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Watch this Citizen Engagement at her Board of Supervisors Meeting – Powerful!

By |2019-05-11T16:11:55-04:00November 1st, 2015|Categories: Blog, Featured|Tags: , , , , |

We can only expect our government to govern well when it knows there's accountability for its actions. Watch this video of Barbara Henry offering public comments during her local James City County Board of Supervisors meeting. The main topic is an online checkbook for the county's financials, but she also addresses the Board's treatment of public speakers. Barbara is a student of the Center for Self Governance, who teaches citizens how to be more effective when interacting with one's government. We [...]

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Plan Now for the June Summit Meeting

By |2019-05-11T16:11:58-04:00May 17th, 2015|Categories: Action Alerts, Blog, Events, Featured|Tags: , , |

Please mark your calendars! The VA Tea Party Patriots Federation Quarterly Summit meeting will be held on June 13th in Richmond. REGISTER   WHEN WHERE 13 June 2015 10:00AM - 4:00PM Crowne Plaza Downtown 555 East Canal Street Richmond, VA 23219 Reminder: NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN The annual June elections for the Federation Secretary and CoLA Executive Committee Chairs are now open. Nominations from member groups in good standing must be received by Friday, May 22. Please send your nominations to [...]

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June Self-Governance Class Schedule Released

By |2019-05-11T16:11:59-04:00May 15th, 2015|Categories: Action Alerts, Blog, Events, Featured|Tags: , |

Learn to be EFFECTIVE Hello Everyone, We believe that attending and learning the information and skills from the Center for Self-Governance classes is one of the best ways to be an effective activist to bring about changes that are important to you and your families. The VTP strongly recommends that you attend these classes (must be attended in order). The JUNE CSG class schedule has been released, with classes centered around the Richmond area. Center for Self Governance Mission: We [...]

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VTP Releases New Legislator Fiscal Scorecards

By |2019-05-11T16:12:01-04:00December 10th, 2014|Categories: Blog, CoLA, Featured|Tags: |

The VA Tea Party Patriots Federation opposes any new legislation that further expands government or increases spending until after a full audit of Virginia state government; the elimination of waste, fraud, and abuse; and a substantial reduction in the Commonwealth's dependency on Federal funds. (Currently, Federal funds are 38% of the Virginia budget not including loan guarantees or the proposed expansion of Medicaid) We will continue to oppose any new taxes, fees, tax credits, grants, and bonding authority until waste, [...]

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Registration is LIVE for 2014 Annual Tea Party Action Conference!

By |2018-05-23T00:02:44-04:00October 30th, 2014|Categories: Action Alerts, Blog, Events, Featured|Tags: , |

The annual conference will be held on Friday 11/21 - Saturday 11/22. Please register now to secure your seat at the conference! Details and registration info can be found HERE.

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It’s Time To End The Doc Fix Dance And Move On To Real Reform by Grace-Marie Turner

By |2019-05-11T16:12:02-04:00October 8th, 2014|Categories: Blog, Featured, Healthcare, News|

If Washington is ever going to tackle entitlement reform and get federal spending under control, it must start with Medicare. The former director of the Congressional Budget Office, Doug Holtz-Eakin, details Medicare’s fiscal plight: Between 2001 and 2010, Medicare’s cumulative cash flow deficits totaled more than $1.5 trillion – or 28% of the total federal […]

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Federation Summit Meeting 9-13-2014

By |2018-05-23T00:02:46-04:00September 13th, 2014|Categories: Blog, Featured, Legislative, News|Tags: , , , , , |

We held our quarterly summit meeting today at the Crowne Plaze Hotel in downtown Richmond, with leadership from all across the state coming together to share information and develop strategies. We had an AMAZING turn-out today, with over 100 attendees. Key topics today included "team Building" with Mark Herr from the Center For Self-Governance and a panel discussion on privacy issues with prior attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, ACLU Virginia Director of Public Policy and Communications Frank Knapp, and CoLA Committee [...]

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GOP War on Tea Party Favorites Gaining Momentum

By |2019-05-11T16:12:06-04:00November 17th, 2013|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , |

More on this in the coming weeks, but there’s more-and-more stories coming out now about how the “establishment” GOP is working to “take out” any opposition to its big government plans by tea party/liberty politicians. The latest air raid siren to go off pertains to rep...

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