- Latest News
- Press Releases
- Laying Down the L.A.W.
- Photos
Laying Down the L.A.W. Blog
Tuesday October 16th
Secretary of State Clinton Admits State Department Knew of Pleas for Additional Support in Libya Prior to the Attack
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandOctober 16, 2012 Today, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took responsibility for the attack on the Libyan consulate in Benghazi and apologized for the ‘confusion’ afterwards regarding the cause and perpetrators. That confusion comes directly from top brass in the ...
Laying Down the L.A.W. Blog
Monday October 15th
Plant Vogtle Reactors Reach 10 Million Work Hours
By Stephanie NewtonOctober 11, 2012 Just a few short months ago in February, the construction of two nuclear energy reactors was approved for the first time in 33 years right here in our home state of Georgia. And just this week, the two new reactors – Vogtle 3 and 4 – hit the 10 mill...
Laying Down the L.A.W. Blog
Monday October 15th
Westmoreland on President’s Recommendation to Hold Off on Sequester Layoff Warnings
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandOctober 15, 2012 Earlier this month, the Obama Administration and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) gave the recommendation to defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin to not issue sequester layoff warnings. This is a direct violation of the WARN Act, which pro...
Laying Down the L.A.W. Blog
Thursday October 11th
House Intel Reports on Chinese Telecommunication Security Threats
By Kevin DoranOctober 11, 2012 On Monday, October 8, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) released an investigative report on “U.S. National Security Issues Posed by Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei and ZTE.” This report looks into the malicious means, oppo...
Laying Down the L.A.W. Blog
Thursday October 11th
Georgia Companies Expand
By Stephanie NewtonOctober 11, 2012 On September 28th, Southern Company and Turner Renewable Energy announced their joint acquisition of the Spectrum Solar Facility near Las Vegas, Nevada. Spectrum Solar Facility is the largest direct- current solar-tracking array of its kind. The 30-megawat...
Press Releases
Monday October 1st
Senate Passes Westmoreland Legislation to Save Manufacturing Jobs in Georgia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Late last month, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 4850, the Enabling Energy Savings Innovation Act, which contained language from H.R. 5710, the Better Use of Refrigeration Regulations (...
Press Releases
Monday September 24th
Westmoreland to Host Town Hall Meetings
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Lynn Westmoreland will be hosting several town hall meetings throughout Georgia’s Third Congressional District during October. People in Georgia’s Third Congressio...
Press Releases
Thursday September 20th
House Passes Legislation Demanding President Obama Restore Work Requirements in Welfare
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.J.Res. 118, a resolution disapproving of President Obama’s regulatory effort to sidestep Congress and weaken the bipartisan welfare refo...
Press Releases
Friday September 14th
Intelligence Committee Holds a Hearing on Chinese Government Involvement with Telecommunications Companies
WASHINGTON, D.C. –The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) held a hearing this week as part of an ongoing HPSCI investigation into the national security threats posed by the Chines...
Press Releases
Thursday September 13th
Westmoreland Statement on Death of Libyan Ambassador, Attacks on US Embassies in the Middle East
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Overnight, more protests took place in the Middle East, this time in Yemen. These latest protests follow the violent protests in Egypt where citizens breached the walls of the...
Press Releases
Thursday September 6th
Tax Talk: The Mother of All Taxes: The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
Thirty one million. No, that’s not the number of viewers who watched the Olympics each night, or the Megamillions in the lottery up for grabs this week. It’s the number of households that will b...
Press Releases
Friday August 24th
Tax Talk: American Parents Facing Higher Tax Bill in January
There is nothing that makes me happier than being a father. I am so proud of my children every day and could not imagine what my life would have been like without them. But, as parents kno...
Press Releases
Thursday August 16th
Tax Talk: An Income Tax Increase for the History Books
Starting in January, American taxpayers will be hit by one of the largest tax increases in American history unless the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts are extended. They will see an increase in their tax...
Press Releases
Friday August 10th
Tax Talk: The Death Tax Rises from the Dead
January 1st. It’s just around the corner. And all over Georgia, individuals, families, and small businesses are anticipating the largest tax increase in American history while still trying...
Press Releases
Friday August 10th
Westmoreland Discusses Rail Industry in Georgia at Kia Plant
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Lynn Westmoreland joined local officials and representatives from the offices of Senators Chambliss and Isakson, the National Railroad Construction and Mainte...
Press Releases
Friday August 3rd
Westmoreland Reacts to July Job Numbers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Department of Labor announced the unemployment rate rose to 8.3 percent in the month of July. While 163,000 jobs were added to the economy, that was not enough to s...
Press Releases
Thursday August 2nd
House Passes Legislation to Stop Impending Tax Hike, Make Tax Code Simpler
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the House passed two pieces of legislation to tackle some of the problems with our tax code. H.R. 6169 the Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Cod...
Press Releases
Tuesday July 31st
MEDIA ALERT: Westmoreland to Visit Rail Site at Kia Plant, Discuss How Railroads Contribute to Georgia’s Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Westmoreland will join representatives from the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, STX Railroad Construction, ...
