We all knew that having the government take over the student load industry was a bad idea. And now we're beginning to learn why: It's a gaping crater in the budget. We're already 22B on the wrong side of the balance sheet, with perhaps 10 times that amount over the next 10 years. To put [...]
Are you and your family set to receive a massive tax bill this year? If you are in the Obamacare healthcare exchange, it's a possibility. And we're not talking small change here...this could be thousands and thousands of dollars in "clawbacks", or money that you've been given as a healthcare subsidy but must pay back [...]
The Central VA Tea Party sends out a weekly list of news stories that are likely of interest to tea party supporters. While not every topic may be of interest to you, we hope that you find value in this summary. CVTP --The Central Virginia Tea Party Press....... 1/19/15 ......... JUST SCAN THE TITLES [...]
RTP Monthly Meeting When: Thursday, January 22, 2015 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Richmond Alarm Company General Membership meeting on Thursday Jan 22nd Pot Luck Supper Social Time to do a little socializing, all work and no play makes the RTP a dull boy(organization?) ! Bring something to share, main course, salad, dessert, appetizer, whatever [...]
Republican Senator Walter Stosch (VA-12), long-seen as being weak on conservative principles, announced today his intent to resign from office. Senator Stosch was one of three "republicans" that supported Governor Terry McAuliffe's Medicaid expansion, and was seen as a target to replace in the next election cycle. Get the story at The Bull Elephant: Senator [...]
Today on the Facebook page of Congressman Randy Forbes (R, VA-4) we see a glimpse of some of the plans underway to combat President Obama's executive overreach on immigration policy, including details on a bill for same. As some of you are likely aware, Forbes recently voted for the horrendous "cromnibus" spending package (which fully-funded Obamacare) [...]
Congressman Dave Brat (VA-7th District) added his name today to the growing list of House reps who will not support John Boehner as Speaker of the US House of Representatives in Tuesday's election. If you're like me and are interested to know where Congressman Randy Forbes stands on this vote, please give him a call [...]
It's that time again....time for Lobby Day at the General Assembly in Richmond. It's on Monday, January 19th, so if you're working, you should request the day off ASAP. [column col="3/4"]And NOW is the time for you to have influence on the legislation that will impact Virginia. NOW is when you can do more than shake [...]
Wishing you the best for you and your friends and family on this special day. No white Christmas for those of us in central Virginia, but there's always next year! Speak with you soon! -Your Richmond Tea Party Team
Rep. Forbes hosted the John Fredericks Show on 12/17 defending his vote on the 'Cromnibus' spending monstrosity that also fully funded Obamacare. You can listen to his comments below. As expected, Congressman Forbes appears to be using threats to military funding to justify his vote. Translation: continue to kick the can down the road, because 'now [...]
While we were engaged in other efforts, we totally missed noting when the federal debt crossed over into $18 TRILLION. I'm not sure how we observe this...perhaps with some funeral dirge? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYB3yyu0UrQ http://www.usdebtclock.org/
Just as we all knew, an upcoming congressional report is reported to confirm that the IRS was targeting tea party-type groups for greater scrutiny and had plans for increased denials. Even though our initial lawsuit was tossed, this isn't over yet. Nothing gets me in the Christmas spirit like knowing that my government was leveraging its [...]
