Posts Tagged ‘General’
President Donald J. Trump: ‘Era of economic surrender is over’
President Donald J. Trump, since assuming office nine months ago, has removed job-killing regulations, and challenged lopsided international deals that suffocated the American economy. Optimism is returning but our economy can’t be fully unleashed unless we transform our burdensome tax code. President Trump has proposed a framework that will not only end America’s economic suffering…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Citizens Fund Weekly Report from Washington for 10/23/17
CALENDAR: The House will return Monday, with first votes set for 6:30 PM. The House is scheduled to hold its last vote no later than 3 PM Thursday. The Senate also returns on Monday, with the first vote set for 5:30 PM. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House was in recess last week.…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 10/1/17
CALENDAR: The House will return Monday, and will stay in session through Thursday. The Senate will also return Monday, and will also stay in session through Thursday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House came back last Monday and took up H.R. 3823, the Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act, under…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots: Tax Reform Framework Will Lead to “Simpler, Flatter and Fairer” Tax System
Atlanta, GA – Tea Party Patriots President and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today, reacting to the tax reform framework released by the White House and Congressional Republicans. “Tea Party Patriots and our network of grassroots activists are excited by the framework President Trump and Republicans in Congress have released for top-to-bottom…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Reacts to Senate Republicans Quitting on Partial ObamaCare Repeal Before Vote
Atlanta, GA – Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement reacting to today’s announcement that Republican Senators will quit before voting on a plan to repeal some portions of ObamaCare. “Promise made, promise broken. Once again, Senate Republican ‘leadership’ has demonstrated that its promises are meaningless. Today’s announcement that Republican Senators…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 9/25/17
CALENDAR: The House will return today, with the first votes held at 6:30, and will stay in session through Thursday, with the last votes scheduled for 3 PM. The Senate will return today, and is scheduled to stay in session through Friday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House was in recess last…
Read MoreThe ‘American Dream’: No longer a ‘dream’ for small businesses
Small business owners across the country are struggling and many feel that struggle is due to our high tax rates and our outdated and needlessly complex tax code. Many small businesses pay a federal marginal tax rate of 40 percent, which places small business at a drastic disadvantage compared to foreign competitors. As a result,…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 9/18/17
CALENDAR: The House is in recess this week, and will return on Monday, September 25. They will stay in session through Thursday, September 28. The Senate will return today for a short week, and will stay in session through Wednesday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House returned on Tuesday and passed a bill…
Read MoreSmall-business owner: Tax reform for all ‘not a political event’ but an ‘an American event’
For many struggling Americans, tax reform is critically important because it could lead to economic growth that would generate better-paying jobs and higher take-home salaries for everyone. Real, effective tax reform would be a huge boost to the small business owners who help drive our economic success. The Daily Signal has the inside scoop: For…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 9/11/17
CALENDAR: The Senate will return on Monday, September 11. The House has canceled its planned votes for Monday because of Hurricane Irma, and won’t vote again until Tuesday. The House will stay in session through Thursday, and the Senate will stay in session through Friday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House returned…
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