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Wednesday January 2nd
Westmoreland: "We Don't Have a Revenue Problem in This Country - We Have a Spending Problem"
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the House of Representatives voted on legislation that would allow the tax rates on some American families and small businesses to increase, while at the same time included no spending cuts. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the legislation would add roughly...
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Wednesday December 19th
Westmoreland's BURR Act Signed into Law
On Tuesday, December 18, the President signed into law H.R. 6582, an energy package that included Congressman Westmoreland's bill, H.R. 5710 the Better Use of Refrigeration Regulations (BURR) Act. Congressman Westmoreland introduced the BURR Act in May, and the bill was adopted into the energy packa...
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Wednesday December 19th
Westmoreland Recognizes Chuck Bankston As New NLBMDA Chair
By Leigh ClaffeyDecember 19, 2012 Last Wednesday, December 12, Congressman Westmoreland submitted a proclamation to the US House of Representatives’ Congressional Record to honor Mr. Chuck Bankston of Barnesville, Georgia on being named Chair of the National Lumber and Building Material Deale...
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Wednesday December 19th
Westmoreland Honors Judge MacNabb on Retirement
By Leigh ClaffeyDecember 19, 2012 On Tuesday, December 18, Congressman Westmoreland submitted a proclamation to the US House of Representatives’ Congressional Record to commemorate the retirement of Judge Joseph P. MacNabb's of Newnan, Georgia. Below are his remarks: “Mr. Speaker, I come before yo...
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Monday December 17th
Westmoreland Congratulates Daniel Stout on Being Selected to Serve on the NRC Board of Directors
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandDecember 17, 2012 I would like to congratulate Daniel Stout for being selected to serve on the Board of Directors for the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC). His company STX Railroad Construction Services is located in Peachtree City in G...
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Wednesday January 2nd
Westmoreland: "We Don't Have a Revenue Problem in This Country - We Have a Spending Problem"
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the House of Representatives voted on legislation that would allow the tax rates on some American families and small businesses to increase, while at the same time includ...
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Wednesday December 19th
Westmoreland's BURR Act Signed into Law
On Tuesday, December 18, the President signed into law H.R. 6582, an energy package that included Congressman Westmoreland's bill, H.R. 5710 the Better Use of Refrigeration Regulations (BURR) Act. Con...
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Tuesday November 27th
Westmoreland Named Deputy Chairman of National Republican Congressional Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Incoming Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) has selected Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) to serve as his Deputy Chairman at the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).&nbs...
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Wednesday November 21st
Westmoreland's Field Representative to Host Constituent Services Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday, November 28th, Congressman Westmoreland’s District Field Representative, Matt Brass, will host a Constituent Services Day. The meetings will be held at the Burson Cent...
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Friday November 16th
The Next Big Bailout Is Here
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A report by an independent actuary was released today that showed the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), an agency under the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) tha...
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Friday November 2nd
Obama Administration’s Failed Economic Policies Keep Unemployment High, Economy Down
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the unemployment rate for October rose to 7.9 percent, up from 7.8 percent in September. During October, 171,000 jobs were created, but un...
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Friday October 19th
Westmoreland Meets with Local Business Representatives to Discuss Solutions to Unemployment and Economic Issues
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last month, Congressman Westmoreland held seven advisory council meetings where he met with local business people to discuss how the decisions being made in Washington are affecting...
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Thursday October 18th
Westmoreland Hosts Town Halls in Fayetteville, Columbus
Two More Town Halls in Barnesville, Carrollton to Be Held Last Week of October WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Lynn Westmoreland wrapped up the first two of his four town hall tour througho...
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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 (...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Wednesday December 19th
Westmoreland Recognizes Chuck Bankston As New NLBMDA Chair
By Leigh ClaffeyDecember 19, 2012 Last Wednesday, December 12, Congressman Westmoreland submitted a proclamation to the US House of Representatives’ Congressional Record to honor Mr. Chuck Bank...
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Wednesday December 19th
Westmoreland Honors Judge MacNabb on Retirement
By Leigh ClaffeyDecember 19, 2012 On Tuesday, December 18, Congressman Westmoreland submitted a proclamation to the US House of Representatives’ Congressional Record to commemorate the retirement of ...
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Monday December 17th
Westmoreland Congratulates Daniel Stout on Being Selected to Serve on the NRC Board of Directors
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandDecember 17, 2012 I would like to congratulate Daniel Stout for being selected to serve on the Board of Directors for the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Assoc...
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Monday December 17th
Governor Nikki Haley Appoints Representative Tim Scott to US Senate
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandDecember 17, 2013 I would like to congratulate my colleague and friend, Representative Tim Scott, on his appointment by Governor Nikki Haley to United States Senate. Fo...
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Friday December 7th
Remembering Pearl Harbor
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandDecember 7, 2012 On this day 71 years ago, the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor was attacked by the nation of Japan in the early morning hours. By the end of th...
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Friday November 30th
Constituent Services Day
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandNovember 30, 2012 This past Wednesday, November 28th, one of my District Field Representatives, Matt Brass, hosted a Constituent Services Day at the Burson Center in Carrollt...
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Thursday November 29th
American Diabetes Month: Prevention and Awareness
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandNovember 29, 2012 Although there is no known cure for diabetes, there are many ways you can prevent or improve your chances for being diagnosed. Genetics and other fact...
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Friday November 16th
American Diabetes Month: Type 2 Diabetes
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandNovember 16, 2012 As the most common form of diabetes, Type 2 is a disease many people don’t even know they have. It results from either you body isn’t producing enough...
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Wednesday November 14th
Georgia Companies Rank Among Top Military Friendly Employers
By Lauren JohnsonNovember 14, 2012 On November 9, Southern Company was ranked as the highest utility on G.I. Jobs’ Top 100 Military Friendly Employers listing for the sixth consecutive year. Several ...
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Friday November 9th
Westmoreland Honors Our Nation's Veterans
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandNovember 9, 2012 This Sunday, November 11, is Veterans Day. I encourage everyone to thank a veteran and all the men and women in uniform, for we see the results of thei...
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Friday November 9th
Update: DHS Amminution Contracts
By Kevin DoranNovember 9, 2012 Back in May 2012, we clarified information related to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) contract solicitation for .40 caliber handgun ammunition. Simila...
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Friday November 9th
American Diabetes Month: Type 1 Diabetes
By Rep. Lynn A. WestmorelandNovember 9, 2012 Diabetes is the result of when the body fails to produce insulin. Insulin is the hormone produced in the pancreas to break down sugar, starches and other ...
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Friday November 2nd
10 Key Facts on Jobs and Unemployment
Courtesy of the House Committee on Ways and MeansNovember 2, 2012 10 Key Facts on Jobs and Unemployment 1. Almost 4 Million Fewer Jobs than Projected: In January 2009, the Obama Administration...
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Thursday November 1st
November is American Diabetes Month
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandNovember 1, 2012 Today marks the beginning of American Diabetes Month. The CDC reports that 9.8% of Georgians have been diagnosed, that’s 1.5% above the national averag...
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Thursday October 25th
President Obama's Policies on Women in the Workforce
By Stephanie NewtonOctober 25, 2012 In 2008, President Obama overwhelmingly won the support of women with promises that have now proven empty. According to the Bureau of Labor, the President’s polici...
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