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Posted on November 14, 2013. Tags: costs, plans, Senate Republican Leader, Washington
Senate Republican Leader calls the announcement “the clearest acknowledgment yet that his oft-repeated pledge ‘if you like your plan, you can keep it’ was false all along;” says the only ‘fix’ is “full repeal followed by step-by-step, patient-centered reforms that drive down costs and that Americans actually want.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican […]
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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 28, 2013. Tags: Affordable Care, Budget Reconciliation Process, Byzantine, Care Act, Directness, Election Day, Filibuster, Finality, Frates, Good Reason, Health Care Law, Health Insurance, Landmark Decision, Majority Vote, Mandate, Mitch Mcconnell, Obama, Republican Plan, Senate Chamber, Senate Republican Leader, Top Aides
National Journal has must-read story today titled, “The Secret Republican Plan to Repeal ‘Obamacare’ And why the fight is far from over.” National Journal’s Chris Frates writes, “A few minutes after the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision upholding President Obama’s health care law last summer, a senior adviser to Mitch McConnell walked into […]
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 February 7, 2013. Tags: Apparent Effort, Chained Cpi, Companion Bill, Federal Budget, Federal Pension, Gop House, Government Benefits, Kelly Ayotte, Medicare Eligibility, Medicare Premiums, Mitch Mcconnell, Obama, Pension Programs, Policy Effort, Public Relations Effort, Senate Democrats, Senate Floor, Senate Republican Leader, Sequester, White House Press
Republicans have been saying for some time that the spending cuts in the sequester are not ideal, and should be more targeted so that spending is still reduced by the same amount but our military is not hit as hard with cuts. House Republicans have passed measures to do just that and yesterday Sen. Kelly Ayotte […]
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 February 5, 2013. Tags: Average Household Income, Bipartisan Opposition, Democrat Leaders, Energy Prices, Environmentalist, Gas Tax Hike, Gasoline Costs, Gasoline Prices, Government Data, Hasty Decision, Keystone, Mitch Mcconnell, Multiple Times, Pocketbooks, Press Secretary, Senate Democrats, Senate Republican Leader, Three Decades, Wall Street Journal, White House Press
Though the economy continues to sputter along and many families are struggling, the Obama administration and Senate Democrat leaders are once again pushing policies to make energy even more expensive for Americans. According to The Wall Street Journal, “Gasoline prices took a big bite out of Americans’ pocketbooks in 2012. The average U.S. household paid […]
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 30, 2013. Tags: Chinese Studies, College Students, Dark Corners, Federal Government, Gap, Government Spending, Independent Experts, Liberal Democrat, Mitch Mcconnell, Obama, Pig Manure, Prosperity, Reality Tv, Scrutiny, Senate Floor, Senate Republican Leader, Seriousness, Sheldon Whitehouse, Social Security, Trillion
Speaking on the Senate floor this morning, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell again made the case that now is the time for Congress to tackle our out-of-control federal spending. “A few weeks ago, President Obama reportedly said that America doesn’t have a spending problem. Well, he’s wrong. This is completely at odds with what independent experts tell […]
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 29, 2013. Tags: Cats And Dogs, Chairman John, Diesel Emissions, Discretionary Budget, Discretionary Spending, Federal Initiatives, Fox News, Government Programs, Halper, John Thune, Mary Landrieu, Mitch Mcconnell, Moroccan Pottery, Pottery Classes, Republican Conference Chairman, Senate Floor, Senate Republican Conference, Senate Republican Leader, Senator Coburn, Weekly Standard
The Weekly Standard’s Daniel Halper noticed Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) saying on the Senate floor that “I am not going to keep cutting the discretionary budget, which, by the way, is not out of control, despite what you hear on Fox News . . . .” It’s rather amazing that Democrats are so blind to our spending […]
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 22, 2013. Tags: Aspirations, Debates, Entitlement Programs, Federal Debt, Hard Choices, Inaction, Inaugural Address, Inaugural Addresses, Inauguration Day, Interest Payments, Math And Science, Mitch Mcconnell, New Beginnings, Political Considerations, Prosperity, Research Labs, Science Teachers, Senate Floor, Senate Republican Leader, Sound Financial Footing
Speaking on the Senate floor this morning, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said, “Inauguration Day is also a time for new beginnings, a chance to learn from the mistakes and missed opportunities of the past as we re-engage in some vitally important debates about our future. Too often over the past four years, political considerations have trumped […]
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, 2012. Tags: Conservative Ideals, Conservative Principles, Government Agenda, Heritage Foundation, Lead, Mitch Mcconnell, Powerful Voice, Profile, Sen Demint, Senate Republican Leader, Senator Demint, South Carolina, U S Senate, Uncompromising Service, United States Senate, Washington D C
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell released the following statement today regarding Sen. DeMint’s departure from the Senate in January to lead the Heritage Foundation: “I thank Senator DeMint for his uncompromising service to South Carolina and our country in the United States Senate. Jim helped provide a powerful voice for conservative ideals in […]
