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Dem 'stimulus' a raw deal for American families
Feb 13, 2009
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Democrats’ Trillion-Dollar Spending Bill Provides $1.10 Per Day in Relief to Workers, While Saddling Every American Family With $9,400 in Added Debt
Following are some very tentative quick facts on the trillion-dollar “stimulus” spending deal slated to be rushed through the House and Senate today o...
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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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In Case You Missed It
Aug 5, 2008
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Human Events columnist Martha Zoller:
“God has given us an abundance of natural resources, an abundance, and we are the only nation on earth that has the capability of using our own natural resources that’s not. That can’t continue to go on.” Cong. Lynn Westmoreland, R-GA
Lynn Westmoreland of...
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Club for Growth bestows Defender of Economic Freedom Award
Jul 24, 2008
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Pat Toomey, President of The Club for Growth, the nation's leading free-market advocacy organization with over 40,000 members, announced that U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland has earned the annual Defender of Economic Freedom award for 2007. The award honors members of Congress who have a strong ...
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Cure the pork addiction, expose the pandering
Mar 13, 2008
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A recent Newsweek cover story detailed the pharmaceutical advances that could soon help alcoholics and drug addicts transition into recovery. Mostly, the new medicines work by blocking effects of the drug. When users can no longer get “high,” the drugs lose their appeal to the addict. These discover...
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Open up your wallet and say “Ah”
Aug 2, 2007
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Not one vote has been cast in the 2008 presidential race, yet Democrats in Congress are acting as if Hillary Clinton’s already in the White House. This week, House Democrats passed a huge new “Hillary Care” entitlement for children’s health insurance. The bill greatly expands the State Children’s He...
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WSJ: Westmoreland in the ring for taxpayers
Jul 27, 2007
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The Wall Street Journal's John Fund wrote the following article on Rep. Lynn Westmoreland fighting pork barrel projects on behalf of the American Taxpayers:What Congress Really Cares About: EarmarksPassions continue to run high on the House floor as fiscal conservatives question the individual pork ...
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Watchdog Group Names Rep. Westmoreland a “Taxpayer Hero”
Jul 11, 2007
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The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today honored Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.) as a Taxpayer Hero for scoring 93 percent on its 2006 Congressional Ratings. The average for the entire House hit a new low at 29 percent, making Rep. Westmoreland’s achievement that much mor...
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Some officials, scholars say Voting Rights Act needs update
Jul 13, 2006
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By Frank James, Washington Bureau
When it comes to renewing key parts of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 law that allowed many African-Americans to cast ballots in places where they previously couldn't because of racism, the situation is far from black and white.
Most members of C...
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Pass the VRA Bailout Amendment
Jul 11, 2006
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By Richard HasenThis week the House considers H.R. 9, a bill that renews expiring provisions of the Voting Rights Act. The Senate is expected to take up parallel legislation later this summer, after it emerges from the Senate Judiciary Committee. Members of the House should vote to renew the act, bu...
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