Senator Rand Paul
In an exclusive Op/Ed published on Breitbart.com, Senator Rand Paul outlines his plan for immigration reform in specifics writing:
I am for immigration reform because I am against allowing 12 million more illegal immigrants into our country. If we do nothing, 12 million more illegal immigrants will come. We must be in favor of reform—smart reform that starts with border security.
Characterizing that position as “amnesty” is simply untrue.
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Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK)
Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) told The Hill on Tuesday he would make a play for the Financial Services Committee gavel if its current chairman moves into House leadership after Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) steps down.
Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) is the favorite of some conservatives in the caucus to become the new majority leader.
Washington — Representative James Lankford (R-Okla.) issued the following statement after the two-part House Oversight Committee hearing, entitled, “Social Security Administration Oversight: Examining the Integrity of the Disability Determination Appeals Process.”
Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-Okla.) served on the hearing’s first panel of witnesses to discuss some of the many problems bankrupting the federal safety net programs for low-income, disabled Americans.
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President Barack Obama’s favorability ratings hit the lowest point of his presidency in a Bloomberg National Poll, with just 44 percent of Americans saying they have positive feelings about him.
That drop in personal popularity has become a broader drag on the public’s perception of his performance in office.
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The Daily Caller is proclaiming it the “political upset of the year” so far Tulsa Today would add.
House majority leader Eric Cantor has been defeated by a little-known conservative challenger in his district’s Republican primary yesterday.
David Brat, an economics professor at Randolph-Macon College, won more votes than Cantor on Tuesday in Virginia’s 7th congressional district GOP primary. With almost all votes in, Brat led 56 percent to Cantor’s 44 percent.