By Mary Scott Nabers Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Washington, are you listening? The nation’s governors sent a message to you this week. At the National Governors Association (NGA) meeting in D.C. that ended Monday, governors from throughout the nation made it clear just how fed up they are with congressional gridlock. Some were […]
Industry Groups Give Up on Medicaid Expansion in Big Blow o Obamacare Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Support for Medicaid expansion from within the health care industry — in particular from providers like hospitals, doctors and nursing homes — is a key part of the coalition that Obamacare advocates had hoped will eventually turn […]
Promises to ‘pull out all the stops’ to fight proposed nonprofit regulations Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Could a Citizens United v. Internal Revenue Service case be next? “I can commit, with certitude, that Citizens United will not sit by while any government agency tries to violate our 1st Amendment rights,” said David Bossie, […]
By Tom Pauken Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas– Please join me in voting in next week’s March 4th Republican Primary for fellow Vietnam veteran, and now Texas Land Commissioner, Jerry Patterson for Lt. Governor. Jerry Patterson is a strong conservative, and the most pro-liberty candidate in this race. He is endorsed by former Cong. Ron Paul & Dick Armey, […]
Republican, or Democrat? Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – J Allen Carnes, a farmer and current mayor of Uvalde, is seeking the Republican nomination for Texas Ag Commissioner. What Carnes doesn’t tell you, is that the first Republican Primary Election he voted in was 2012, and that he has recently donated to numerous Democrat candidates … over […]
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Earlier today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn spoke on the Senate floor urging Senate Democrats to protect seniors from Medicare cuts to fund Obamacare. The Senator’s remarks come as the Administration makes changes to Medicare Advantage that will cause premiums to increase, reduce choices and result in seniors losing access […]
‘More power to taxpayers, less power to the IRS’ Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. — “These bills have a simple goal – more power to taxpayers, less power for government agencies like the IRS,” said Texas Cong. Kevin Brady, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, after the House of Representatives passed six bills Tuesday evening […]
Calls on IRS to scrap proposed rules and recommends alternative action Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today submitted comments to the IRS regarding recently proposed rules that would stifle the free speech of 501(c)(4) political organizations and suggested alternative action that would prevent the agency from entangling itself in […]
By Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The impact of international trade can be felt in every town, city, and business across the United States. It creates jobs, supports small businesses, and puts more money in the pocket of hardworking Americans. We have a responsibility to our nation’s still fragile economy to […]
