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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 Chinese telecommunications companies, Huawei and ZTE. Rep. Westmoreland is the Chairman of the...
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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 the House of Representatives to receive this honor. Freedom Works scored the congressman based on th...
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Friday September 14th
House Passes No More Solyndras Act
By Leigh ClaffeySeptember 14, 2012 Solyndra. The name brings about different responses depending who you ask. To some, it’s the symbol of President Obama’s failed stimulus package that spent hundreds of millions of dollars and did nothing to create jobs. To others, it’s yet another exa...
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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 US Embassy and took down the US flag and the armed attack on the US Consulate in Libya where US Amb...
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Thursday September 13th
Westmoreland Signs Letter Urging President Obama to Meet with Israeli PM Netanyahu
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandSeptember 13, 2012 Today, I joined my Georgia colleague Jack Kingston and 127 other Members of Congress in sending a letter to President Obama strongly urging him to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu during his upcoming visit to the United States. With the re...
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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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, ...
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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...
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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...
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Thursday July 19th
Westmoreland Calls on President to Outline His Plan for Cuts to Defense Spending, Domestic Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5872, the Sequestration Transparency Act. The legislation calls for the president to detail his plans for implementing the ...
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Wednesday July 11th
Westmoreland Votes Once Again to Repeal Job-Killing ObamaCare Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives has voted once again to fully repeal the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as ObamaCare. The legislation, H.R. 6079 the Repeal of ObamaCar...
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Monday July 9th
Westmoreland Disappointed in President Obama’s Insistence on Raising Taxes on American Families and Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Obama announced his intention to raise taxes on American families and small businesses by allowing several of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts expire at the end of the ye...
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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...
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Friday September 14th
House Passes No More Solyndras Act
By Leigh ClaffeySeptember 14, 2012 Solyndra. The name brings about different responses depending who you ask. To some, it’s the symbol of President Obama’s failed stimulus package that spent h...
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Thursday September 13th
Westmoreland Signs Letter Urging President Obama to Meet with Israeli PM Netanyahu
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandSeptember 13, 2012 Today, I joined my Georgia colleague Jack Kingston and 127 other Members of Congress in sending a letter to President Obama strongly urging him to meet wit...
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Thursday September 13th
House Passes More Legislation to Stop the Harmful Sequestration
By Leslie SheddSeptember 13, 2012 As many of you recall, last year Congress and the White House passed the Budget Control Act of 2011. The legislation granted the president’s request to raise t...
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Friday August 10th
Westmoreland Cosponsors Legislation to Eliminate Tax on Olympic Medal Winners
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandAugust 10, 2012 Like many of you, as I’ve watched our athletes on Team USA compete and succeed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, I’ve been inspired by their determination and succ...
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Thursday August 2nd
Georgia Olympians Winning Big for Our State
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandAugust 2, 2012 There is just something about the Olympics that always inspires people. It could be watching someone win a medal, knowing they have acheived a goal they ...
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Wednesday August 1st
Westmoreland Has a Busy Schedule for August District Work Period
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandAugust 1, 2012 Next week begins the annual August District Work Period. I know there are those out there who refer to this time away from Washington as 'recess.' ...
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Wednesday July 25th
Majority Leader Cantor Announces House Will Vote on Tax Bill Next Week
By Leslie SheddJuly 25, 2012 Leader Cantor announced today the House will vote on H.R. 8 the Job Protection and recession Prevention Act next week. The bill is the House Republicans answer to the imp...
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Wednesday July 25th
Senate Passes House Bill Demanding the President Outline Sequestration Cuts
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandJuly 25, 2012 As most of you know, I voted against the Budget Control Act last year. And one of the main reasons I did was because I didn’t trust the ‘super committee’ ...
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Tuesday July 24th
Geithner to Testify Before House Financial Services Committee
By Ellen JohnsonJune 24, 2012 Tomorrow, the House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing, “The Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Committee.” Secretary of the Treasury Timot...
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Monday July 23rd
Westmoreland Calls on Senate to Pass Legislation Extending Concealed-Carry Permits Across State Lines
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandJuly 23, 2012 Last November, the House passed H.R.822, the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011. As an avid gun owner and strong Second Amendment supporter, ...
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Tuesday July 10th
House Agriculture Committee to Hold Markup of Farm Bill
By Stephanie Newton June 10, 2012 Tomorrow, the House Agricultural Committee is scheduled to mark-up H.R. 6083, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act. This authorization bill, ...
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Monday July 9th
House Passes Bill to Increase Cost of Living Compensation for Veterans
By Kevin DoranJuly 9, 2012 Today the House passed H.R. 4114, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act. This legislation is an annual bill passed to ensure our nation’s veterans and their ...
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Monday July 9th
House Passes Bill to Promote Hydroelectric Power in America
By Stephanie NewtonJuly 9, 2012 Tonight, the House passed H.R. 5892, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2012. The bill passed with strong bipartisan support and Congressman Westmorelan...
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Friday June 29th
House Passes Sixth Appropriations Bill, Still Waiting for Senate to Pass One
By Rep. Lynn WestmorelandJune 29, 2012 This week, the House passed H.R. 5972, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY13. The T-HUD app...
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