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In his classic work, 1984, George Orwell coined the term "newspeak" – when the powerful use language to control the people. This is exactly what is taking place in today's political arena.
Newspeak is clearly heard between the political class (elected officials, bureaucrats, media) and the American people in the fight to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or ObamaCare – the disastrous foray into authoritarian control over healthcare. Will the newspeak being used today ultimately fool the American people into keeping ObamaCare in place?
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Andy Biggs introduced legislation to fully repeal Obamacare, effective October 1, 2018. He also introduced two bills to revitalize the nation's failed health care system. Congressman Biggs released the following statement:
WASHINGTON — Eighteen Republican members of Congress, led by Utah Sen. Mike Lee and Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar, sent a letter last Friday to Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson asking him to rescind the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule.
A House Republican is slamming the media's coverage of President Trump and Russia, saying news outlets have a "fixation" on the issue.
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said the coverage is intended to "delegitimize the president."
Arizona Republican Rep. Andy Biggs never expected to be hitting home runs in his first year, but he also didn't expect to the GOP agenda to be benched by acrimony and the media's focus on Russia's election involvement.
"It's a mixed bag," said Biggs, the former president of Arizona's state senate and a rising GOP star. "It's a bit frustrating."
Biggs said President Trump and Republican Congressmen are moving on immigration, cutting regulation, and boosting the Pentagon, but that story isn't getting out. "We have to do a better job messaging," he said.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed the FY18 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Congressman Biggs voted in favor of the NDAA and issued the following statement:
Happy Friday –
I'm about to board a plane bound for the fresh, free air of Arizona. It will be a short weekend in the district, but a welcome one, nonetheless.
INTRODUCING FREEDOM FRIDAY!
After eight years of failing policies and executive overreach by the Obama Administration, the American people entrusted Republicans with unified control of the House, Senate, and White House. We promised our constituents that we would work quickly to restore constitutional order and take much-needed steps to revitalize our economy.
House Republicans, already divided on how to handle the federal budget, the debt limit, a rewrite of the tax code and more, have something new to tussle over: their summer vacation.
The decision announced Tuesday by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to curtail that chamber's recess by two weeks — from July 28 to Aug. 11 — to tackle unfinished business was not immediately embraced by House leaders.
Republican congressmen are now putting pressure on House leadership to delay August recess, just one day after the Senate decided to push its own recess back by two weeks.
The conservative group known as the House Freedom Caucus upped the ante in its calls to stay in session until key aspects of the Republican legislative agenda are fleshed out.