Posts Tagged ‘Politics’
Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund Weekly Report from Washington for 1/29/18
CALENDAR: The House will return Monday, and stay through Wednesday. Then House Republicans will go off to their annual retreat. The Senate will return Monday, and stay in session through Thursday. On Tuesday evening at 9 PM EDT, President Trump will deliver his first official State of the Union address. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE…
Read MoreJudicial vacancies jump to 172 and liberal obstruction holds steady
President Trump had a record number of federal circuit court judges confirmed during his first year in office; however, the number of judicial vacancies continues to rise and the Democratic minority continues to stall votes for every judicial nominee. Last Friday, President Trump intended to renominate 21 judicial picks including Kyle Duncan of Louisiana for…
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business owners across the country are struggling and many feel that struggle is due to our high tax rates and our outdated and needlessly complex tax code.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 MoreAG Sessions Has Proven to be One of Pres. Trump’s Most Loyal & Effective Cabinet Secretaries
ATLANTA , GA – Tea Party Patriots President and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today following Attorney Jeff Sessions’ press conference announcing an investigation of leaks. “Attorney General Jeff Sessions has proven to be one of President Trump’s most loyal and effective Cabinet secretaries. Today’s announcement of an investigation into damaging leaks…
Read MoreRep. Andy Biggs: ‘I will not take a subsidy that is not afforded to my constituents’
Republican Rep. Andy Biggs is among several conservative lawmakers that refuses to give up on the Obamacare fight and thinks President Trump should cancel lawmakers’ ‘royal Obamacare treatment’ to help serve as motivation for lawmakers to fulfill the GOP’s campaign promise. The Hill has the details: “President Trump is right: the subsidies must be eliminated…
Read MoreAudit: IRS rehired employees formerly involved in agency misconduct
According to an audit from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, the Internal Revenue Service rehired employees who were involved in misconduct such as falsifying documents or had unauthorized access to taxpayers’ information. The Washington Free Beacon has the story: Considering that identify theft is a major concern, auditors wanted to inspect the agency to…
Read MoreSen. Johnson says everyday Americans feel the pinch of Obamacare more than lawmakers
For the past seven years, members of Congress have been out of touch with constituents and have carelessly lived above the law in regards to Obamacare. Under President Obama, Congress was directed to consider itself a “small business” in order to exempt its members and their staffs from the hardships Obamacare has placed on the…
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