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Nowhere to Cut?

In 2011, the federal government wasted $115.3 billion of taxpayers’ money in improper payments: money paid in the wrong amount, to the wrong person, or for the wrong reason. Most of these excess payments—$107 billion, or 93 percent—were in just 10 programs, including Medicare fee-for-service ($28.8 billion), Medicaid ($21.9 billion), the Earned Income Tax Credit ($15.2 billion)....


Lessons from the campaign trail

Dear Patriots, as this campaign continues to grow I wanted to share some of the amazing things I have discovered along the way. Like most of you I have never held an office and viewed politics through the eyes of what I saw on television....


Checklist for Vote

When considering a vote on a proposed bill or amendment that comes across my desk I will look at it thoroughly and it must pass a few test questions before I will vote....