Congressman Don Beyer is in the news again for his poor oversight of personnel. Beyer’s official Congressional Communications Director and Deputy Chief of Staff Aaron Fritschner is being called out by a number of conservatives on Twitter for being a political hack – on the taxpayer dime. Politico, along with every other media outlet has […]
President Joe Biden signed the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” this afternoon. #BREAKING: President Joe Biden signed a climate, health and tax bill that he called “one of the most significant laws” in U.S. history. https://t.co/4nuVbGQcRf — Forbes (@Forbes) August 16, 2022 The House of Representatives passed the bill with a 220-207 party-line vote late Friday […]
Virginia’s current 8th District Congressman – Democrat Don Beyer – is working on a bill that would tax AR-15s at 1,000% via an excise tax. Although no legislation has yet been formally introduced, Beyer told Business Insider that the idea was a “creative” way to “make some sensible gun control happen”. Beyer is a member […]
America’s favorite lieutenant governor, Winsome Sears showed off her characteristic resourcefulness yesterday when “an unknown prankster” hid her gavel. The imaginative Sears used one of her leather pumps to bring the Virginia Senate to order. “One shoe can change your life,” Sears remarked “Just ask Cinderella.” Resourcefulness- never underestimate it! https://t.co/dfwAcOiVx4 — Winsome Earle-Sears (@WinsomeSears) […]
Fresh off of their recent victories, a determined group of Virginia parents are hoping to take their campaign for parents’ rights nationwide. Attention from powerful Republican members of Congress in Washington is already getting them more exposure. As the Virginia Mercury reports: The ranking Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, Virginia Foxx […]
Are Virginia Democrats OK with doxxing opponents? Their latest fundraising email certainly leaves open the possibility. The party sent out a fundraising email earlier this week from Julián Castro, a former Obama cabinet official, presidential candidate, and brother of Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas. “With the election just three months away, our work is urgent. This […]
Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour could put 3.7 million Americans out of work, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. That didn’t stop all seven of Virginia’s Democrat Representatives from voting for a bill that would do just that earlier this week. “You know there’s not a a city or county in […]
Democrats in the House of Representatives passed a $4.5 billion initiative this week to help alleviate an immigration crisis at the southern border. The legislation contains $1 billion to house and feed migrants detained by immigration authorities and almost $3 billion to care for unaccompanied children. The GOP-led Senate passed its own measure, that would […]
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg might feel right at home with Virginia Democrats at their annual gala fundraiser next month. Tax hikes? Yes. Thomas Jefferson? No. Late term abortion? Yes. Buttigieg, the Mayor of South Bend, Ind., staked out a series of controversial positions in the past few days: no restrictions on late-term abortion, higher taxes […]
Without this one solution, a policy of double-taxation will mean massive real estate property tax hikes as localities cope with federal funding shortfalls.