Press Releases
Friday July 27th
House Passes Bill to Expand Offshore Drilling, Create Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the House passed H.R. 6082, the Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan. The legislation wou...
Press Releases
Thursday July 26th
Westmoreland Supports Legislation to Audit the Federal Reserve
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives has passed H.R. 459, legislation removing some of the restrictions on how the Government Accountability Office (GAO) can audit the Federal Reserve and i...
Laying Down the L.A.W. Blog
Tuesday October 16th
Secretary of State Clinton Admits State Department Knew of Pleas for Additional Support in Libya Prior to the Attack
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandOctober 16, 2012 Today, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took responsibility for the attack on the Libyan consulate in Benghazi and apologized for the ‘confusion’ afterward...
Laying Down the L.A.W. Blog
Monday October 15th
Plant Vogtle Reactors Reach 10 Million Work Hours
By Stephanie NewtonOctober 11, 2012 Just a few short months ago in February, the construction of two nuclear energy reactors was approved for the first time in 33 years right here in ou...
Laying Down the L.A.W. Blog
Monday October 15th
Westmoreland on President’s Recommendation to Hold Off on Sequester Layoff Warnings
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandOctober 15, 2012 Earlier this month, the Obama Administration and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) gave the recommendation to defense contractors such as Lockheed ...
Laying Down the L.A.W. Blog
Thursday October 11th
House Intel Reports on Chinese Telecommunication Security Threats
By Kevin DoranOctober 11, 2012 On Monday, October 8, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) released an investigative report on “U.S. National Security Issues Posed by Ch...
Laying Down the L.A.W. Blog
Thursday October 11th
Georgia Companies Expand
By Stephanie NewtonOctober 11, 2012 On September 28th, Southern Company and Turner Renewable Energy announced their joint acquisition of the Spectrum Solar Facility near Las Vegas, Nevada. Spe...
Laying Down the L.A.W. Blog
Wednesday October 10th
National Fire Prevention Week
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandOctober 10, 2012 This week marks the 90th annual National Fire Prevention Week. From October 7-13, I encourage the people of the Third District and the state of Georgia...
Laying Down the L.A.W. Blog
Wednesday October 3rd
Westmoreland Cosponsors the Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act
By Kevin DoranOctober 3, 2012 Late last month, the House passed a bill cosponsored by Congressman Westmoreland, H.R. 3783, the Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012, without a s...
Laying Down the L.A.W. Blog
Wednesday October 3rd
House Passes Buffett Rule Act
By Leigh ClaffeyOctober 3, 2012 On September 19, the House passed H.R. 6410, the Buffett Rule Act, a bill cosponsored by Congressman Westmoreland that gives wealthy Americans the opportunity to volun...
Laying Down the L.A.W. Blog
Monday October 1st
Westmoreland Awarded 100% Approval Rate on BCFC Scorecard
By Leigh ClaffeyOctober 1, 2012 On September 27th, the Business Coalition for Fair Competition released their Key Vote Scorecard for the 112th Congress, awarding Congressman Westmoreland an app...
Laying Down the L.A.W. Blog
Tuesday September 25th
CBO Report: ObamaCare to Affect 6 Million More Families
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandSeptember 25th, 2012 Turns out President Obama’s “Affordable Care Act” is actually not so “affordable.” According to a new report released by the nonpartisan Congressio...
Laying Down the L.A.W. Blog
Thursday September 20th
Westmoreland Congratulates Georgia's Principals of the Year
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandSeptember 20, 2012 I had the opportunity to meet with MetLife/NASSP’s State Principals of the Year from Georgia, Laurie Barron and Kevin Dowling, to congratulate them on thei...
Laying Down the L.A.W. Blog
Thursday September 20th
Westmoreland Supports Stop the War on Coal Act
By Rep. Lynn Westmoreland September 20, 2012 Tomorrow, the House votes on the Stop the War on Coal Act, and that’s what we intend to do; stop the Obama administration’s war on coal. We don’t...
Laying Down the L.A.W. Blog
Wednesday September 19th
Westmoreland on the IG's Report on Fast and Furious
By Rep. Lynn Westmoreland September 19, 2012 Today, the 471 page report from the Justice Department’s Inspector General regarding the investigation into Operation Fast and Furious has finall...
Laying Down the L.A.W. Blog
Monday September 17th
Westmoreland Honors National Constitution Day
By Rep. Lynn Westmoreland September 17, 2012 225 years ago, the Constitution of the United States of America was signed and adopted at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylv...
Laying Down the L.A.W. Blog
Friday September 14th
Westmoreland Receives Freedom Works Freedom Fighter Award
By Leslie SheddSeptember 14, 2012 I am proud to announce Congressman Westmoreland has received the 2012 Freedom Works Freedom Fighter Award. Westmoreland was one out of only fifty two recipients in t...
- 1
- 2
- 3