Cruz had specific messages to every rank-and-file Republican, every rank-and-file Democrat and the two top GOP leaders on Capitol Hill, McConnell and Boehner, that he wants to make clear ahead of any Ex-Im effort. “To every Republican: Are you going to join with Barack Obama in perpetuating the cronyism and corporate welfare of the Export-Import Bank, or are you going to stand up and honor the promises you made to the men and women who elected you?” Cruz said.
by Matthew Boyle23 Jul 2015, 10:23 AM PST0
As Breitbart News reported, López-Cantera is Florida’s first Hispanic Lieutenant Governor and previously served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2004 until term limited out in 2012. During his time in the Legislature, he was Majority Whip and then Majority Leader. In 2012, he was elected Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County.
by Sarah Rumpf21 Jul 2015, 11:58 AM PST0
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa—During his 99 county campaign tour through the Hawkeye state, GOP presidential candidate Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) name-dropped here and there, as he spoke about reforming Washington.
by Alex Swoyer19 Jul 2015, 5:06 PM PST0
Kenyan leaders are warning President Obama not to bring his “gay agenda” with him when he visits his father’s homeland at the end of this month to open the sixth Global Entrepreneurship Summit.
by Dr. Susan Berry7 Jul 2015, 1:24 PM PST0
Rep. Alan Grayson, the outspoken and often controversial congressman from Florida, recently penned an opinion editorial in the Huffington Post, where he pointed out that the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)—or “Fast-Track”—is unconstitutional.
by Javier Manjarres25 Jun 2015, 7:46 PM PST0
Several high-ranking Chinese officials met with President Barack Obama at the White House on Wednesday—right as Congress saw its final hurdle, final Senate passage, of Obamatrade’s Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) met.
by Garrett Reno25 Jun 2015, 11:00 AM PST0
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s office claims—while refusing to answer questions—that the senator read Obamatrade before voting for cloture on Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) the second time in the Senate.
by Matthew Boyle24 Jun 2015, 8:08 PM PST0
On Wednesday, conservative radio host Laura Ingraham warned that the frenzied purging of Confederate flags will likely lead to Democrats and Republicans joining together to toss all traces of Southern heritage down the memory hole.
by Katie McHugh24 Jun 2015, 5:38 PM PST0
The legislation passed the House last week, and now moves to President Obama’s desk for his signature.
by Alex Swoyer24 Jun 2015, 1:43 PM PST0
I welcome Senator Cruz to the battle against giving more power to President Obama. My consistent opposition to the Trade Promotion Authority, or TPA, stems from my belief that Congress has already given too much power to the Presidency.
by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)24 Jun 2015, 12:33 PM PST0
“In America, we don’t retaliate against people for expressing their views,” Rep. Buck told Breitbart News of the rumored pending punishment. “We don’t retaliate by calling a meeting with one day’s notice to remove someone from office without any explanation.”
by Alex Swoyer24 Jun 2015, 7:50 AM PST0
Texas Senator and GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz slammed the Senate’s vote to end debate on Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) as “another manifestation of what I call the Washington cartel” and “government of the lobbyists, by the lobbyists, and for
by Ian Hanchett23 Jun 2015, 7:00 PM PST0
GOP presidential candidate and real estate mogul Donald Trump called into Howie Carr’s radio show Tuesday to say that if he is doing well during his candidacy, he would spend whatever it takes to win.
by Alex Swoyer23 Jun 2015, 5:05 PM PST0
U.S. Senator John McCain is taking to Twitter again to push the highly controversial Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) as a benefit to Arizona and the U.S. economy.
by Michelle Moons23 Jun 2015, 2:22 PM PST0
Rubio, a Republican presidential candidate, was the deciding vote necessary for the U.S. Senate to clear the final 60-vote threshold and eventually, later this week, send to President Barack Obama’s desk the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill that would fast-track at least three highly secretive trade deals that Obama has been negotiating for years.
by Matthew Boyle23 Jun 2015, 2:11 PM PST0
The cloture vote ends further debate setting up the final TPA vote in the Senate Wednesday. If it passes, it moves on to the president’s desk to be signed.
by Alex Swoyer23 Jun 2015, 8:36 AM PST0
“We have to take the jobs away from other countries that are making our product, they’re taking our money, and they are in fact taking our jobs,” Trump said.
by Alex Swoyer23 Jun 2015, 6:38 AM PST0
The last two weeks have shaken up the Republican presidential race, with Governor Rick Perry (R-TX), Governor Jeb Bush (R-FL), and Donald Trump jumping in. Meanwhile, on the Democratic side of the aisle, presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton has been losing ground to socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VA) amid her campaign relaunch.
by Breitbart News23 Jun 2015, 5:55 AM PST0
As a general matter, I agree (as did Ronald Reagan) that free trade is good for America; when we open up foreign markets, it helps American farmers, ranchers, and manufacturers.
by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)23 Jun 2015, 3:00 AM PST0
GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) posted on Twitter Monday: “What happened to @RepMarkMeadows is shameful. No one should be punished for voting his or her conscience.”
by Alex Swoyer22 Jun 2015, 5:42 PM PST0
GOP presidential candidate and businessman Donald Trump is warning the Senate against passing Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) on Tuesday.
by Alex Swoyer22 Jun 2015, 5:41 PM PST0
In a “Dear Colleague” letter addressed to congressional Republicans, Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions warns against rushing to deliver disastrous trade bills to President Obama’s desk by voting for cloture on Tuesday morning.
by Katie McHugh22 Jun 2015, 5:20 PM PST0
Meadows decided to vote against House leadership on the Rule vote, prior to the final vote on Trade Promotion Authority – which grant’s President Obama fast track trade authority – because he felt the legislation was riddled with holes. Huckabee said: “I salute Congressman Mark Meadows for his backbone, courage and commitment to North Carolina workers.”
by Alex Swoyer22 Jun 2015, 4:00 PM PST0
The Senate is set to vote on the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation the House passed last week that gives President Obama fast track trade authority to finalize his trade negotiations without Congressional amendments.
by Alex Swoyer22 Jun 2015, 2:23 PM PST0
In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, GOP presidential candidate and billionaire businessman Donald Trump slammed President Obama’s trade agreements – especially the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) – which Obama argued the United States needs in order to better compete with China.
by Alex Swoyer19 Jun 2015, 4:18 PM PST0
