Tag Archive | Senate Republicans
Posted on January 15, 2015. Tags: Bill Janis Candidate, Democrat Senator, Senate Republicans, State Senate
Editor’s Note: The Website below is still under Construction and may not be completed for a day or two. The announcement of Walter Stosch’s retirement hit everyone unexpectedly.- Tom FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2015 Bill Janis Candidate for the 12th Senate District of Virginia (804) 301-7489 www.billjanis.gop For the past six years […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on May 29, 2013. Tags: Advice And Consent, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Labor Relations Board, Mitch Mcconnell, National Labor Relations, National Labor Relations Board, Nlrb, Power Grab, Recess Appointments, Senate Colleagues, Senate Republican Leader, Senate Republicans, Soft Drinks, States Supreme Court, U S Senate, Unconstitutional Actions, United States Court, United States Court Of Appeals, United States Supreme Court, Unprecedented Power
Forty-five Senators File Amicus Brief Urging the Supreme Court to Invalidate Unlawful “Appointments” “The President’s decision to circumvent the American people by installing his appointees at a powerful federal agency while the Senate was continuing to hold sessions, and without obtaining the advice and consent of the Senate, is an unprecedented power grab,” Sen. […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on March 9, 2013. Tags: Amp, Breaking Point, Bureaucracy, Democrat, Destructive Policies, Federal Budget, Fraud, Full Transcript, Gimmicks, Jeff Sessions, Moral Duty, Nbsp, Senate Budget Committee, Senate Democrats, Senate Republicans, Senator Jeff Sessions, Senator Sessions, Trillions, Unveiling, Washington D C
‘We need to grow the economy—not the government…Government has never been bigger or more out of control. They say there is no problem with waste, fraud, and abuse; they say the problem is you; they say you are not sending them enough money; they say they have wisely spent every penny. So, you must just […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on March 7, 2013. Tags: American Soil, Cloture, Colleague, Drones, Executive Branch, Filibuster, Intelligence Activities, John Brennan, Mitch Mcconnell, Nomination, Oversight, Procedural Motion, Roll Call, Senate Minority Leader, Senate Minority Leader Mitch, Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell, Senate Republican Leader, Senate Republicans, Senator Paul, Wednesday Evening
In an historic moment echoing the Senate’s great history of long, passionate speeches, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) held the floor for nearly 13 hours yesterday in a filibuster demanding answers from the Obama administration on its legal authority to use force against U.S. citizens overseas. Roll Call wrote last night, “Senate Minority Leader Mitch […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on January 1, 2013. Tags: Ala, Barack Obama, Chuck Grassley, Conservative Members, Creators, Democrats, Garbage, Honesty, Liberals, Prevention Act, Recession, Republican Senators, Richard Shelby, Senate Republicans, Stroke, Tax Increases, Tea Party, Us Government, Us Senate, Usher, Yea
We have been predicting for some time that House and Senate Republicans were going to cave in to higher taxes. Every one of these Republicans has said many, many times “you don’t raise taxes on anyone in a recession – period!” So Senate Republicans would have us believe that they were completely at the mercy […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on November 9, 2012. Tags: Attitude Problem, Core Problem, Difference Between The House And Senate, Don Stewart, Filibuster, Harry Reid, Mitch Mcconnell, Obama, Senate Floor, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Majority Leader Harry, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader, Senate Minority Leader Mitch, Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell, Senate Republican Leader, Senate Republicans, Senate Rules, stimulus, Washington Times
The Washington Times writes, “Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday that he will try to push through a change to Senate rules that would limit the GOP’s ability to filibuster bills. . . . ‘I think that the rules have been abused and that we’re going to work to change them,’ he told reporters. . . […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on September 27, 2012. Tags: Advice And Consent, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Gibson Dunn, Labor Relations Board, Law Practice Group, Local Family, Mitch Mcconnell, Mr Estrada, National Labor Relations, National Labor Relations Board, Power Grab, Recess Appointments, Senate Colleagues, Senate Republican Leader, Senate Republicans, Soft Drinks, Solicitor General, U S Senate, Unconstitutional Actions, Unprecedented Power
