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DEMOCRAT SPENDING BILL NOT TRUE STIMULUS - January 28 – What was supposed to be a targeted plan to stimulate the economy has ballooned into an $825 details » January 23, 2009
PRO-LIFE POLICIES AT RISK - January 23 – President Barack Obama this afternoon signed an executive order repealing the Mexico City Policy, which had prohibited details » January 23, 2009
REFLECTIONS ON THE INAUGURATION - January 23 – Electricity was in the air this week in Washington, D.C., as people lined up all over the details » January 22, 2009
36TH ANNUAL MARCH FOR LIFE - January 22 – Thousands of young pro-life activists gathered in Washington today for the annual March for Life and other details » January 21, 2009
OPPOSING RELEASE OF MORE TAXPAYER FUNDS TO TREASURY - January 21 – Congressman Zach Wamp issued the following statement regarding today’s passage of House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank’s details » January 19, 2009
INAUGURATION OF THE 44TH PRESIDENT - January 19 – There is electricity in the air in Washington, D.C., as people are lined up all over the details » January 15, 2009
TRAIL OF TEARS AND GREEN MCADOO BILLS ONE STEP CLOSER TO LAW - January 15 – U.S. Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker and Congressman Zach Wamp said today that the Trail of details » January 14, 2009
SCHIP ALTERNATIVE WOULD SERVE LOW-INCOME CHILDREN WITHOUT RAISING TAXES - January 14 – Congressman Zach Wamp issued the following statement regarding today’s passage of the reauthorization of the State Children’s Health details » January 13, 2009
SHARPS CHAPEL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE NEW EQUIPMENT - January 13 – Congressman Zach Wamp announced that the Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) in Union County will soon be details » January 8, 2009
WAMP CONTINUES SERVICE TO NATION'S VETERANS AND TODAY'S MILITARY ON APPROPS SUBCOMMITTEE - January 8 – Last year, Congressman Zach Wamp had the opportunity to take the lead on veterans’ issues through details » January 8, 2009
SUPERCOMPUTER COMPLETES ACCEPTANCE TEST AHEAD OF SCHEDULE - January 8 – U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp and U.S. Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker said today that the details » December 31, 2008
NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS - January 1 – As we look to the New Year with anticipation and a historic inauguration of a new President, details » December 29, 2008
KINGSTON STEAM PLANT ASH SPILL - December 29 – Congressman Zach Wamp issued the following statement regarding the failure of a coal fly ash containment details » December 24, 2008
COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS - December 24 – Our country is facing difficult challenges this year, along with many American families. But the Christmas details » December 19, 2008
WAMP EARMARK REFORM EFFORTS LEAD TO SELECT COMMITTEE - December 19 – Congressman Zach Wamp was recognized for his efforts on earmark reform and selected to serve on details » December 17, 2008
Y-12 TO PLAY CENTRAL ROLE IN NNSA'S COMPLEX TRANSFORMATION PLAN - December 17 – U.S. Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker and Congressman Zach Wamp announced that the National Nuclear details » December 12, 2008
DROUGHT DECLARATION ANNOUNCED FOR SEVEN COUNTIES - December 12 – U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker and U.S. Representatives David Davis, John Duncan, Jr., Zach Wamp, details » December 10, 2008
NO-BAILOUT PROPOSAL FOR AUTO INDUSTRY - December 10 – After voting against the Democrats $15 billion taxpayer-funded auto bailout bill, Congressman Zach Wamp announced his details » December 5, 2008
CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE RECEIVES GRANT FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROGRAM - December 5 – U.S. Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker and U.S. Representative Zach Wamp today announced $65,000 in details » December 3, 2008
WAMP OFFERS INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES - December 3 – Congressman Zach Wamp is offering internship opportunities in his Chattanooga and Oak Ridge offices starting in January. details » November 25, 2008
