Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) says that House GOP leadership–he hasn’t identified anyone in particular–duped him into switching his vote on the procedural measure that set up the 1,774-page, $1.1 trillion cromnibus spending bill backed by House Speaker John Boehner and President Barack
Among the numerous issues with the development and content of the CRomnibus bill is its failure to address some of the major concerns of the pro-life base of the Republican Party. As observed by Sarah Torre at The Daily Signal, the
1. What do you think of Speaker Boehner having President Obama ‘whip votes’ from the White House in order to pass this bill? It stinks to high heaven. Did arrogant politicians not get the memo that Obama’s agenda was decisively
AUSTIN, Texas — In a narrow 216-209 vote Thursday night, the House of Representatives passed a “CRomnibus” spending bill, despite sharp criticism from both Republicans and Democrats. In Texas, where Republicans swept the statewide offices by double digit margins of
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) railed against government shutdowns in two floor speeches back in 2013, declaring them “hostage tactics,” “the last resort for those who can’t otherwise win their fights through elections,” a last gasp of those who cannot cope
It’s a good thing lying in sworn testimony before Congress isn’t a crime for liberals, or slippery con artist Jonathan Gruber would be a world of hurt. Under oath, Gruber became a brain-damaged basket case who can’t remember anything he
On Thursday’s “Inside Story” on Al Jazeera America, Breitbart National Security Editor Dr. Sebastian Gorka argued the legality of various interrogation methods used by CIA personnel in the post-9/11 era, and condemned the use of the recent Congressional CIA report
It may not be a match made in heaven but then little of Washington, D.C. these days seems heavenly. Enter Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) calling on House Democrats “to use their leverage and reject a bipartisan spending bill to keep the
Nancy Pelosi came out swinging against House Speaker John Boehner’s $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill, right after President Barack Obama urged Democrats in the House to vote for it. “I was so really heartbroken–I don’t think I’ve ever said that
House Rules Committee ranking member Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) says Speaker John Boehner isn’t going to get the Democratic votes–apparently at least 50–that he’d need to get his $1.1 trillion 1,774-page omnibus spending bill passed. “Rep Louise Slaughter: They tell
Laura Ingraham is blasting Republican House leadership over its support for a more than $1 trillion “Continuing Resolution-Omnibus” budget bill she calls “a 1,600 page bad joke.” On her nationally syndicated radio program Thursday, Ingraham said that Speaker John Boehner
From the Tea Party Patriots: Yesterday, nearly 70 Republicans supported an amendment submitted by Rep. Mick Milvaney (SC) to the Rules Committee that would have stopped funding for the President’s executive amnesty. The Rules Committee refused to include that amendment
House Speaker John Boehner is celebrating a major political victory after his “Cromnibus” bill passed the House by a slim margin with the help of House Democrats. In a statement, Boehner praised the bill as “responsible” and “bipartisan” legislation that
As House Republican leadership scrambles to pass the controversial Obama-Boehner “cromnibus” spending bill, other parts of the federal government are getting ready, in case they need to shut down. As Chad Pergram of FOX News tweeted, “Out of an abundance of
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest tells reporters that in spite of the “respect and affection” that President Obama has for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, they have a difference of opinion about supporting the “Cromnibus” spending bill in Congress.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has cleared and sent to President Barack Obama legislation directing him to levy sanctions against Venezuelan government officials involved in a crackdown on anti-government protesters. The Senate passed a bill Monday evening and the House approved
The constitutional issues involving President Barack Obama’s executive orders on amnesty far transcend the issue of illegal immigration. The president’s action strikes at the very heart of our separation of powers. The Constitution reserves to Congress alone the power to
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) said that he was “still hopeful” that Congress would block President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration “this year” on Wednesday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. “This is so an basic erosion of congressional
There’s blood in the water on Capitol Hill. Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa, Jr., is out in strong opposition to the omnibus spending bill as Democratic support–and Republican support–for it continues crumbling. “On behalf of the 1.4 million members of
On Tuesday,Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber was grilled before the CongressionalOversight Committee regarding a series of videos wherein he bragged thatdeception and “the stupidity of the American voter” helped Democrats and theWhite House ram Obamacare to passage as law. Gruber triedto
