This week Tea Party Patriots are at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), one of the largest gatherings of conservative activists on the planet, and we are here in full force! See how we are involved and how you can experience CPAC even if you can't make it here in person!
Throughout the conference, we will have special break out sessions with many of the great people we have had the opportunity to work with over the last several years. People like Dr. CL Gray who inspired The Determinators, our documentary on Obamacare; Caleb Yee & Amanda Robbins who will discuss how to start a campus Tea Party; and many more.
Tea Party Patriots will have our film crew on hand bringing you live coverage with special interviews, and updates from the entire weekend. Tea Party Patriots Co-Founder and National Coordinator, Jenny Beth Martin will address the entire crowd from the main stage on Saturday morning.
Click below to watch live! Broadcasting Friday 3pm - 5pm, broadcast time for Saturday is to be announced.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Monday, March 4, 2013
Stop Medicaid expansion in Ohio: Tuesday Blitz
Last Monday, Tea Party Patriots State Co-Coordinator
Marianne Gasiecki delivered a letter against the expansion of Medicaid in Ohio
signed by 25 Ohio Tea Party & liberty groups across the state, and the
petition signed by over 2,600 Ohio residents, to Governor Kasich's office. A
copy of the letter and petition was also delivered to Ohio House Speaker
Batchelder’s and Senate President Faber's offices.
Getting coverage from the local
level to across
Ohio and from San
Francisco to Washington
D.C., you can be sure that not only Governor Kasich and the Ohio
Legislature knows where we stand, but the country now knows the Tea Party &
Liberty groups in Ohio are ready to combat any expansion of Medicaid in our
state.
To date, while we have received no direct response from
the Governor himself, the Tea Party & Liberty groups in Ohio were attacked
by a recent
political appointee of Governor Kasich's days after our letter and petition
were delivered.
In response to our opposition on the expansion of
Medicaid in Ohio under Obamacare, Ohio Right to Life President Michael
Gonidakis, who supported provisions that allowed Obamacare to become law, and
who was recently appointed to the State Medical Board by Governor Kasich, called
Tea Party groups in Ohio, "idealogues that are putting the
conservative movement at risk by opposing the expansion of Medicaid and saying
to hell with other Ohioans."
It should also be noted that while he claims to have
fought against the passage of Obamacare, Gonidakis actively campaigned for and
applauded the passage of the Stupak Amendment, which allowed Obamacare to be
passed into law. Now, while on the State Board, he is promoting the expansion
of Medicaid in Ohio under Obamacare.
How do we respond to these border-line Obama-like
Chicago-style thug politics? We work even harder to defeat the expansion of
Medicaid in Ohio under Obamacare!
Passion to Action
Tuesday Blitz
On Tuesday, March 5, 2013 (tomorrow), the letter
against the expansion of Medicaid in Ohio signed by 25 Ohio Tea Party &
Liberty groups, along with the petition against expanding Medicaid in Ohio -- with now nearly.2,800 signatures (sign
Petition here) -- will be sent to all members of the House Finance
Committee currently hearing the bill.
We are asking everyone to please call and email the GOP
members of the House Finance Committee on the same day (Tuesday, March 5) to reinforce our
opposition. Along with this, we are asking everyone to also call Governor
Kasich, and House Speaker Batchelder to express your opposition to Medicaid
expansion on the same day. Please make as many calls as you can.
Governor Kasich
PH #: (614)466-3555
House Speaker Batchelder
PH #: (614)466-8140
Next and most importantly, please call and email GOP
members of the House Finance Committee and urge them to VOTE NO on expanding
Medicaid in Ohio under Obamacare. Please make as many calls as you can.
House
Finance Committee
Chair
Rep Ron
Amstutz
PH #:
(614)466-1474
Vice-Chair
Rep.
Jeff McClain
PH #:
(614)644-6265
Rep.
Richard Adams
PH #:
(614)466-8114
Rep.
Marlene Anielski
PH #:
(614)644-6401
Rep.
Peter Beck
PH #:
(614)644-6027
Rep.
Timothy Derickson
PH #:
(614)644-5094
Rep.
Mike Dovilla
PH #:
(614)466-4895
Rep.
Mike Duffy
PH #:
(614)644-6030
Rep
Anne Gonzales
PH #:
(614)466-4847
Rep.
Dave Hall
PH #:
(614)466-2994
Rep.
Bill Hayes
PH #:
(614)466-2500
Rep.
Ron Maag
PH #:
(614)644-6023
Rep
Ross McGregor
PH #:
(614)466-2038
Rep.
Cliff Rosenberger
PH #:
(614)466-3506
Rep.
Barbara Sears
PH #:
(614)466-1731
Rep.
Ryan Smith
PH #:
(614)466-1366
Rep.
Robert Sprague
PH #:
(614)466-3819
Rep.
Peter Stautberg
PH #:
(614)644-6886
Rep.
Gerald Stebelton
PH #:
(614)466-8100
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Sunday, March 3, 2013
Blog Bug - All better now
The Cleveland Tea Party Patriot blog was out of commission for about a week - it had a very nasty virus. All better now.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Stop Medicaid Expansion in Ohio! Sign the Petition!