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, 2012. Tags: Ap Notes, Ap Points, Bad Idea, Brink, Corporate Executives, Debt Ceiling, Debt Limit, Deficit Reduction, Leverage, Mitch Mcconnell, Momentum, Negotiation, President Of The United States, Rate Hikes, Republicans, Senate Republican Leader, Small Businesses, Stalemate, Tax Rate, Taxpayer Money
The AP notes today that President Obama is calling for an elimination of the debt ceiling, in part because of the leverage it gives Republicans to push for spending cuts and deficit reduction. “Speaking to corporate executives [yesterday], Obama set down a hard line: ‘If Congress in any way suggests that they’re going to tie […]
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 15, 2012. Tags: Bipartisan Plan, Brookings Institute, Chuck Schumer, Democrat, Extremists, Fiscal Solvency, Journal Editors, Mitch Mcconnell, Number 3, Obama, Obstacle, Obstacles, Outlines, Patty Murray, Prospects, Senate Floor, Senate Republican Leader, Tax Rates, Tax Reform, Wall Street Journal
Speaking on the Senate floor this morning, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell discussed one of the key obstacles to obtaining an agreement to avoid the approaching fiscal cliff. “I believe the two parties can avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. And in the process, I even believe we can agree on a framework for a bipartisan plan […]
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 13, 2012. Tags: Bush Tax Cuts, Capitol Hill, Democratic Lawmakers, Labor Unions, Liberal Groups, Lines In The Sand, Missing Person, Mitch Mcconnell, Nev, Reelection, Security Leaders, Senate Democrats, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Majority Leader Harry, Senate Republican Leader, Stephen Moore, Tax Increases, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Wsj
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal’s Stephen Moore at the end of last week, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell reiterated that in order to get an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff, there needs to be some leadership from President Obama. “The missing person, the guy who was AWOL in 2011, is still the president. I think a good starting […]
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 October 12, 2012. Tags: Banking Crisis, Bipartisan Solutions, Capital Investments, Chuck Schumer, Economic Harm, Income Tax Rates, Increase Taxes, Insistant, Lame Duck Session, Manufacturers Alliance, Massive Job, Mitch Mcconnell, Sen Schumer, Senate Democrats, Senate Republican Leader, Small Business Owners, Small Manufacturing Companies, Top Earners, Wall Street Journal, Washington Democrats
The Wall Street Journal reports today, “Some manufacturers have delayed hiring while they wait to see whether they will face sharply higher U.S. taxes and deep cuts in government spending in 2013, a new survey shows. Uncertainty over U.S. tax and spending plans has prompted about a third of 60 large and small manufacturing companies—two-thirds of them […]
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 3, 2012. Tags: Barack Obama, Bipartisan Opposition, Civil Liberties, Congressional Republicans, Detention Camp, Detention Facility, Eastern Cuba, Election Eve, Eric Holder, Gitmo Detainees, Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo Prisoners, Human Rights Groups, Illinois Facility, Mitch Mcconnell, Reuters, Sen Durbin, Senate Republican Leader, Serious Concerns, Taxpayer Funds
Reuters wrote last night, “The federal government will buy an Illinois prison that the Obama administration once considered as a successor to the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday.” Politico adds, “The unusual move to ‘reprogram’ existing Justice Department funding bypassed House appropriators, who had objected to the purchase. . […]
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 September 12, 2012. Tags: Billions Of Dollars, Concrete Plan, Continuing Resolution, Credit Rating, Credit Worthiness, Democratic Majority Leader, Harry Reid, Massive Tax, Mid East, Mitch Mcconnell, New York Times, Republicans, Senate Democrats, Senate Republican Leader, Senate Votes, Stalemate, Tall Tales, Tax Increases, Trajectory, York Times Reports Today
The New York Times reports today that Moody’s “warned that it would downgrade the government’s debt if no solution [to the fiscal cliff] was found by year’s end. . . . The Moody’s warning comes a year after its rival, Standard & Poor’s, downgraded the United States’ credit worthiness after the protracted stalemate over raising 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 September 4, 2012. Tags: Barack Obama, Campaign Finance Reform, Citizens United, Constitutional Amendment Process, Democratic Party Platform, First Amendment, Founders, Free Speech, Freedom Of Religion, Freedom Of Speech, Mitch Mcconnell, Niche, Pac, Phenomenon, Political Speech, Radicalism, Reddit, Senate Republican Leader, Springboard, Taking The Lead
Last week, The Daily Caller reported, “President Barack Obama used the online springboard provided by Reddit to . . . call for a constitutional amendment to curb the free-speech of wealthier people and corporations. ‘I think we need to seriously consider mobilizing a constitutional amendment process to overturn Citizens United. … Even if the amendment process falls […]
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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