DAILY BELLWETHER 08/25/2017 DEMOCRATS HAVE VERY LITTLE INTEREST WITH GOVERNING - THEIR INTENTIONS ARE IN OBSTRUCTION ONLY!

Sen. Cruz: 'Frustrated' But Obamacare Repeal 'Closer' Than You Think People are "frustrated out of their minds" Congress has failed to repeal and replace Obamacare – and the political consequences could be "devastating" in 2018 – but lawmakers are "closer" than people think and can tackle healthcare reform, Sen. Ted Cruz told Newsmax TV on Thursday. In an interview on "The Joe Pags Show," Cruz said the congressional majority could be at stake. People are "frustrated out of their minds and understandably so," he said. "We have for seven years promised the American people, if you elect Republicans, we will repeal the disaster that is Obamacare. I think failure is not an option. We ... Read More

Ryan: We Will Fund Border Wall House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said President Donald Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico should ultimately be funded, The Washington Post reported. "We do agree that we need to have the physical barrier on the border," he said. "We do need to have border control. We do need to enforce our borders," Ryan said. "We completely agree on that." Ryan's remarks come as Trump threatened to shut down the federal government over funding of the wall, according to the Post. Trump has warned he wants money for the wall included in ... Read More

Pelosi: Dems in No Hurry to Help GOP with Debt Ceiling Democrats hinted Thursday that they won’t be too eager to help the GOP raise the government’s debt ceiling later this year, adding another partisan problem to Republicans’ list of challenges. President Trump early in the day accused Democrats of obstruction over the debt ceiling, spurring House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to fire back that it’s not up to Democrats but to the Republicans. “With the White House, House and Senate under one party control, the American people expect and deserve a plan from Republicans to avert a catastrophic default and ensure the full faith and credit of the United States,” ... Read More

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DHS: Arizona Proves ‘Border Walls Work’ In an op-ed for USA Today, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Elaine Duke said that despite pushback from the political establishment, the state of Arizona proves “border walls work.” Duke became Acting Secretary of DHS after Gen. John Kelly was reassigned the title of President Trump’s Chief of Staff. Just before Trump spoke in Phoenix, Arizona, about immigration, Duke penned the op-ed, where she touted the ‘Secure Fence Act of 2006.’ In that legislation, Arizona’s Yuma Sector was one of the first border regions to see new infrastructure: The bipartisan Secure Fence Act of 2006 — supported by then-Sens. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and others — mandated the construction of ... Read More

9th Circuit Blocks Praying Coach’s Push to Get High School Job Back The Supreme Court could be the next stop for a high school football coach after a federal appeals court said a Washington state school district acted properly in firing him for praying in public after games. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that Joe Kennedy “took advantage” of his authority as a teacher and assistant coach at Bremerton High School by praying after games, when he sometimes was joined by players and parents from the opposing teams. In doing so, the judges decided, Kennedy acted to “press his particular views upon impressionable and captive minds before him,” adding: ... Read More