Tim Andrews · [email protected]

January 17, 2020 at 9:14 PM

Trade Tax Baby Steps and Postal Plan Delivered - TPA Weekly Update: January 17, 2020

Trade Tax Baby Steps and Postal Plan Delivered - TPA Weekly Update: January 17, 2020 TPA Executive Director Tim Andrews here, filling in for David this week. The Taxpayers Protection Alliance is off to a fast start in 2020, even though Congress is dragg…

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  David Williams · [email protected]

January 10, 2020 at 9:14 PM

Postal Return Problems and California's Opportunity to Save Lives - TPA Weekly Update: January 10, 2020

Postal Return Problems and California's Opportunity to Save Lives - TPA Weekly Update: January 10, 2020 Ok, Congress is back to work, well, kind of.  They have been in session, but they haven’t done anything.  So, does it really matter that they’re in s…

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  David Williams · [email protected]

January 3, 2020 at 9:14 PM

Happy New Year! TPA Weekly Update - January 3, 2020

Happy New Year! TPA Weekly Update - January 3, 2020 I’m not going to start out with any puns like how the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) will have 2020 vision in rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse at all levels of government this year. And, I will…

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  David Williams · [email protected]

December 20, 2019 at 9:18 PM

Thank You and Congress' Reckless Spending Bill: TPA Weekly Update - December 20, 2019

Thank You and Congress' Reckless Spending Bill: TPA Weekly Update - December 20, 2019 Thank You! This is the last Weekly Update of 2019.  Wow, what a year.  I want to thank the hard-working folks at TPA for their unrelenting dedication to holding ALL po…

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  David Williams · [email protected]

December 13, 2019 at 9:14 PM

TPA Goes Retro With New York Taxes and Energy Taxes - TPA Weekly Update: December 13, 2019

TPA Goes Retro With New York Taxes and Energy Taxes - TPA Weekly Update: December 13, 2019 I was born in the 1960’s, but not early enough in the 1960’s for people to shout “Ok, Boomer!” at me (even though someone recently did on Twitter). I do like many…

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  David Williams · [email protected]

December 6, 2019 at 9:14 PM

Surprise Billing Solution and Eva Longoria's Electric Vehicle Subsidies - TPA Weekly Update: December 6, 2019

Surprise Billing Solution and Eva Longoria's Electric Vehicle Subsidies - TPA Weekly Update: December 6, 2019 It’s football season and while I don’t want to talk about how poorly my team is playing, it is an exciting time of year for those of you who ar…

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  David Williams · [email protected]

November 22, 2019 at 9:14 PM

VICTORY! For Taxpayers and Consumers - TPA Weekly Update: November 22, 2019

VICTORY! For Taxpayers and Consumers - TPA Weekly Update: November 22, 2019 VICTORY!! C-Band Public Auction  Spectrum is a complicated issue, but a little understanding goes a long way. We all use it for making phone calls, sending texts, or playing gam…

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  David Williams · [email protected]

November 15, 2019 at 9:18 PM

Massive Postal Losses and Vape Flavor Ban - TPA Weekly Update: November 15, 2019

Massive Postal Losses and Vape Flavor Ban - TPA Weekly Update: November 15, 2019 This is not a joke: it was reported before the public impeachment hearings that therapy dogs would be brought in to help Capitol Hill staffers cope with stress caused by th…

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  David Williams · [email protected]

November 8, 2019 at 9:14 PM

Government-Run Healthcare Failures - TPA Weekly Update: November 8, 2019

Government-Run Healthcare Failures - TPA Weekly Update: November 8, 2019 How to “fix” healthcare is becoming a big issue in the Democratic primary. But, more importantly, fixing healthcare is an important issue for the hundreds of millions of citizens w…

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  David Williams · [email protected]

November 1, 2019 at 8:14 PM

TPA's Tricks and Treats: TPA Weekly Update - November 1, 2019

TPA's Tricks and Treats: TPA Weekly Update - November 1, 2019 On November 5, 2019, voters in Fort Dodge, Iowa will vote on a referendum on whether to allow the city to create a government-owned internet utility. The city's highly-paid consultants can't …

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  David Williams · [email protected]

October 25, 2019 at 8:14 PM

Big Trouble in Little Rhode Island and Cincinnati Blues: TPA Weekly Update - October 25, 2019

