Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, mulling a run for president as a Republican in 2016, is giving ammo to conservative leaders and congressional candidates to battle Democrats on how health-care premiums have gone up under Obamacare according to a story by Alex Pappas, Political Reporter for The Daily Caller.

Jindal’s memo — the details of which were first reported Tuesday by The Daily Caller — is titled “Over 1.2 Trillion Reasons to Repeal Obamacare.” The memo was sent to conservatives on Tuesday by Jindal in his capacity as honorary chairman of the group America Next.
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Rep. James Lankford, Oklahoma

Washington—Representative James Lankford (R-Okla.) yesterday voted in opposition to H.R. 5021, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014, which would extend federal surface transportation programs and keep the Highway Trust Fund fiscally solvent through May 2015. Despite Lankford’s “no” vote, the bill received sufficient support to pass the House by a margin of 367-55.

“Unfortunately, the latest highway bill maintains the status quo of complicated budget gimmicks to pay for federal highway projects,” said Lankford. “Highway construction is vital for our nation, and it is imperative that we solve the funding issues, not just prolong them. After two years of work, the House failed to accept any reforms to the federal highway system, greater efficiency or locally driven innovations.

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Seventy-five percent of current illegal immigrants are coming from countries in Central America, South America, the Middle East, West Africa, China, India, Pakistan and others far beyond Mexico where multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is common and extremely widespread in children and adults. Extensively Drug Resistant TB (XDR-TB) is an even more serious form of TB accounting for about 10% of cases in these countries, particularly Central/South America and India. Many illegal border crossers now flooding the U.S. southern border, are carrying an invisible, disease-causing co-traveler: the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium.

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In short speech today Rep. Jim Bridenstine called President Barack Obama to account saying “the President wants taxpayers to shell out $3.7 billion to deal with a problem he created. His proposal does not solve the problem.

“Without a secure border, this is just the beginning.  Members of both parties must demand that the President finally secure the border and faithfully execute the law.  This is a matter of national security and national sovereignty,” Bridenstine added.
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