January 17, 2014 Greetings, This week, once again, Washington politicians failed to listen to the American people. The Senate passed a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill, and the Majority Leader and Senate Democrats refused to reexamine the detrimental harms many families are facing due to Obamacare. The expansion of federal power and the lawlessness promoted among Senate Democrats and the President must stop. Just this year, President Obama has delayed the employer mandate by a year, without the approval of Congress. He has chosen to modify enforcement of drug crimes, without the approval of Congress. He has granted legal status to illegal immigrants, without the approval of Congress. We have had enough. It is time to make D.C. listen. I hope you will keep reading below for an update on my recent efforts to bring the people's voice to Washington. All the best, Ted Cruz We Should Defund Obamacare and Fund Military Pensions On Thursday, Sen. Cruz asked for unanimous consent to pass

RAND'S NEWSLETTER UPDATE   JANUARY 17, 2014   Please allow me to update you on some of this week's happenings in Washington, D.C. Dr. Paul Commemorates the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Over this holiday weekend, we should celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and reflect on his influence and call for ending injustice in America. It is simply unimaginable to think what modern America would be like if not for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s courage and triumph. When one sees an injustice so great, he or she must make a choice-to continue tolerating the injustice or make sacrifices in the name of stopping it. Thankfully for us, Dr. King made sacrifices and chose the path less traveled. In years to come, we must keep building the kind of America that is worthy of his memory and that our children-of every race, creed and color-deserve. Dr. Rand Paul Responds to President Obama's Proposed NSA Reform Earlier today, President Obama presented a plan to reform the

To view this email as a web page, go here. Friday, January 17 , 201 4 Available Now:  Amazon  |  iBooks  | B&N | Indie |  BAM! | The Audiobook, Read By Rush Listen to It! Sneak Peek Audio Excerpt YouTube: Limbaugh Simon & Schuster Interview Live for Rush 24/7 Members: Today's Rush's Stack of Stuff - Posted Every Morning Before the Show "As a candidate, Obama opposed everything that he's now doing with the NSA!  He'd go to the floor of the Senate or go on the campaign trail and talk about how un-American this was and he's not gonna stand by and watch these violations of privacy. He became president, and he just continued and expanded them." -Rush Free Transcripts, and Audio for Rush 24/7 Members, Live Now at RushLimbaugh.com: AP: Mean, Partisan Republicans "Maintain an Election-Year Spotlight" on