Suddenly Senator Warner is concerned about Health Care Costs

Up to now Mr. Warner was talking about all of the cost savings that will come from the health care legislation.  With the anger against this bill growing, it appears to us as if the good senator is looking for cover: Five Democratic senators urged the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, on Thursday [...]

By |2010-01-18T18:30:11-05:00January 18th, 2010|Uncategorized|1 Comment

72 Hours Until We Stand for 10th Amendment Rights and Say No to Health Control

“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” – United States Constitution, 10th Amendment The response to our tenth amendment lobbying day and rally at the State Capitol on Monday, January 18th (Martin Luther King, [...]

By |2010-01-15T20:55:24-05:00January 15th, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Tea Party call to action

With the democrats in full lockdown in their attempt to ram their health care "reform" down the throats of Americans, the call as gone out to contact key house and senate members. Take some time to email or call the house members below - even if they are not your representative. These people are voting [...]

By |2010-01-14T15:58:31-05:00January 14th, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Health care bill still possible to kill?

I came across an interesting memorandum that Congressman Eric Cantor put out yesterday.  He seems to believe we can still kill the health control bill.  Here is an excerpt: Millions of Americans have made clear their opposition to the Democrat take-over of our nation’s health care system. Together with my Whip Team, I have identified [...]

By |2010-01-07T00:10:59-05:00January 7th, 2010|Healthcare|0 Comments

Tea Party gaining traction on 10th Amendment bills in Virginia House of Delegates

Talked to Conservative HQ (Richard Viguerie) and Virginia Concerned Women for America and they are interested in joining the coalition to support the 10th Amendment bills.  American Family Radio has also stated they will run radio ads for the January 18 rally for the 10th Amendment bills.  WRVA's Doc Thompson is very supportive and interviewed Delegate Bob Marshall [...]

By |2010-01-05T16:19:18-05:00January 5th, 2010|Government|0 Comments

Richmond Tea Party meets with Speaker of the House

Richmond Tea Party met with the Virginia Speaker of the House, Bill Howell, last week regarding our two federalism bills. The Speaker expressed support for both bills and assured us they would make it out of Committee in the House of Delegates.  He was also encouraging that these would pass the House. The first bill, [...]

By |2010-01-03T22:40:41-05:00January 3rd, 2010|Government|0 Comments

Hands Off My House

RTP had a booth at the Richmond Home Show where people could record short messages directly to their senators. What did they have to say?

By |2010-01-02T13:56:00-05:00January 2nd, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Virginia Attorney General joins 12 others to sue over health care

Virginia's attorney general joined the chorus with 12 other attorney generals across our nation to state that they believe the Ben Nelson bribe is unconstitutional. They are threatening to sue over this provision of the health care bill. "We believe this provision is constitutionally flawed," South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster and the 12 other [...]

By |2009-12-30T20:05:31-05:00December 30th, 2009|Healthcare|0 Comments

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