AN EARLY THANKSGIVING AT FORT CAMPBELL - November 25 – Congressman Zach Wamp joined President George W. Bush and others today at Fort Campbell, home of details » November 19, 2008
FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO RECEIVE NEW EQUIPMENT - November 19 – Congressman Zach Wamp announced that the Oak Ridge Fire Department, the Claxton Volunteer Fire Department and details » November 14, 2008
FIRST STEPS FOR GOP COMEBACK - November 14 – Congressman Zach Wamp released his first steps for the comeback of the GOP as House Republicans prepare details » November 10, 2008
SUPERCOMPUTER IS WORLD'S FASTEST SYSTEM DEDICATED TO UNCLASSIFIED RESEARCH - November 10 – U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker and U.S. Representative Zach Wamp said today that the upgrade to details » November 10, 2008
THE IMPORTANCE OF VETERANS - November 10 – Freedom in the United States of America is only extended from one generation to the next by the details » October 31, 2008
TVA CHAIRMAN'S BONUS DEFIES COMMON SENSE - October 31 – Congressman Zach Wamp released the following statement upon the news that the TVA Board of Directors has details » October 29, 2008
RESCUE PLAN SHOULD NOT PAY FOR EXECUTIVE BONUSES - October 29 – Congressman Zach Wamp strongly agrees with many taxpayers that financial institutions receiving government aid should be prevented from details » October 27, 2008
ENERGY SECRETARY APPROVES LAND TRANSFER - October 27 – Congressman Zach Wamp announced that Oak Ridge will get a boost in its reindustrialization efforts to details » October 17, 2008
RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN INDIA, IRAQ - October 17 – Christians recently have come under attack in both India and Iraq. Reports out of Orissa, India, details » October 10, 2008
TENNESSEE DELEGATION REQUEST DROUGHT DECLARATION FOR 11 COUNTIES - October 10 – U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker and U.S. Representatives David Davis, Zach Wamp, Jim Cooper, Bart details » October 9, 2008
CLEARFORK COMMUNITY INSTITUTE RECEIVES GRANT - October 9 – U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker and U.S. Representative Zach Wamp announced $75,000 in funding for details » October 9, 2008
RHEA MEDICAL CENTER RECEIVES GRANT - October 9 – U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker and U.S. Representative Zach Wamp announced $256,500 in funding for details » October 7, 2008
NEW PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS - October 7 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today introduced a comprehensive set of physical details » October 3, 2008
WAMP SUPPORTS NEW RESCUE PLAN REFORMS - October 3 – As the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to vote on the U.S. Senate-passed version of the details » October 2, 2008
MENTORING GRANT TO SUPPORT ANDERSON COUNTY ANTI-DRUG COALITION - October 2 – The Knoxville Metropolitan Drug Commission recently received a Drug-Free Communities Support Mentoring Grant from the Office details » September 29, 2008
WAMP OPPOSES BAILOUT BILL - September 29 – The U.S. House of Representatives today voted on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Congressman Zach details » September 24, 2008
GRANT FOR GRAINGER COUNTY SCHOOLS DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM - September 24 – Grainger County Schools will receive a distance learning grant from USDA Rural Development for the Connected details » September 24, 2008
MEMBERS OF TENNESSEE DELEGATION REQUEST DROUGHT DECLARATION FOR 28 COUNTIES - September 24 – U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker and U.S. Representatives David Davis, John J. Duncan, Jr., Zach details » September 22, 2008
WAMP BILL TO DOUBLE TRAIL OF TEARS PASSES HOUSE - September 22 – The House of Representatives passed the Trail of Tears Documentation Act on Monday, a bill introduced by details » September 16, 2008
ARC FUNDING FOR DUCKTOWN, POLK COUNTY - September 16 – U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and U.S. Congressman Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.3rd) today announced details » September 16, 2008
OUR ECONOMY NEEDS A REAL ENERGY BILL - September 16 – One issue is burning in the American public like no other issue, and that is the cost of details » September 15, 2008
TENNESSEE VALLEY CORRIDOR LEADS SOUTH TO TRANSPORTATION FUTURE - September 15 – The United States consumes and imports more oil than any other country. Of course, we also details » September 11, 2008