Stop Medicaid Expansion in Ohio!
Sign the Petition Now!
As you probably know, Governor Kasich caved to pressure to expand
Medicaid, in direct defiance of the Ohio's voters. Please sign the petition to
Governor Kasich immediately and share it with everyone you know! We will
deliver the petition to the Governor on Friday to remind him that we the people
of Ohio reject Obamacare in its entirety.
Text of the petition:
Dear Governor Kasich,
We the undersigned residents of Ohio stand firmly and strongly
against the expansion of Medicaid in Ohio under the Federal Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
In the current structure, Medicaid spending in Ohio is already an
unsustainable fiscal liability to our state. The fiscal liability of expanding
Medicaid in Ohio will compound this burden and will quickly outgrow any
promised funds from the Federal Government.
Any expansion of Medicaid in Ohio will further increase the
financial burden for future generations of Ohio residents.
We strongly believe that continuing the proposed expansion of
Medicaid is not only fiscally irresponsible, but does not solve the issue of
quality, affordable care through a balanced free market approach.
Please be advised that the undersigned Ohio residents will remain
engaged and active in the legislative process to do our part to stop any
expansion of Medicaid in Ohio under, or in conjunction with, the Federal
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
We request that you please reconsider your proposed expansion of
Medicaid so we can all concentrate our efforts in moving our state forward
rather than saddling us with further financially unsustainable entitlements.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Call your rep in Columbus: NO Medicaid expansion in Ohio
NO to Medicaid expansion in Ohio
Last night, Mansfield and Cleveland Tea Party Patriots held a
conference call with tea party and liberty minded leaders to discuss Governor
Kasich's decision to expand Medicaid in Ohio. Joining us were experts from the
Buckeye Institute, State Budget Solutions, and Tea Party Patriots.
We strongly believe that this proposed expansion
of Medicaid is not only fiscally unsustainable, but also does not solve the
issue of quality, affordable care through a balanced free market approach. These
tea party leaders will be signing an official statement to the Governor, which
will be released next week.
Not only does the expansion of this entitlement
program further burden Ohio taxpayers without any long-term solution, studies
show that because Medicaid pays Ohio doctors roughly half of what private insurers
pay - which will only decline over time - patients receiving treatment through
Medicaid receive care that is inferior to those who are uninsured.
Please continue to call your state Representative
and express your opposition to the Governor's decision to expand Medicaid.
Click here for your Ohio representative contact information.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
More on healthcare: Wheels Coming Off
More on Healthcare(and a reminder to sign up for the Feb. 13 conference call)
In news related to current efforts to stop the expansion of Medicaid in Ohio, here is Betsy McCaughey, in a recent New York Post piece ("Wheels Coming Off"), on a few of the ugly realities of ObamaCare coming to light as provisions begin to kick in:
the biggest setback is that most states are refusing to set up insurance exchanges. The exchanges are supposed to sell the government-mandated plans and hand out taxpayer-funded subsidies to most enrollees.
Here’s the glitch. The law says that in states that refuse, the federal government can set up an exchange. But the law empowers only state exchanges, not federal ones, to hand out subsidies. The Obama administration says it will disregard the law and offer subsidies in all 50 states anyway, but the case will likely go to the Supreme Court.
If the courts uphold the clear language of the law, then some 8 million people in the affected states won’t be eligible for subsidies to cover that $20,000 (or more) insurance bill. That’s another 8 million without coverage.
All in all, at least 40 million people could be uninsured in 2016, only 9 million fewer than before the law was passed.
Expect the momentum for repealing this law to grow as its flaws, perverse incentives and faulty predictions come to light.
Keep some of this in mind during tomorrow evening's conference call (8 pm) discussing how to STOP Medicaid expansion in Ohio. Sign up for the call here.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Stop the Expansion of Medicaid in Ohio
Calling all Ohio Tea Party Patriots: Conference Call update
Marianne (Mansfield Tea Party) and Ralph (Cleveland Tea
Party Patriots) are organizing a conference call next week
WHEN: Wednesday, February 13th, 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Comfort of your own home
The purpose of the call is to discuss a unified plan of
action to address Governor Kasich's "deal with the Devil" on Medicaid
expansion in Ohio. Joining us on the call will be:
Bob Williams, President of State Budget Solutions -
"Kasich makes it sound like the federal money that will come to the state
to support this Medicaid is free money. It comes from us the taxpayers and we
can't afford it anymore. Bottom line is that states need to stand up to the
federal government."
Bill Pasco, Executive V.P. Citizens for the Republic - Bill
joins Tea Party Patriots weekly on national conference calls as Tea Party
Patriots' Legislative Coordinator. He provides a wealth of legislative
knowledge and the inside scoop. "Kasich's betrayal is not going down well
among conservatives in DC. Talk for the last 48 hours has been focused on him
throwing away any chance he might have had for the GOP nomination in
2016."
Based on the information provided and ideas shared, the hope
is that we can create a unified plan of action to address our legislature, and
stop the financially disastrous plan to expand Medicaid.
If you have not registered for this call, please click here. Once registered, you will receive a "reminder" email with the call
in # and access code.
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