‘The President’s decision to circumvent the American people by installing his appointees at a powerful federal agency while the Senate was continuing to hold sessions, and without obtaining the advice and consent of the Senate, is an unprecedented power grab,” Sen. McConnell said. “We will demonstrate to the Court how the President’s unconstitutional actions fundamentally […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on August 13, 2012. Tags: Army Units, Bombers, Cnn, Defense Secretary, Deficit Reduction, Democratic National Convention, Fiscal Challenges, Labor Day, Labor Day Weekend, Leon Panetta, Maintenance Funds, Manpower, Navy Fleet, Obama, Roger Wicker, Senate Republicans, Sequestration, Timeframe, Trillion, Troop Levels
CNN wrote on Saturday, “Republicans are calling on President Obama and the Democratic-controlled Senate to act before sequestration takes place at the beginning of next year, saying cuts to the military are ‘not the way to address America’s fiscal challenges.’ . . . The president signed the Sequestration Transparency Act earlier this week, which will require […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on July 12, 2012. Tags: Conservative Donors, Democratic Sponsor, Free Speech Rights, Gop Sources, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Member Ship, Mitch Mcconnell, Nancy Pelosi, Political Donations, Political Enemies, Public Disclosure, Public Scrutiny, Selective Disclosure, Senate Democrats, Senate Gop, Senate Minority Leader, Senate Minority Leader Mitch, Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell, Senate Republicans, Sheldon Whitehouse
Senate Democrats reintroduced a modified version of the DISCLOSE Act this week, and Republicans are sounding the free-speech alarm. “This is the single biggest issue nobody is talking about,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told The Daily Caller Thursday. The law would force corporations, labor groups and super PACs to report the names of donors for every […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on June 28, 2012. Tags: American Businesses, American Families, Amicus Briefs, Colleagues, Common Sense, Constitutionality, Floor Speeches, Health Care Costs, Health Care Law, Healthcare Law, Medicare, Medicare Cuts, Mitch Mcconnell, Republican Senator, Senate Republican Leader, Senate Republicans, senate-majority, Sense Reforms, Step Solutions, U S Senate
Court’s Ruling Underscores the Need to Repeal Obamacare ‘Today’s decision does nothing to diminish the fact that Obamacare’s mandates, tax hikes, and Medicare cuts should be repealed and replaced with common sense reforms that lower costs and that the American people actually want.’ Washington, D.C.– U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell released the following […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on June 19, 2012. Tags: Administration Attempts, American Enterprise Institute, Campaign Finance Reform, Campaign Finance Reformers, Campaign Financing, Citizens United, Conservative Causes, Conservative Donors, Disclosure Requirements, Freedom Conference, Media Matters, Micromanage, Mitch Mcconnell, National Review Online, Political Speech, Private Citizens, Pushback, Ralph Reed, Senate Republican Leader, Senate Republicans
In a must-read piece for National Review Online today, Robert Costa looks at Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s long history of battling restrictions on political speech under the guise of campaign finance reform. Costa writes, “As the elected leader of Senate Republicans, he wears many hats, but on a personal level, no issue has shaped […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on April 17, 2012. Tags: Advice And Consent, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Constitutional Role, Gibson Dunn, Labor Relations Board, Miguel Estrada, Mitch Mcconnell, Mr Estrada, National Labor Relations, National Labor Relations Board, Recess Appointments, Senate Republican Leader, Senate Republicans, Soft Drinks, Solicitor General, States Supreme Court, U S Senate, Unconstitutional Actions, United States Supreme Court, Unprecedented Power
‘The President’s decision to circumvent the American people by installing his appointees at a powerful federal agency, when the Senate was not in recess, and without obtaining the advice and consent of the Senate, is an unprecedented power grab. We will demonstrate to the Court how the President’s unconstitutional actions fundamentally endanger the Congress’s role […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on March 26, 2012. Tags: Amicus Briefs, Barack Obama, Congress Senate, Constitutional Authority, Constitutional Powers, Constitutionality, Federal Governments, Gop Senators, Health Care Law, Health Insurance, Main Attraction, Mitch Mcconnell, Oral Arguments, Overwhelming Majority, Senate Republican Leader, Senate Republicans, Skeptical Questions, State Challenge, Supreme Court Justices, Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal writes today, “Supreme Court justices on Monday weighed whether the challenge to President Barack Obama’s health-care law is ripe for a decision, opening three days of argument on the law with a string of skeptical questions for a lawyer who said the high court should wait. . . . The health-care […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on December 7, 2011. Tags: Cfpb, Cftc, Cloture Vote, Congressional Appropriations, Consumer Product Safety, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Czars, Demand Accountability, Gop Senators, Mitch Mcconnell, Ohio Attorney General, Procedural Vote, Product Safety Commission, Richard Cordray, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Majority Leader Harry, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Republican Leader, Senate Republicans, Unelected Bureaucrats
