This op-ed was posted in Newsmax. In two days, the members of the House of Representatives are being asked to vote for a Speaker who will push through an agenda in 100 days. The question remains: what agenda? I will not vote for any speaker until I know the complete answer to that question. Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) said Trump has turned politics on its head and that Trump "heard a voice in this country that no one else heard." Not quite. Some of us were listening to the voices of the forgotte...
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Rep. Brat (R-Va.) issued the following statement after the announcement that the FBI is going to review "pertinent" emails to the investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private server: "I am glad the FBI has chosen to review new evidence in its investigation of Hillary Clinton. The American people are desperate to see her face the consequences that any other person who mishandled classified information would face. Today's decision was a small step in returning faith in our ...
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This op-ed was shared by TheBlaze. Journalists and media pundits roundly mocked the “apocalyptic” tone of the Republican National Convention, while conveniently forgetting how often the left hails the end of times in its own dark and stormy rhetoric. Secretary of State John Kerry recently stated that air conditioners and refrigerators pose as big a threat to “life on the planet” as terrorists. And lest this appear like an accidental over-statement, the Obama administration has repeated the claim...
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Last night, H.R. 5606, Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) helped defeat a bill that would have allowed the Federal government to violate the privacy rights of innocent Americans, based merely on the suspicion they had committed any “specified unlawful activity.”
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Today the House passed the Separation of Powers Restoration Act (SOPRA) to curb Federal agencies’ rulemaking authority. The bill gives courts, rather than agencies, the task of ruling and interpreting on questions of law for both statutes and regulations.
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The Land and Water Conservation Fund requires property acquired or developed with LWCF assistance to be retained and used for public outdoor recreation. Any property so acquired and/or developed may not be converted to other uses without the approval of the National Park Service (NPS) indefinitely.
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"We don't want any funny business, especially in a lame duck," said Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., in explaining why he opposes negotiating a catchall spending package shortly after the November elections.
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H. Con. Res. 138 – a resolution that designates the George C. Marshall Museum and George C. Marshall Research Library in Lexington, Virginia as the National George C. Marshall Museum and Library.
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Rather than looking at how to restrict the rights of law-abiding Americans, GOP leadership in the House should allow votes on bills that focus on the true cause of terrorism: terrorists.
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