The Georgia House Military Affairs Study Committee was told there is no time to waste for preparing for the next round of military base consolidation and closing that could occur as soon as 2019. The study committee, headed by Rep. Dave Belton, has a mission of determining what can be done to protect the Peach
Senator Johnny Isakson weighed in on the military readiness debate on Monday following the release of a Government Accountability Office report that questioned the Department of Defense’s decision to retire the A-10 Thunderbolt II. The report found that the consequences of “premature divestment” have not been adequately studied by the Air Force and that it
Senator Johhny Isakson announced big moves to reform Veteran Affairs at the 2016 Disabled Veterans of America (DAV) national convention, promoting his Veterans First Act bill and announcing a new crisis call center. The bill, if passed, will provide advancements in veteran healthcare and benefits, as well as require increased accountability from the Department of
The United States has been shutting down military installations built in the midst of the Cold War, well, since the middle of the Cold War. Seeing that individual representatives would fight hard to keep their districts’ military bases up and running, Congress passed the Defense Base Realignment and Closure Act in 1990. This law established
Dublin, Georgia will soon be home to a new VA mental health clinic. Set to be complete by the end of 2017, the structure will be an expansion of the Carl Vinaon VA Medical Center dedicated to mental health and wellness. The new facility was announced this past week by Senator Johnny Isakson and the
This week’s Courier Herald column: With the celebration of Independence day, the great experiment that is America has been running for two hundred and forty years strong. It hasn’t always been easy. It didn’t even happen all at once. In between the Declaration of Independence and the adoption of the Constitution there was war and
The House Select Committee on Benghazi headed up by Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina released its final majority report today, after more than two years of research and hearings. In addition to the 800 page report, the committee summarized its findings in this video narrated by Rep. Peter Roskam of Illinois: Georgia’s 3rd District
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $576 billion defense spending bill. The vote was 282 to 138 with a majority of Republicans in favor and a majority of Democrats opposed. All 10 Georgia Republicans voted yes. Georgia Democrats split, with Representatives John Lewis (GA-5) and Hank Johnson (GA-4) opposed, Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA-2)
That whole “we made it easier to fire employees of the Veterans Administration” law that Congress passed so that the V.A. could expedite reforms? The V.A. doesn’t want to be bothered. And Senator Johnny Isakson, Chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, is not happy. The following is a press release from his office: WASHINGTON
This week, the Senate debated its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which covers spending and policies for the U.S. military. As part of the debate, Georgia Senator David Perdue addressed the Senate about the relationship between the national debt and the ability of the country to defend itself. The House passed its version
