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Tuesday May 15th
Westmoreland Thanks Fayetteville Native Cindy Smith for Her Service in His Washington D.C. and Newnan Offices
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Lynn Westmoreland would like to recognize Fayetteville native Cindy Smith on her participation in his United States congressional internship program. Smith completed an internship in Congressman Westmoreland’s Washington D.C. office in May, where she assisted the staff...
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Tuesday May 15th
Westmoreland Thanks Newnan Native Zach Woods for His Service in His Washington D.C. and Newnan Offices
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Lynn Westmoreland would like to thank and acknowledge Newnan native Zach Woods on his completion with the United States congressional internship program. Woods completed his internship in Congressman Westmoreland’s Washington, D.C. office in May, where he provided suppo...
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Tuesday May 15th
MEDIA ADVISORY: Financial Services Committee to Hold Oversight Hearing on FDIC Structured Transaction Program TOMORROW
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight will hold hearings on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) Structured Transaction Program. The Structured Transaction Program creates a partnership between the FDIC and private organization for th...
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Friday May 11th
House Passes Reconciliation Bill to Stop Drastic and Harmful Military Cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House has passed H.Res. 648, a resolution to stop the draconian cuts to defense spending that will be implemented beginning in January due to the deal struck under the Budget Control Act. Because of the possibility of these cuts, Congressman Westmoreland opposed the Budg...
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Friday May 11th
Westmoreland and Braley Introduce Legislation to Streamline American Manufacturing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (GA-03) and Congressman Bruce Braley (IA-01) have introduced H.R. 5710, the Better Use of Refrigerator Regulations (BURR) Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at reducing the burdensome regulations on deli-style display cases by separating these cases into th...
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Tuesday May 15th
Westmoreland Thanks Fayetteville Native Cindy Smith for Her Service in His Washington D.C. and Newnan Offices
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Lynn Westmoreland would like to recognize Fayetteville native Cindy Smith on her participation in his United States congressional internship program. Smith completed an ...
Press Releases
Tuesday May 15th
Westmoreland Thanks Newnan Native Zach Woods for His Service in His Washington D.C. and Newnan Offices
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Lynn Westmoreland would like to thank and acknowledge Newnan native Zach Woods on his completion with the United States congressional internship program. Woods completed ...
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Tuesday May 15th
MEDIA ADVISORY: Financial Services Committee to Hold Oversight Hearing on FDIC Structured Transaction Program TOMORROW
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight will hold hearings on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) Structured Transaction Program. The S...
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Friday May 11th
House Passes Reconciliation Bill to Stop Drastic and Harmful Military Cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House has passed H.Res. 648, a resolution to stop the draconian cuts to defense spending that will be implemented beginning in January due to the deal struck under the Budget Co...
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Friday May 11th
Westmoreland and Braley Introduce Legislation to Streamline American Manufacturing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (GA-03) and Congressman Bruce Braley (IA-01) have introduced H.R. 5710, the Better Use of Refrigerator Regulations (BURR) Act, a bipartisan bill aimed ...
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Thursday May 10th
The President’s Permatorium on Offshore Drilling a Failed Energy Policy
In November of 2011, the Obama Administration released its offshore drilling plan for the Gulf of Mexico and the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The Minerals Management Service (MMS) estimates th...
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Thursday May 10th
House Passes First FY2013 Appropriations Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House has passed H.R. 5326, the FY2013 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill. This is the first FY2013 spending bill passed in either chamber. The bill ...
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Tuesday May 8th
Westmoreland and Kingston Take a Stand Against Misuse of the Tax Code
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) was put in place to provide a tax credit for lower income Americans with children. Unfortunately, because the law only requires an Indiv...
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Thursday May 3rd
Burdensome and Expensive Energy Regulations Cause Electricity Rates to ‘Necessarily Skyrocket’
It looks like the president’s Road to Regulation Nation is truly never ending. And nowhere is this more evident than in the energy industry. After he failed at passing his unpopular cap-an...
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Thursday May 3rd
Westmoreland Congratulates Congressional Art Contest Winner Johanna Blair of Harris County
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Lynn Westmoreland would like to recognize and congratulate Harris County resident Johanna Blair for placing first in the annual Congressional Art Contest in Georgia’s Th...
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Thursday May 3rd
Westmoreland Congratulates Ellie Powner and Madalyn McNeill of Henry County for Placing in the Annual Congressional Art Contest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Westmoreland would like to distinguish and praise Henry County residents Ellie Powner and Madalyn McNeill for placing second and third, respectively, in the annu...