REMEMBERING 9/11 - September 11 – We pause to recognize and remember the importance of September 11, 2001, when our nation was details » September 9, 2008
CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE AT HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM MATERIALS FACILITY - September 9 – The Y-12 National Security Complex recently finished building the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility (HEUMF). This details » September 4, 2008
HURRICANE EVACUEES WELCOMED IN EAST TENNESSEE - September 4 – As the Gulf Coast evacuees who fled Hurricane Gustav and came to East Tennessee start returning details » August 25, 2008
FEDERAL INVESTMENTS IN EAST TN RURAL COMMUNITIES - August 25 – Congressman Zach Wamp joined USDA Rural Development officials in Union and Grainger counties to announce federal details » August 19, 2008
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP - August 19 – Construction has begun on the $14 million National Security Engineering Center, part of the first private details » August 18, 2008
TENNESSEE VALLEY CORRIDOR EXPANDING - August 18 – The footprint of the Tennessee Valley Corridor, an award-winning regional economic and technology development organization, recently details » August 13, 2008
PARTNERSHIPS BRING NEW TECHNOLOGY TO CHATTANOOGA - August 13 – Through public and private partnerships built in the Tennessee Valley Corridor, technology developed by the U.S. details » August 8, 2008
SUMMER OLYMPICS IN CHINA - August 8 – Today begins an exciting time for America’s athletes as they compete on a world stage in details » August 5, 2008
"ALL OF THE ABOVE" STRATEGY FOR AMERICA'S ENERGY CRUNCH - August 5 – Now more than ever, Members of Congress must work together instead of playing politics with our details » July 29, 2008
THIRD DISTRICT FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO RECEIVE NEW EQUIPMENT - July 29 – Congressman Zach Wamp announced that four fire departments in the Third Congressional District will soon receive details » July 28, 2008
DEBATING ENERGY POLICY - July 28 – Congressman Wamp will debate energy policy in the third installment of Congress Debates, as one of details » July 24, 2008
STRENGTHENING PE IN SCHOOLS - July 24 – The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on Thursday about the benefits of physical and details » July 23, 2008
"ALL OF THE ABOVE" APPROACH LEADS TO AMERICAN ENERGY ACT - July 23 – Continuing his “all of the above” energy approach, Congressman Zach Wamp joined a number of fellow details » July 23, 2008
UT-DUPONT PARTNERSHIP TO BRING CELLULOSIC ETHANOL PILOT BIOREFINERY TO VONORE - July 23 – The University of Tennessee (UT) Research Foundation and DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol (DDCE) today announced a details » July 18, 2008
ACCEPTING SERVICE ACADEMY APPLICATIONS - July 18 – Congressman Zach Wamp is now accepting applications from high school students in Tennessee’s 3rd Congressional District details » July 15, 2008
VOLKSWAGEN CHOOSES CHATTANOOGA - July 15 – The Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. announced today that it has chosen Chattanooga for its new details » July 14, 2008
WHITE HOUSE LIFTS EXECUTIVE BAN ON OFF-SHORE DRILLING - July 14 – Congressman Zach Wamp released a statement on the decision by President Bush to lift the 18-year-old details » July 11, 2008
PROMOTING NEW TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION - July 11 – Congressman Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.) and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) introduced legislation on Thursday to authorize the details » July 10, 2008
WHIRLPOOL TO ADD 500 JOBS IN CLEVELAND - July 10 – Congressman Zach Wamp released the following statement after today’s announcement that Whirlpool Corporation will add approximately details » July 9, 2008
MEDICARE BILL MOVES TO PRESIDENT - July 9 – The U.S. Senate today voted to pass the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act to details » July 8, 2008
COMPROMISE BILL WILL GIVE LAW VITAL UPDATE - July 8 – “The miracle chip represents a quantum leap in the technology of mankind.” This description is from details » July 3, 2008
