$27 billion collected during the Abbott administration Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – “Thanks to the hard work and dedication of Child Support Division employees, child support collections continue to increase in the State of Texas. This success not only helps children all across the state, but also ensures that parents – not the taxpayers […]
By Ann Coulter If I could briefly interrupt the Republican firing squad aiming at Ted Cruz, let’s talk about something we all agree on. And by “we all,” I mean a majority of the American people, the Teamsters, many Democrats and every single last Republican. Obamacare is an unmitigated disaster. It was passed illegally without the […]
By Larry Elder Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is worried. In a recent speech at Boise State, O’Connor said: “Less than one-third of eighth-graders can identify the historical purpose of the Declaration of Independence, and it’s right there in the name. … The more I read and the more I listen, the more […]
By Debra J. Saunders When House Republicans voted to cut the food stamp program by $39 billion over the next decade, Democrats charged GOP cruelty. Strategist Donna Brazile wrote that the move was a “heartless act,” not “an example of government tightening its belt or making tough choices.” In fact, the proposed cut presents a classic […]
Voices Support for House-Passed CR that Defunds Obamacare Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today outlined his support for the House-passed Continuing Resolution (CR) that defunds Obamacare and the reasons this flawed law must be completely dismantled and defunded to save Texans and Americans across the country from its detrimental impact: […]
The Wall Street Journal The freshman Texas Senator volunteers House Republicans for duty on his implausible defunding gambit. So House Republicans have passed and sent to the Senate a budget that includes no funding for the Affordable Care Act, setting up a political showdown that could result in a government shutdown. We wish the GOP […]
By Erick Erickson A curious moment happened on Fox News Sunday. Chris Wallace told Karl Rove that a number of Republicans in Congress had sent him opposition research on Ted Cruz once Fox announced Cruz would be on. Rove responded. He said this was all happening because Cruz and Mike Lee had not worked out strategy […]
By Conn Carroll Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., may have pronounced the House Continuing Resolution that defunds Obamacare “dead on arrival in the Senate,” but, unfortunately for conservatives who want to use the CR as a vehicle for defunding Obamacare, everything in the Senate, even summary executions, take time.
Texas Insider Report: Washington, DC – Rep. Pete Olson (TX-22) today issued the following statement opposing new regulations issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that, if implemented, will make construction of coal fired electricity in the United States virtually impossible:
Pelosi And Gallego Want to Give President Obama Unrestrained Power to Waste Money and Borrow from China WASHINGTON – Over the weekend, Democrat leader Nancy Pelosi proudly proclaimed the cupboard was bare and there were “no more cuts to make” to wasteful government spending. Pelosi and Pete Gallego are just completely out-of-touch when it comes to […]
By David Bellow In 2013, Texas Attorney General candidate Barry Smitherman REJECTED a budget increase for his personal government office while candidates Ken Paxton and Dan Branch APPROVED a budget increase for their personal government offices. Families in Texas are having to tighten their belts. Gas is not going down, health care expenses are skyrocketing, […]
By Michael Barone America has gone back to isolationism, many commentators are saying. Not just the dovish Democrats, but also Republicans who were so hawkish a decade ago are turning away from the world. There is something to this, but it’s more complicated than that. To understand where we are, it’s helpful to put today’s developments […]
By Hugh Hewitt Texas Senator Ted Cruz is drawing a lot of ire and fire from the Beltway GOP. The eloquent and passionate Texas freshman has raised the hair on necks of the Republicans who sought a deal to avoid the unpleasantness of brinksmanship with the most incompetent president of modern times. It is absolutely […]
By John Ransom While the market was surprised last week when the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee decided to keep monetary stimulus going (also known as quantitative easing), it’s becoming clear that Obamacare is one of the driving forces behind the decision. “The economy still needs the support of a very accommodative monetary policy,” said William […]
“Texas Talk” questions Political Messaging Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — “We’re putting candidates in Web-Videos, on TV Commercials, and its important for the voters to see them. But, that doesn’t mean all the candidates are always great actors,” Vinny Minchillo tells Balido & Martinez. “Sometimes you have to have that talk with them that, […]
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement on his support for the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) that defunds Obamacare: “Nearly four years ago the Democrat elite rammed through the President’s $2.6 trillion, 2,000 plus page takeover of health care under the cover of night with the help […]
Procedural power play By Conn Carroll, Morning Examiner Senate conservatives have chosen the vote they will fight Obamacare on, and moderate Senate Republicans aren’t happy about. Despite popular perception, not every motion in the Senate requires a 60-vote total for passage. In fact most, unless a change in rules has been agreed to ahead of […]
By Robert Romano “I want to be absolutely crystal clear — any bill that defunds Obamacare is dead. Dead.” That was Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) telling reporters last week that there would not be the votes to pass a House Republican plan to defund the health care law via the continuing resolution. Something […]