With the White House in the midst of a campaign to push Richard Cordray, the president’s nominee to head the unaccountable agency created by the Dodd-Frank bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has filed cloture on his nomination, making a cloture vote likely Thursday or Friday. But as The Hill reports, “Senate Republicans […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on December 6, 2011. Tags: Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, Caitlin Halligan, Chuck Grassley, Cloture Vote, Dc Circuit Court, Dc Circuit Court Of Appeals, Eliot Spitzer, Firearms Manufacturers, General Eliot Spitzer, Mitch Mcconnell, Nd Amendment, Pat Leahy, Public Nuisance, Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Majority Leader Harry, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Republican Leader, Senate Republicans, Solicitor General
Today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) forced a cloture vote on President Obama’s nominee to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, Caitlin Halligan. Senate Republicans opposed her confirmation, and the vote failed, 54-45. Unfortunately, Halligan has a controversial record with activist views on the 2nd Amendment and the War on Terror. As Senate […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on December 1, 2011. Tags: Afl Cio, Barack Obama, Canada Senate, Construction Trades Department, Democratic Allies, Ecological Disaster, Economic Multiplier, Gop Senators, Key Test, Labor Groups, Mitch Mcconnell, Multiplier Effect, Oil Pipeline, Pipeline Project, Senate Minority Leader, Senate Minority Leader Mitch, Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell, Senate Republicans, Skilled Craft, Xl Project
The AP reported yesterday, “Angered by President Barack Obama’s delay of a proposed oil pipeline from Canada, Senate Republicans are moving to force him to act. A bill introduced Wednesday by 37 GOP senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, would require the administration to approve the Keystone XL pipeline within 60 days, unless the […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on November 14, 2011. Tags: Ballot Box, Buy Insurance, Federal Government, Government Insurance, Health Care Law, Health Insurance, Health Law, Insurance, Mandate, Mitch Mcconnell, Nbsp, Public Surveys, Senate Republican Leader, Senate Republicans, Supreme Court Decision, U S Senate, Washington D C
‘Americans have rejected the law’s mandate that they must buy government-approved health insurance, and I hope the Supreme Court will do the same’ Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement on the Supreme Court’s announcement today that it had agreed to hear a challenge to President Obama’s health […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on October 4, 2011. Tags: 2chambers, Barack Obama, Bully Pulpit, Dems Object, Gop Leader, Mitch Mcconnell, Sen Harry Reid, Senate Dems, Senate Floor, Senate Gop, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Majority Leader Harry, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader, Senate Minority Leader Mitch, Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell, Senate Republicans, Senator Reid, Wall Stree, Wall Street Journal
‘Immediate Vote’ ‘Immediately Blocked’ Senator Reid ‘Quickly Objected,’ ‘Refused,’ ‘Declined,’ ‘Shot Down The Effort’ To Vote On President Obama’s Stimulus Proposal Today THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: “Senate Republicans offered to give President Barack Obama the vote he’s sought on a jobs bill Tuesday, but the Democratic leader, Sen. Harry Reid, objected.” (“Senate GOP Leader: Vote […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on July 21, 2011. Tags: Chairman John, Committee Chairman, False Promises, GOP, Inauguration Day, Irresponsibility, John Thune, Mitch Mcconnell, Mr President, No Doubt, Republican Policy Committee, Senate Gop, Senate Republican Leader, Senate Republican Policy Committee, Senate Republicans, Senators, Spending Habits, Two And A Half Years, Veto Threat, Virtue
As the Senate begins debate on the House-passed Cut, Cap, and Balance bill today, Senate Republicans are calling on Democrats to follow through on their past statements in support of cutting spending, capping spending, and balancing the budget by supporting the Cut, Cap, and Balance bill. Speaking on the floor this morning, Senate Republican […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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