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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Tea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 10/1/19

CALENDAR: The House and Senate are both in recess for the next two weeks. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House came back to work on Tuesday, and passed one bill under Suspension of the Rules. On Wednesday, the House passed a Rule governing consideration of H.R. 2203, the Homeland Security Improvement Act, H.R.…

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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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Tea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 9/10/19

CALENDAR: The House and Senate will both return Monday, and stay in session through Thursday. THIS WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House will return Monday, with the first votes set for 6:30 PM. At that time, the House is scheduled to take up four bills under Suspension of the Rules. On Tuesday, the House…

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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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Tea Party Patriots Action Weekly Report from Washington for 8/12/19

CALENDAR: The House and Senate are both in recess, and will not return until September 9. BORDER SECURITY/IMMIGRATION: Just a few hours ago, 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…

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