Big Trouble in Little Rhode Island and Cincinnati Blues: TPA Weekly Update - October 25, 2019 Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) passed away last week.  His funeral was earlier today. There weren’t many issues that TPA agreed with Elijah Cummings on, but we d…

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  David Williams · [email protected]

October 18, 2019 at 8:14 PM

TPA Testifies on C-Band Spectrum and Another Dem Debate: TPA Weekly Update - October 18, 2019

TPA Testifies on C-Band Spectrum and Another Dem Debate: TPA Weekly Update - October 18, 2019 Waiting for the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) much-anticipated business plan feels a lot like Waiting for Godot.  Will it ever arrive? Does it even exi…

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  David Williams · [email protected]

October 11, 2019 at 8:14 PM

Fort Dodge TV Campaign and Green New Deal Shenanigans: TPA Weekly Update - October 11, 2019

Fort Dodge TV Campaign and Green New Deal Shenanigans: TPA Weekly Update - October 11, 2019   The District of Columbia (D.C.) is proposing a special 1.5 cent-per-ounce excise tax targeted at producers of “sugary drinks.”  We sent a letter earlier this w…

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  David Williams · [email protected]

October 4, 2019 at 8:14 PM

Reforming the FDA: Saving Money, Saving Lives: TPA Weekly Update - October 4, 2019

Reforming the FDA: Saving Money, Saving Lives: TPA Weekly Update - October 4, 2019 The end of the fiscal year came and went and there was virtually no talk of deficits and debt. But we asked you what you thought in our poll: “As the end of the fiscal y…

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  David Williams · [email protected]

September 27, 2019 at 8:14 PM

Happy Fiscal New Year and Hospice Care Reform - TPA Weekly Update: September 27, 2019

Happy Fiscal New Year and Hospice Care Reform - TPA Weekly Update: September 27, 2019 Before I get into the featured issues, I want to invite everybody to our Capitol Hill briefing on FDA Reform next Wednesday at noon in Room 188 of the Senate Russell B…

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  David Williams · [email protected]

September 20, 2019 at 10:14 PM

Pelosi's Drug Problem and Food Stamps for Billionaires - TPA Weekly Update: September 20, 2019

Pelosi's Drug Problem and Food Stamps for Billionaires - TPA Weekly Update: September 20, 2019   Every week I tell you what TPA thinks about a wide range of issues facing taxpayers and consumers. Well, we want to hear from you. Go to our homepage and ch…

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  Tim Andrews · [email protected]

September 13, 2019 at 8:14 PM

National Vaper Madness and Shutdown Déjà Vu - TPA Weekly Update: September 13, 2019

National Vaper Madness and Shutdown Déjà Vu - TPA Weekly Update: September 13, 2019 Well, last night was time, yet again, for another #DemDebate. The slate of candidates is finally getting smaller (poor Tulsi!) but the same bankrupt ideas remain. Even t…

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  David Williams · [email protected]

September 6, 2019 at 8:14 PM

Solar Roads Go Dark and Maryland's Broadband Temptation : TPA Weekly Update - September 6, 2019

Solar Roads Go Dark and Maryland's Broadband Temptation : TPA Weekly Update - September 6, 2019 When I was younger, I lived on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Life was good, but we always feared hurricanes. Hurricane Dorian hit St. Thomas this pa…

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  David Williams · [email protected]

August 30, 2019 at 8:14 PM

Happy Labor Day! and Summer Tariffs - TPA Weekly Update: August 29, 2019

Happy Labor Day! and Summer Tariffs - TPA Weekly Update: August 29, 2019 Happy Labor Day! Time for that one last vacation before fall. Labor Day also means that members of Congress are on their way back from their 6-week summer vacation. Wait, didn’t yo…

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  Tim Andrews · [email protected]

August 23, 2019 at 8:14 PM

Seaside C-Band and the Venezuelan Property Rights - TPA Weekly Update: August 23, 2019

Seaside C-Band and the Venezuelan Property Rights - TPA Weekly Update: August 23, 2019 This week, TPA president David Williams is in the “Land Down Under,” hanging out with sharks and promoting our work to hold International Governmental Organizations (…

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  Tim Andrews · [email protected]

August 16, 2019 at 9:14 PM

Budget-Busting and Another Failed FDA Crusade - TPA Weekly Update: August 16, 2019

Budget-Busting and Another Failed FDA Crusade - TPA Weekly Update: August 16, 2019 We all know the saying that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. This week, however, we learned that the road to public policy hell is paved with … solar panel…

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