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Nine Town Halls from Heritage Action on Defunding Obamacare

Nine Town Halls from Heritage Action on Defunding Obamacare

Heritage Action, a conservative non-profit social welfare organization affiliated with the Heritage Foundation, announced last week it will be holding nine town halls throughout the month of August focused on efforts to defund Obamacare in the upcoming Continuing Resolution (CR).

NY Rep. King Tests Presidential Waters in NH

NY Rep. King Tests Presidential Waters in NH

(AP) NY Rep. King tests presidential waters in NHBy STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressWAKEFIELD, N.H.New York Republican Congressman Peter King is warning his party not to abandon its longstanding emphasis on national defense as he launches a two-day tour of New Hampshire.

Cantor: 'We Shouldn't Be for a Gov't Shutdown'

Cantor: 'We Shouldn't Be for a Gov't Shutdown'

On Fox News Sunday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) said he would not be for a government shutdown during the next round of budget negotiations that will take place when Congress returns from its August recess. The current continuing resolution that

Analysis: Obamacare Gutting Middle Class

Analysis: Obamacare Gutting Middle Class

While President Barack Obama has claimed he is a champion of the middle class, two of his signature initiatives–comprehensive immigration reform and Obamacare–threaten to further gut America’s middle class.  Regarding Obamacare, economic analyst John Mauldin determined Obamacare may actually create

Why Defunding Obamacare Matters, Win or Lose

Why Defunding Obamacare Matters, Win or Lose

As conservative Senators Mike Lee (R-UT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and others attempt to build support for a plan to defund Obamacare in this fall’s forthcoming budget battles, they have faced criticism from fellow conservatives on two grounds: first, it will

Coburn: Shutting Down Gov't Won't Defund Obamacare

Coburn: Shutting Down Gov't Won't Defund Obamacare

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) claimed Tuesday that shutting down the government would not stop Obamacare from being implemented and accused Republicans like Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) of misleading conservatives by pushing to defund the healthcare law

Rush Limbaugh: I Admire Palin, Cruz for Being 'Fearless'

Rush Limbaugh: I Admire Palin, Cruz for Being 'Fearless'

Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh named former Alaska Governor and vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) as two conservatives that he admired. Appearing on Fox News’ On The Record on Tuesday, Limbaugh said he admired conservatives who

Ted Cruz: I'd 'Love to Debate' Rove on Obamacare Defunding

Ted Cruz: I'd 'Love to Debate' Rove on Obamacare Defunding

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said on Fox News’s “Hannity” Tuesday that he “would love to debate” Republican strategist Karl Rove on defunding Obamacare. Cruz insisted that the federal government has never rolled back a massive government program like Obamacare once fully

Progressive Activists to Disrupt GOP Town Halls in August

Progressive Activists to Disrupt GOP Town Halls in August

A progressive group will coordinate with liberal activists to disrupt Republican town halls during the August recess, when lawmakers will face questions about Obamacare and comprehensive immigration reform.  Americans United for Change, run by a former Democratic National Committee communications

Daily Beast's Tina Brown Likens Ted Cruz to Taliban

Daily Beast's Tina Brown Likens Ted Cruz to Taliban

On Wednesday, MSNBC faux conservative morning host Joe Scarborough ripped into Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) over Cruz’s attempt to push defunding of Obamacare. “He is attacking Tom Coburn as being a member of the surrender caucus, when Tom Coburn –

Rush: Obama Won Because GOP 'Didn't Want Any Part' of Tea Party

Rush: Obama Won Because GOP 'Didn't Want Any Part' of Tea Party

Rush Limbaugh harshly criticized the Republican establishment on Tuesday for not embracing the Tea Party movement that swept them into power in the House in 2010. He said it ultimately cost the party the 2012 presidential election and is “illustrative”

McConnell Mum on Defunding Obamacare in Budget Battle

McConnell Mum on Defunding Obamacare in Budget Battle

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will not yet say whether he backs efforts by conservatives to defund Obamacare in the next vote to extend the federal budget through a continuing resolution (CR). In an email exchange with Breitbart News, McConnell’s

Ted Cruz: Path to Citizenship 'Profoundly Unfair'

Ted Cruz: Path to Citizenship 'Profoundly Unfair'

Ted Cruz (R-TX) on ABC’s “This Week”: “I think a path to citizenship for those who are here illegally is profoundly unfair to the millions of the legal immigrants who followed the rules, I do not believe the House of