A Wednesday afternoon session of the House Rules Committee remains the final hurdle for Speaker Boehner’s 1,600 page, $1.1 trillion “CR-Omnibus” budget bill before a scheduled vote on the floor of the House tomorrow. But one of the most powerful
A new analysis from the Conservative Review finds that the omnibus spending bill backed by Speaker John Boehner and House Appropriations Committee chairman Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) would bust through the spending caps set by a budget deal from House
Despiteall the budgetary pressure impacting vital programs of importance to theAmerican people, the Obama administration has determined there’s still plentyof money to go around for illegal aliens. That’s what we learned back onSeptember 9, 2014, when we obtaineddocuments from theDepartment of Health
In testimony before the House Rules Committee, where he pushed Speaker John Boehner’s 1,603-page, $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill, House Appropriations Committee chairman Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) made false claims about the bill’s budget calculations. “We abide by the Ryan-Murray
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is warning government leaders: he will not cease until President Obama’s executive amnesty is defeated. “I have a message today for every leader in Congress, for every official in the White House and to President Obama: We
The 1.1 trillion dollar spending bill being hawked by the Republican House Leadership has language funding Obama’s illegal immigration amnesty plan. However, there are a few Representatives in office willing to stand up for our conservative principles in a last-ditch
In addition to Rules Committee chairman Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX), who is getting set to have his committee mark up the President Barack Obama executive amnesty-backing omnibus spending package Speaker John Boehner introduced late Tuesday, there are eight additional Republicans
Tea Party Patriots is joining the chorus of conservative voices expressing frustration that the House’s government funding bill does not block executive amnesty. “Make no mistake, this bill DOES fund Obama’s executive amnesty, and so much more,” Jenny Beth Martin,
You can’t make this stuff up. The 1,603-page omnibus spending bill–or at least part of it–was, according to one of Speaker John Boehner’s top allies, actually negotiated in a literal cigar smoke-filled backroom somewhere in Washington, D.C. “There’s no secrets
Conservatives who had wanted to see language to block President Obama’s executive actions inserted into the massive, must-pass government funding bill are expressing frustration and anger at House Republican leadership’s lack of an appetite to fight amnesty now. “The fix
Economist Jonathan Gruber testified under oath before Congress this morning. When it came to his previously uncovered statements about subsidies and state exchanges–an issue now before the Supreme Court–Gruber offered the following excuse in his opening remarks [emphasis added]: I
If a Republican administration had to endure the headlines on this, a single day in the life of a presidency, the media would be pronouncing said administration and any further policy initiatives dead on arrival. Instead, the as usual Obama
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) argued that the “abomination” omnibus bill was “a chance to see if electing Republicans made a difference” on Tuesday’s “Laura Ingraham Show.” “I’ll vote no to any kind of 2,000 page bill that I’m given at
Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber refused to stand by a quotation describing him as “possibly the [Democratic] Party’s most influential healthcare expert” that he put in his own book on Tuesday. Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) read a passage from Gruber’s book
House Democrats will get their way on omitting an attachment to a spending bill that would have permitted corporations to possibly sidestep ObamaCare’s contraceptive coverage rules. As reported by Politico, a senior Democratic source said House conservatives had requested that
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As Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and fellow Democrats trumpet the release Tuesday of the Senate Intelligence Committee report on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)’s interrogation techniques, the senior California Senator is being called to account for her own encouragement of
While House Republicans are not expected to include language to block President Obama’s executive amnesty in the must-pass government spending bill. But the measure could include a rider to block the regulation and taxation of pot in Washington, D.C. Roll
Speaker John Boehner and Republican House leaders have reportedly given in to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and pulled the reauthorization of terrorism insurance from the draft omnibus spending bill. “An aide said Tuesday that the reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk
House Speaker John Boehner’s forthcoming $1 trillion-plus omnibus spending deal–the text of which he still hasn’t released–will reportedly surrender every gain Republicans made this summer on the border crisis. The deal, which Boehner is working with Nancy Pelosi and her
President Barack Obama is putting lawbreakers ahead of unemployed Tennesseans, Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) argues ahead of President Obama’s appearance in The Volunteer State. “More than 200,000 Tennesseans remain out of work, but rather than prioritize their plight, the President