TIME FOR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE - July 3 – As Independence Day approaches, many will reflect on America’s declaration of independence from Great Britain. But details » July 1, 2008
PROTECTING TENNESSEE'S TOMATO PRODUCERS - July 1 – In a joint letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Tennessee congressional delegation has details » June 27, 2008
DYSPHAGIA AWARENESS RESOLUTION PASSES HOUSE - June 27 – Congressman Zach Wamp sponsored a resolution to establish a National Dysphagia Awareness Month that was approved details » June 25, 2008
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY EXPANSION LANGUAGE IN APPROPRIATIONS BILL - June 25 – The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (MilCon-VA) Appropriations bill, details » June 20, 2008
HOUSE PASSES TERRORIST SURVEILLANCE BILL - June 20 – Congressman Zach Wamp voted today to strengthen America’s surveillance laws as the U.S. House of Representatives details » June 19, 2008
BILL TO FUND TROOPS PASSES HOUSE - June 19 – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a long-awaited bill to fund our troops and the wars details » June 17, 2008
WHITE HOUSE HONORS ORNL WITH POLLUTION PREVENTION AWARD - June 17 – The Green Transportation Initiative at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently received a details » June 16, 2008
SUPPLY AND DEMAND - June 16 – Now that gas prices have increased to more than $4.00 a gallon, Congressional Democrats are finally details » June 13, 2008
EXPANDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES - June 13 - The House of Representatives approved bipartisan legislation to reauthorize and expand the Health Centers Program, which details » June 5, 2008
THE SITUATION IN IRAQ IS IMPROVING - June 5 - With the upcoming presidential race and the high cost of energy dominating recent headlines, it has details » May 26, 2008
2008 SERVICE ACADEMY APPOINTEES - May 26 - Seven students from Tennessee’s Third District were nominated by Congressman Zach Wamp and selected by three details » May 23, 2008
THIRD DISTRICT SERVICE ACADEMY GRADUATES - May 23 – Nine students from Tennessee’s Third District have completed their education at one of America’s service academies details » May 22, 2008
HONORING AMERICA'S FALLEN SONS AND DAUGHTERS - May 22 - How fortunate we are to live, work and worship freely in this great nation; however, throughout details » May 20, 2008
WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH - May 20 - My high school basketball coach used to say, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” details » May 15, 2008
INCREASING ENERGY CAPACITY - May 15 - Many of the energy bills that the U.S. Congress has considered over the last year have details » May 8, 2008
EXTENDING ENERGY TAX CREDITS - May 8 - Helping lead a bipartisan effort to extend clean energy production incentives, Congressman Zach Wamp and 34 details » May 2, 2008
GENETIC DISCRIMINATION BAN PASSES HOUSE - May 2 - A bill to keep employers and group health care plans from discriminating against employees with certain details » April 28, 2008
"ALL OF THE ABOVE" APPROACH TO ADDRESSING ENERGY COSTS - April 28 - The Jetsons cartoon made many of us think that the car of the future would soar details » April 25, 2008
MODERNIZED GI BILL IS LONG OVERDUE - April 25 - After World War II, our country offered education assistance to returning veterans. In the 1940s, the details » April 24, 2008
ERLANGER PARTNERSHIP RECEIVES MEDICAID GRANT - April 24 - U.S. Representative Zach Wamp and U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker praised the announcement from the details » April 21, 2008
NEW HISTORIC PARK LAND FOR CHICKAMAUGA AND CHATTANOOGA NMP - April 21 - U.S. Congressman Zach Wamp and U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander joined the National Park Service (NPS), The Trust details » April 17, 2008
HELPING TENNESSEANS PAY FOR COLLEGE - April 17 - The entire Tennessee Congressional delegation today called for action to ensure that Tennessee students and parents details » April 11, 2008
SURGE LEADS TO PROGRESS IN IRAQ - April 11 - Congressman Zach Wamp shared his thoughts regarding General Petraeus' testimony before Congress and the President's Speech details » April 9, 2008
HEARING ON FUTURE DIRECTION OF ARMY - April 9 - At a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs hearing today, Congressman Zach Wamp details » April 4, 2008
