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Auto bailout leaves taxpayers on the hook
Dec 11, 2008
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U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland on Wednesday voted against the $14 billion bailout package that would provide loans to the Big Three automakers. The bill passed the House 237-170.
“The Detroit automakers maintained an outdated business model, bowing to union demands for bloated salaries and benefit...
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Let House vote on Rangel’s chairmanship
Dec 2, 2008
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U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland today called for the next Congress to have a floor vote on the Ways and Means Committee chairmanship if the Democratic caucus refuses to demote ethically tarnished Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.).
“The Democratic leadership has looked the other way for far too long as c...
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Treasury secretary needs to explain change of focus on bailout spending
Nov 14, 2008
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U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland today said Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson pulled a “bait-and-switch” on Congress by completely changing the focus of the $700 billion package.
“Secretary Paulson needs to come to Congress next week to explain what has changed so dramatically in the past month that a...
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2009 inauguration ticket waiting list now closed
Nov 11, 2008
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Because demand has far outstripped supply, U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland has closed the waiting list for inauguration tickets.
Thousands of 3rd District constituents have requested tickets but the office will receive only several hundred to allot. Ticket requests began coming in five months ago.
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Georgia Republicans stand together against bailout
Oct 3, 2008
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Georgia’s Republican House members released the following statement after unanimously voting against the $700 billion bailout bill:
“These are challenging times for our country — citizens everywhere recognize that our economy is in peril. We have the largest and the most complex economy in the worl...
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Pricy prescription for crisis still a bitter pill to swallow
Oct 3, 2008
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Today, for the second time this week, U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland voted against the $700 billion bailout bill. The legislation passed the House 263-171.
“I voted no on Monday because I didn’t think that our leaders had taken the right approach to the financial crisis,” Westmoreland said. “I voted n...
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$700 billion bailout poses long-term problems
Sep 29, 2008
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U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland today voted against the $700 billion bailout plan, but pledged his support for returning to work on the issue immediately after Rosh Hashanah.
“As the financial crisis has unfolded over the past year, we’ve slowly watched the dominos drop one after another and we’ve see...
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House members who signed petition to increase U.S. oil
Sep 26, 2008
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U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland has challenged all 435 members of the House to sign a petition that reads "I will vote to increase U.S. oil production to lower gas prices for Americans."
Below are the 192 members and counting who have signed:
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.)
Rep. Neil Abe...
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Westmoreland named 'Guardian of Small Business'
Sep 26, 2008
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The National Federation of Independent Business this week awarded U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland with its annual “Guardian of Small Business Award” for his strong record of supporting job-creators in Congress.
"Georgia's small business owners are fortunate to have such strong representation ch...
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Congress takes step toward more U.S. drilling
Sep 24, 2008
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U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland today claimed a partial victory in the nation’s energy debate as the House passed legislation that will allow out-of-date drilling bans to expire Oct. 1.
“Today the American people won on the floor of the House as we took a major step toward drilling offshore and in the ...
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