservatism, a pillar of society in the United States, and Socialism, the economic and political system that has ravaged countless fledgling nations and decimated populations. How has this horrible idea once again taken…

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