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Wednesday February 13th
State of the Union Fact or Fiction: Who's Responsible for Sequestration?
By Leigh ClaffeyFebruary 13, 2013 “In 2011, Congress passed a law saying that if both parties couldn’t agree on a plan to reach our deficit goal, about a trillion dollars’ worth of budget cuts would automatically go into effect this year…. That’s why Democrats, Republicans, business leaders, and ec...
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Wednesday February 13th
State of the Union Fact or Fiction: We Need to Raise Taxes to Deal with Our Debt
By Leslie SheddFebruary 13, 2013 “Most Americans – Democrats, Republicans, and Independents – understand that we can’t just cut our way to prosperity. They know that broad-based economic growth requires a balanced approach to deficit reduction, with spending cuts and revenue…” (President Obama, Sta...
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Wednesday February 13th
Westmoreland Disappointed in President Obama’s Fourth State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, President Obama gave his fourth State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Below is Congressman Westmoreland’s statement. “What can I say. The president’s State of the Union speech was the same thing we have heard in the previous speeches –...
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Tuesday February 12th
Five Questions the President Should Answer About His Health Care Law
Courtesy of the House Ways and Means CommitteeFebruary 12, 2013 Despite spending more than $2 trillion on his health care overhaul, President Obama has failed to deliver on his promise to reduce the cost of health care. So, while the President may give ObamaCare a glowing review...
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Tuesday February 12th
Westmoreland Condemns North Korean Nuclear Weapon Test
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandFebruary 12, 2013 Seismic activity within North Korea detected early this morning was followed quickly by an announcement by the country that they had conducted their third test of a nuclear device. The seismic activity was centered around the same location where Nort...
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Wednesday February 13th
Westmoreland Disappointed in President Obama’s Fourth State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, President Obama gave his fourth State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Below is Congressman Westmoreland’s statement. “What can I say. T...
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Monday February 11th
Capitol Corner: The Importance of Standing Up for Second Amendment Rights
After the devastating acts of a madman in Newtown, Connecticut, President Obama and some Congressional Democrats have begun promoting new changes to our current gun laws to limit our Second Amendment ...
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Wednesday February 6th
Westmoreland Demands the President Have a PLAN for a Balanced Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the House of Representatives voted on H.R. 444, the Require a PLAN Act. The legislation would require the president submit a budget plan that balances within ten ye...
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Wednesday January 30th
Westmoreland Cosponsors Legislation to Repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board
NEWNAN, G.A. – Last week, H.R. 351, the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act, was introduced into the House of Representatives. This legislation repeals the creation of the Independent Payment A...
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Friday January 25th
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Obama's Recess Appointments as Unconstitutional
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Appeals Court for the District of Columbia today has struck down President Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) last year. On January...
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Friday January 25th
Westmoreland Thanks Senator Chambliss for His Service to Georgia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) has announced he will not run for another term in 2014. Below is Congressman Westmoreland’s statement."Saxby is a good friend and he will truly be mis...
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Thursday January 24th
Westmoreland Takes the REINS on Regulations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act was re-introduced in the House of Representatives. The REINS Act increases accountability for and trans...
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Wednesday January 23rd
Westmoreland Votes to Hold Senate Democrats' Feet to the Fire, Restore Fiscal Responsibility in Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives has passed legislation that would require both the House and the Senate to pass a budget resolution by April 15th. If no budget resolution is pass...
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Tuesday January 22nd
Westmoreland Hails Nebraska Governor's Announcement That Clears the Way for Keystone Pipeline Construction
WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman announced he has approved a route for the Keystone Pipeline through his state and has called on President Obama to immediately approve the proj...
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Wednesday January 16th
Consumer Financial Protection Board Issues New Regulation on Qualified Mortgages
WASHINGTON D.C. - Last week, the newly established Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB) announced new, stricter regulations for Qualified Mortgages (QM). Banks that offer these qualified mortgag...
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Monday January 14th
GAO, FDIC IG Release Reports on Bank Failure Study
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC) released their findings on a study of the causes of r...
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Thursday January 3rd
Congress Votes to Freeze Their Pay
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In December 2010, Congress passed H.R. 3082, legislation which included a two year federal civilian employee pay freeze through December 31, 2012. The pay freeze affected the Vice P...
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Wednesday January 2nd
Westmoreland: "We Don't Have a Revenue Problem in This Country - We Have a Spending Problem"
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the House of Representatives voted on legislation that would allow the tax rates on some American families and small businesses to increase, while at the same time includ...
