CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS 04/16/2015

Republicans Roll Over On Deficit Spending Only 8 Senators, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Mike Lee, David Perdue, Ben Sasse, Tim Scott, Jeff Sessions, and Richard Shelby voted against adding around $140 billion to the national debt over the next ten years when they opposed passage of the Senate version of Medicare reform known as the “doc fix”.

Walker Takes Lead In Latest NH Poll NH1 news released its latest poll of likely GOP voters in the 2016 Presidential nomination contest and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has opened a lead over presumptive front runner Jeb Bush.

Republicans’ descent from principle on Iran, treaties, and budget control

Republicans were riding high after Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) led forty-six of his colleagues to sign a letter to the government of Iran explaining the role the Senate plays in ratifying treaties.  Momentum was building toward a veto-proof majority in favor of strengthening sanctions against the Iranian regime that seeks to develop a nuclear weapon, promises to use it against Israel, and is fomenting successful rebellions in places like Yemen that have thrown the entire Middle East into turmoil.