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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Former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino slams FBI, Clinton in epic Twitter tirade

Former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino in a series of tweets this week slammed FBI Director James Comey for letting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton off the hook despite the fact she transmitted state secrets – classified and above – via a private, unsecured email server. Director Comey Tuesday announced the FBI would…

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Sen. Cruz weighs in on FBI’s white-glove treatment of Hillary Clinton

On the heels of FBI Director James Comey’s announcement he isn’t recommending the Justice Department pursue criminal charges against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for transmitting state secrets on a private unsecure email server, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released his own indictment of the Obama-administration officials letting her off scot-free. “While I have tremendous…

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Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 6/24/16

CALENDAR: The House is in recess for the Fourth of July break, and will not return until Tuesday, July 5. The Senate will be back at work on Monday, June 27. LAST TWO WEEKS ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House came back into session on Monday, June 13. They took up seven bills on the…

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Taxes, Spending, and Tax Credits Out of Control under Kurt Schaefer

RAISING OUR TAXES, PUSHING MEDICAID EXPANSION, AND SUPPORTING WASTEFUL SPENDING While Kurt Schaefer has been in the State Senate, state spending has ballooned by nearly $3.6 billion dollars. Several of the budgets passed under his watch, were actually higher than what the Democrat governor requested. He Supported Medicaid Expansion in Missouri - Just like Obama…Read More

Report: Houston-area Veterans Affairs office falsified wait times for Texas vets seeking appointments

It’s again come to light Veterans Affairs employees falsified wait times of veterans who were seeking medical appointments – this time in Texas – according to a report released this week. Fox News has the details: The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Inspector General said more than 200 appointments were incorrectly recorded for the…

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