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Wednesday December 19th
Westmoreland's BURR Act Signed into Law
WASHINGTON D.C. - On Tuesday, December 18, the President signed into law H.R. 6582, an energy package that included Congressman Westmoreland's bill, H.R. 5710 the Better Use of Refrigeration Regulatio...
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Tuesday November 27th
Westmoreland Named Deputy Chairman of National Republican Congressional Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Incoming Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) has selected Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) to serve as his Deputy Chairman at the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).&nbs...;
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Wednesday February 13th
State of the Union Fact or Fiction: Who's Responsible for Sequestration?
By Leigh ClaffeyFebruary 13, 2013 “In 2011, Congress passed a law saying that if both parties couldn’t agree on a plan to reach our deficit goal, about a trillion dollars’ worth of budget cuts would ...
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Wednesday February 13th
State of the Union Fact or Fiction: We Need to Raise Taxes to Deal with Our Debt
By Leslie SheddFebruary 13, 2013 “Most Americans – Democrats, Republicans, and Independents – understand that we can’t just cut our way to prosperity. They know that broad-based economic growth requi...
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Tuesday February 12th
Five Questions the President Should Answer About His Health Care Law
Courtesy of the House Ways and Means CommitteeFebruary 12, 2013 Despite spending more than $2 trillion on his health care overhaul, President Obama has failed to deliver on his promise ...
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Tuesday February 12th
Westmoreland Condemns North Korean Nuclear Weapon Test
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandFebruary 12, 2013 Seismic activity within North Korea detected early this morning was followed quickly by an announcement by the country that they had conducted their third t...
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Tuesday February 12th
Four Questions About Tonight's State of the Union
By Michael Ricci, Courtesy of Speaker Boehner's OfficeFebruary 12, 2013 When a rash of reports came out saying that President Obama was going to “pivot” back to the economy in tonight’s...
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Friday February 8th
Westmoreland Questions Witnesses at FHA Hearing
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandFebruary 8, 2013 The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing this week on the role of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) in housing finance, spe...
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Thursday February 7th
Academy Day To Be Held April 20
February 7, 2013 By Leigh Claffey On Saturday, April 20, 2013, Congressman Westmoreland will join Senators Chambliss and Isakson and the members of Georgia’s Congressional Delegation at the ...
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Wednesday February 6th
USPS Moves to Five Day Mail Delivery, Keeps Six Day Package Delivery
February 6, 2013By Stephanie Newton Today, the Unites States Postal Service (USPS) announced it will transition to a five day mail delivery service beginning August 2013. By cutting back to a f...
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Tuesday February 5th
Financial Services Committee To Hold Hearings on FHA
By Ellen JohnsonFebruary 5, 2013 On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee will hold first in a series of hearings on the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Wednesday’s hearing wi...
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Tuesday January 29th
Westmoreland Congratulates Derek Williams on FDIC Advisory Board Committee on Community Banking
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandJanuary 29, 2013 I am proud to announce that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has selected Derek Williams to join their Advisory Committee on Community Bankin...
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Wednesday January 23rd
179 Round Trips to the Moon & 7 Other Things You Could Do in the Time Since Senate Democrats Last Passed a Budget
Courtesy of the Office of the Speaker of the House, John BoehnerJanuary 23, 2013 Will Senate Democrats ever pass a budget? The last time they tackled “the most basic responsibility of gover...
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Tuesday January 22nd
40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandJanuary 22, 2013 Today is the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision on one of our most controversial cases in American history, Roe v. Wade. In 1973, the Sup...
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Wednesday January 16th
Westmoreland Stands Firm on Second Amendment Rights
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandJanuary 16, 2013 President Obama came out today with proposals in reaction to the tragedy at Newtown. Needless to say, I did not agree with much of what he said. My big...
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Monday January 14th
Plant Yates Downsizes Due to EPA Regulations
By Lynn WestmorelandJanuary 14, 2013 Georgia Power has recently announced that by April 16, 2015, five coal-burning units at Plant Yates in Coweta County will shut down. In order to comply with the E...
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Thursday January 3rd
The 113th Congress
By Leigh ClaffeyJanuary 3, 2013 Today marks the beginning of the 113th Congress, where Congressman Westmoreland was sworn into his 5th term in the United States House of Representatives. The House no...
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