FRANCE INCREASES TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN - April 4 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced he will send 700 new troops to eastern Afghanistan to details » April 3, 2008
OAK RIDGE BRIEFS NUCLEAR CLEANUP CAUCUS - April 3 - The House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus hosted a briefing today on the progress of the Oak Ridge details » March 25, 2008
REGIONAL COALITION BRIEFING ON WATER RESOURCES - March 25 - The East Tennessee Water Resource Planning Coalition will brief Congressman Zach Wamp on Wednesday about its details » March 20, 2008
BROAD ENERGY POLICY NEEDED TO DECREASE ENERGY COSTS - March 20 - Many Tennessee families are tightening their budget belts as gasoline prices set new highs this month. details » March 18, 2008
CLEVELAND RECIEVES FEMA GRANT FOR FLOOD PROTECTON - March 18 - U.S. Representative Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., and U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Bob Corker, R-Tenn., today details » March 13, 2008
VOTE NEEDED ON BIPARTISAN BORDER SECURITY BILL - March 13 - Illegal immigration is a growing problem in eastern Tennessee. Congressman Zach Wamp continues to support immigration details » March 13, 2008
PUSHING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES - March 13 - Recent studies indicate that more than 150 million Americans over the age of 20 are either details » March 4, 2008
INVEST REBATE CHECKS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY PRODUCTS - March 4 - The economic stimulus package that Congress passed last month means that many Americans will receive tax details » February 28, 2008
NO TAX INCREASES ON AMERICAN ENERGY - February 27 - For the fourth time in less than two years, the Democrat leadership in the U.S. House details » February 26, 2008
SOARING MEDICARE DRUG BENEFITS COSTS - February 26 - One of the major concerns I had about the Medicare prescription drug benefit when I opposed details » February 15, 2008
GOVERNMENT MUST LIVE WITHIN ITS MEANS - February 15 - The American people have to make difficult financial decisions to live within their means, and they details » February 13, 2008
BERKELEY PRESSURED TO BACK DOWN - February 13 - After a late January vote of the City Council of Berkeley, Calif., to advise the Marine details » February 12, 2008
WASHINGTON INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES - February 12 - Congressman Zach Wamp announces openings for challenging spring and summer internships for Third District college students details » February 6, 2008
DEVASTATING TENNESSEE TORNADOES - February 6 - “The violent storms that tore through Tennessee overnight affect our entire state, and we continue to details » February 1, 2008
SOUTH CLAIBORNE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE NEW EQUIPMENT - February 1 - Congressman Zach Wamp announced that the South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department in New Tazewell will soon details » January 30, 2008
WAMP NAMED RANKING REPUBLICAN ON MILCON-VA SUBCOMMITTEE - January 30 - In his 11 years of service and leadership with the House Appropriations Committee, Congressman Zach Wamp details » January 28, 2008
RESPONSE TO THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS - January 28 - "Tonight marks President Bush’s final State of the Union address. My hope is that we can details » January 24, 2008
TAZEWELL-AREA HEAD START RECEIVES GRANT - January 24 - Head Start programs in the Tazewell area will continue to serve families in the community with details » January 22, 2008
THOUSANDS MARCH FOR LIFE - January 22 - Thousands of abortion protesters are expected to gather on the National Mall in Washington today for details » January 10, 2008
URGING REFORM IN PAKISTAN - January 10 - Pakistan plays a critical role in the struggle against Islamic extremists. Bordered by Afghanistan, the country details » January 7, 2008
ENERGY SOURCES OF TOMORROW - January 7 - The price of crude oil recently crossed the $100-a-barrel point. While we don’t know whether prices details » January 2, 2008
NEW YEAR’S GREETINGS - January 2 - A new year holds endless possibilities. We have another chance to make changes in our own details »
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