Eight Senators Join Chuck Grassley in Fighting Common Core
Senators Lee, Coburn, Inhofe, Fischer, Paul, Roberts, Sessions, & Cruz cosigned Senator Chuck Grassley’s letter requesting the defunding of the Common Core.
Category: U.S. Senate
Grassley Launches Effort to Prohibit Common Core Funding
Senator Chuck Grassley is asking his colleagues to sign onto a letter that requests future federal funds for the Common Core and its assessments be cut off.
16 GOP Senators Who Sabotaged Rand Paul’s Gun Control Filibuster
16 Republican Senators voted to proceed with debate on a gun control bill which most Senators have not read which could lead to a federal gun registry.
Tom Latham: No Budget, No Pay for Congress
Congressman Tom Latham says that Congress needs to follow the same rules as the rest of us. Because of this he voted for the No Budget, No Pay Act.
Rick Santorum: Balanced Budget Amendment Must Be Central to Future Fiscal Reforms
Former GOP presidential candidate & Patriot Voices Chair Rick Santorum called on Congress to pass a Balanced Budget Amendment to address fiscal challenges.
The Fiscal Cliff Deal
John Boehner and Paul Ryan supported and Steve King, Tom Latham and Chuck Grassley opposed a fiscal cliff deal that raised taxes without cutting spending.
Dianne Feinstein Goes After Handguns
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) released a summary of her National Firearms Act that would strengthen the previous Assault Weapons Ban of 1994.
Tim Scott to Replace Jim DeMint In U.S. Senate
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley announced that she will appoint Congressman Tim Scott (R-SC) to replace Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) who left to head The Heritage Foundation
United Nations Treaty Threatens Families, Senate Vote Imminent
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has scheduled a vote on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities treaty this week.
Senate Bill Rewrite to Allow Feds Warrantless Acess to Email
Senator Patrick Leahy will introduce a bill rewrite to the Senate Judiciary Committee that would allow federal warrantless access to email.
This November’s Election Features Mitt Romney vs. Todd Akin
After hours of discussing the merits and demerits of the ongoing candidacy of Todd Akin on various Facebook threads, the truth finally came to the surface. This election is about voter and politician discomfort. Few want to talk about rape, of course. It is not an easy subject. It is both a violent act and [...]
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