Posts Tagged ‘U.S. Supreme Court’
It’s Time to Scrap Rogue Obama-Era Agency
When it comes to big government and federal overreach, nothing stinks quite like Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s pet project: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The CFPB is a monster of constitutional violations, and the U.S. Supreme Court has finally taken notice. The Competitive Enterprise Institute explains: The CFPB was meant to protect American pocketbooks and property.…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 7/15/19
CALENDAR: The House and Senate will both return on Monday, and stay in session through Thursday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House came back to work last Tuesday and took up and passed three bills under Suspension of the Rules. One of those bills was H.R. 1044, the so-called “Fairness for High-Skilled…
Read MoreClarence Thomas’ Name on College Building
Students from Savannah College of Art and Design drafted a petition to have Justice Clarence Thomas’ name removed from a campus building. “The case between Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill in 1991 was extremely similar to what is happening to Dr. Ford today,” the petition states, “When will we learn that a victim’s trauma should…
Read MoreYes, women stand with Kavanaugh!
After a long and exhaustive process, Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed and sworn in to the U.S. Supreme Court. On his first day as a justice, he hired an all-female class of law clerks—making more than half of the Supreme Court’s law clerks women for the first time in history. He is a justice for…
Read MoreMitchell: A reasonable prosecutor would not bring this case before the Committee
After hearing from both Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Senate Democrats continued to find ways to obstruct the confirmation process. In order to secure the floor votes needed for Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, GOP leadership once again caved to the demands of Senate Democrats by accepting an FBI probe. The…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Citizens Fund Reacts to Judge Brett Kavanaugh Testimony
Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund Chairman Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement reacting to Judge Brett Kavanaugh testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee: “Judge Brett Kavanaugh delivered a compelling and passionate opening statement today. He was an outstanding nominee weeks ago, and now we see he’s an excellent human being who will fight for truth and…
Read MoreSenate Republicans are in charge. They should act like it!
The Democrats and their allies in the media have turned the month-long confirmation process of a Supreme Court nominee into a back ally brawl. One side is playing by the rules and the other is pulling out knives. The Democrats are harping over the decades-old, previously unreported sexual assault allegations but their motivations are obvious…
Read MoreHate to break it to disgruntled Dems, but Kavanagh is a well-qualified nominee
Last week seemed more like a circus act than a confirmation process for a U.S. Supreme Court nominee. Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other top Democrats devised an unsuccessful plan to gridlock the process – already having their minds made up day one before even hearing from U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh.…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Citizens Fund Weekly Report from Washington for 8/20/18
CALENDAR: The House is in recess. The Senate will return on Monday, with the first vote set for 5:30 PM. The House will return on Tuesday, September 4. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House was out of session last week. THIS WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House is in recess this week.…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Citizens Fund Weekly Report from Washington for 7/23/18
CALENDAR: The House and Senate will both return on Monday, and will stay in session through Thursday. Then the House will begin its August Recess, and won’t return until Tuesday, September 4. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House returned to work last week on Monday, and passed two bills under Suspension of the…
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