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Friday April 27th
Westmoreland: Federal Government Can’t Afford to Subsidize Higher Education
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House passed H.R. 4628, the Interest Rate Reduction Act today. The legislation will use taxpayer money to subsidize college tuition for one year. The program is expected to cost...
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Thursday April 26th
Untapped Energy Source Just Next Door Ignored by Obama Administration Could Lower Gas Prices, Create Jobs
The Keystone Pipeline has been making national headlines since last year when it became the focal point in the argument over energy as an example of President Obama’s failed – or as some argue non-exi...
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Wednesday April 25th
House Passes Legislation to Help Ease Unnecessary Restrictions on Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House has passed H.R. 3336, the Small Business Credit Availability Act. The legislation eases the regulations established under Dodd-Frank that drive up the cost of business on ...
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Thursday April 19th
Power the Nation with American Energy
Power the NationwithAmerican Energy By Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (GA-03) The pain at the pump is being felt across the state of Georgia. The average price for a gallon of gas in th...
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Thursday May 3rd
Westmoreland Celebrates National Day of Prayer
By Rep. Lynn Westmoreland Today is the National Day of Prayer, an annual observance that dates back to 1952 when President Harry Truman signed a bill proclaiming each following president will name a ...
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Tuesday April 24th
Senate Democrats Vote to Uphold Harmful Rule Granting Unions Even More Power
By Leslie Shedd The Senate has voted down a motion to block the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from implementing a rule that speeds up union elections. Last November, the House passed H....
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Tuesday April 24th
Does Average Work Deserve $8.4 Billion in Bonuses?
By: Leslie Shedd As a part of ObamaCare, Congressional Democrats and the White House cut payments to the popular Medicare Advantage program in order to help pay for their trillion dollar gover...
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Monday April 23rd
Medicare and Social Security on "Unsustainable Paths"
By Rep. Lynn Westmoreland Today, the two trustees responsible for Medicare and Social Security announced both programs are on an unsustainable path. According to the reports, the Medicare Trust...
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Tuesday March 27th
American Diabetes Association Alert Day
By Cindy Smith Congressman Westmoreland would like to remind everyone that today, March 27th, is American Diabetes Association Alert Day. Congressman Westmoreland encourages everyone to take the Diab...
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Friday March 23rd
How Much Should You Pay for Your Privilege of Being an American?
By Rep. Lynn Westmoreland Recently, Treasury Secretary Geithner said wealthy Americans should have to pay more in taxes for the "privilege of being an American." His comment sparked a lot of debate, ...
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Wednesday March 21st
The Definition of Modest
By Rep. Lynn Westmoreland How would you describe $1.3 billion? It might surprise you (or perhaps not surprise you at all) that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner would describe that very large sum ...
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Monday March 5th
House Passes Legislation to Level the Playing Field with China
By Ellen Johnson The World Trade Organization (WTO) promotes free trade between its members. Unfortunately, some times this free trade can result in unfair trade – especially if a member country subs...
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Wednesday February 29th
Westmoreland Questions HUD Officials on President’s Failed Housing Policies
By Rep. Lynn Westmoreland The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing, and Community Opportunity held a hearing this week featuring testimony from officials at the Department of H...
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Tuesday February 28th
Westmoreland Demands Answer on Rural Water Funding
By Kevin Doran The EPA Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations Act (Pub.L. 112-74) allocated $15 million for a competitive grant program to provide rural and urban communities with technical assistance to im...
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Tuesday February 28th
House Republicans Unveil JOBS Act
By Leslie Shedd While President Obama spent the day pandering to his liberal base at the United Auto Workers conference in DC – the union that played a major role in almost bankrupting the American a...
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Wednesday February 8th
House Passes Two More Bills to Reform Federal Budget Process
By Leslie Shedd Each year, under the Budget Control and Impoundment Act of 1974, Congress is required to draft and pass a budget resolution that establishes spending guidelines for the upcoming fisca...
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Tuesday February 7th
Another Year without a Budget
By Rep. Lynn Westmoreland Many of you may recall the blog I wrote last month highlighting the 1000th day since the Senate passed a budget, and the problems that has caused within our budgeting proces...
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Monday February 6th
You Could Do a Lot in 93 Lifetimes
By Ellen Johnson The controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau created by the Dodd-Frank bill signed into law in 2009 has issued its first rule. And it's a doozie. The rule would regulate (...
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Friday February 3rd
Washington Regulators Need to Wake Up and Smell the Inconsistencies
By Rep. Lynn Westmoreland On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3461, a bill to improve the examination of depository institutions, and featured testimony from r...
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