Letter to Leadership to Defund ObamaCare Immediately

By: Rep. Michele Bachmann (Diary)  |  March 11th at 02:05 PM  | 

Last night my colleague Rep. Steve King (IA-05) and I drafted a letter to Speaker Boehner, Majority Leader Cantor and Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers urging them to include language to defund ObamaCare and rescind the $105,464,000,000 in funds already appropriated to implementing the health care law. Next Wednesday the House will consider another Continuing Resolution. Including language to defund ObamaCare is our opportunity to stop | Read More »

No, Ma’am

By: Steve Richmond (Diary)  |  June 16th at 12:39 PM  | 

Promoted from the diaries – ed. A year ago, Barbara Boxer – my state’s junior senator – made news across the country when, during a Senate Committee hearing, she laid into Brigadier General Michael Walsh of the Corps of Engineers. BGen Walsh made the mistake of calling her “Ma’am” in answering a question. She went off on Walsh telling him to call her “Senator” as | Read More »