Jeff Flake took to Twitter claiming he refuses to support a nuclear option in order to keep the government open and get Trump’s Border Wall. The Senate filibuster is about the only mechanism left in Washington that brings the parties together. Deploying the nuclear option would blow that up. I will not vote to do […]
Turncoat Republican Susan Collins whined over the fact she would have to vote on a bill funding Trump’s Border Wall. “Did he just say that? Ugh, are you ruining my life,” Republican Sen. Susan Collins says — almost dropping her handbag in disbelief — after learning of President Trump’s border wall standoff https://t.co/IaOLnAKK9y pic.twitter.com/eVdaM9MGsU — […]
Steven Miller announced that President Trump will stay in Washington D.C for the Holidays if the Government shuts down. Steven Miller says if there is a shutdown President Trump will remain in Washington, D.C. and not start his vacation in Florida. — Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) December 20, 2018 This is a great move by the […]
According to Paul Ryan, Donald Trump is refusing to sign a budget deal without Wall Funding. BREAKING: Speaker Ryan says President Trump will not sign short-term continuing resolution passed by Senate. https://t.co/vNp0vlw0TF pic.twitter.com/PeZWvSF5lo — NBC News (@NBCNews) December 20, 2018 WATCH: Speaker Ryan: “The president said he will not sign this bill, so we’re going […]
The Weekly Standard outlined the Trump administration’s plan to cut some funding from Planned Parenthood using a Reagan-era regulation. The Weekly Standard: On Friday, the Trump administration will announce a proposed rule to cut taxpayer funding to abortionists like Planned Parenthood under Title X, a program that provides $260 million annually in federal funding for contraception […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell backed out of Trump’s plan to cut $60 Billion in spending. The Conservative Review: Yesterday on Fox News, McConnell confirmed my skepticism by announcing the Senate would not bring a rescissions package to a floor vote. “You can’t make an agreement one month and say, ‘OK, we really didn’t mean it,’” […]
Rep. Goodlatte proposed an amendment called the Balanced Budget amendment. Now, on its face, it seems like a great bill. It would enshrine into the Constitution the need for Congress to balance a budget. This means they only have the money they make to spend. However, as Daniel Horowitz from The Conservative Review points out […]
Mike Pence broke a tie in the Senate to pass a bill that would allow states to withhold federal funding to Planned Parenthood. Yahoo: Vice President Pence cast a tie-breaking Senate vote Thursday to pass legislation that will allow states to withhold federal funds from Planned Parenthood and other health care providers that perform abortions. The measure, […]
