John Lewis took the floor of House of Representatives Wednesday, demanding Congress take action on gun control legislation. The issue has been a priority for Lewis, who cited several Atlantans who were recent victims of gun violence as reasons to act immediately. Following his remarks, Lewis was joined in the well by Reps. Robin Kelly (D-IL),
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee took up the issue of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server on Tuesday. Committee member Georgia 10th District Congressman Jody Hice was ready with questions. Unfortunately, Bryan Pagliano, a former State Department computer specialist, failed to show up, and Paul Combetta and Bill Thornton, Platte
Current budgetary disputes in Washington are soon going to be felt in Georgia. Tamar Hallerman writes about the ongoing issue in a recent article for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. A lack of consensus in Congress has increased difficulties in finalizing budgets. Lawmakers have been resorting to using high stakes tactics—leveraging the entire government’s funding—in order to
While the world focused in horror on New York and Washington during the 2008 financial crisis, the greatest cost was borne by cities like Atlanta. Rapidly expanding for decades, the sudden scarcity of capital tanked home prices and forced over 100 community banks in Georgia to close their doors– more than any other state. While
There was a time when the Defense Authorization Bill wasn’t generally used as a political football. Can’t say exactly when that ended, but a morning story from Politico notes the unusual step of the Pentagon openly coordinating a political plan as part of the executive branch. The memo, prepared for Defense Secretary Ash Carter and
Congress heads back to Washington today after an extra long August recess due to the July party conventions. The biggest item on its plate is finalizing appropriations for fiscal 2017, which begins on October 1st. That leaves four short weeks to get the job done. Senator David Perdue, who sits on the Senate Budget Committee
A guest Op-Ed by Georgia’s Senior Senator Johnny Isakson, as originally published in the Savannah Morning News: Georgia’s beautiful coast, temperate climate and scenic outdoors beckon to folks worldwide to visit our state and are prized by those of us who call the Peach State “home.” Unfortunately, those geographic factors also lure the most unwelcome
When the U.S. Senate reconvenes after Labor Day, there will be three weeks remaining before the start of the 2017 fiscal year on October 1st. Because Congress has only passed three of the dozen spending bills required to fund the government, Georgia Senator David Perdue, who sits on the Senate Budget Committee, predicts there will
It is easy for politicians to take positions on high profile issues that voters get passionate about. Most people have opinions on abortion, same-sex marriage, bathroom rules, etc. It is always refreshing to see representatives take a break from the culture wars and dive into the weeds on issues that many are unaware of. If
Georgia’s first district congressman Buddy Carter delivered the weekly Republican Address on Saturday. While President Obama chose to speak on the nation’s Olympic athletes, Rep. Carter chose to speak about the House legislative agenda, known as “A Better Way.” In prepared statements, Rep. Carter and Speaker Paul Ryan talked about Carter’s message: “The message I
