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Isakson Co-Sponsors Bills to Prevent IRS from Targeting Conservative Groups, Implement Criminal Penalties for IRS Wrongdoers
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson this week co-sponsored two pieces of legislation in response to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeting conservative political groups for addition screening. Also, Isakson joined his Republican colleagues on Wednesday in sending a letter to President Obama demanding full compliance with congressional investigation requests for information on how the IRS targeted [...]
Graves Introduces Email Privacy Act
U.S. Reps. Tom Graves and Kevin Yoder have introduced H.R. 1852, the Email Privacy Act, which would protect consumer privacy interests by updating the privacy protections for electronic communication information that third-party service providers store. The legislation ensures that the Fourth Amendment protections to privacy that Americans receive from regular mail and other paper documents [...]
Rep. Graves Opposes Internet Sales Tax; Chambliss & Isakson Vote Yes
U.S. Rep. Tom Graves issued the following statement in opposition to the internet sales tax legislation S. 743: “Call me a conservative, but I believe the right approach to tax fairness is to reduce rates—not force higher rates onto others. States that want their businesses to be more competitive in the marketplace should engage in [...]
Rep. Tom Graves: Reid’s Obamacare Bailout Is DOA
U.S. Rep. Tom Graves issued the following statement in response to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s claim that Obamacare needs more funding: “I will work with every conservative in Congress to ensure that any attempt to bail out Obamacare is dead on arrival. Let’s be clear: the failure of Obamacare only hurts the politicians who [...]
Deal signs bill to expand access to tech schools
At the Technical College System of Georgia 2013 Leadership Summit, Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law legislation that will lower the GPA requirement for the HOPE Grant, which goes to students in the technical college system. By expanding access to the HOPE Grant, HB 372 will strengthen the state’s workforce development efforts. “We need more [...]
Senators Isakson and Chambliss Send Letter Criticizing FAA’s Imprudent Decision to Furlough Air Traffic Controllers, Create Delays for Passengers
U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss on Friday strongly urged Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta to reconsider his plan to furlough air traffic controllers and reduce staffing in towers to cut costs as a result of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Such furloughs would create thousands of delays each day at [...]
FBI Releases Pictures and Video of Boston Bombing Suspects
The FBI has released pictures and video of 2 suspects of the Boston marathon bombing. Officials are requesting the help of the public in identifying the 2 individuals. To provide tips to the investigation the public can call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), prompt #3, with information or submit it online at https://bostonmarathontips.fbi.gov/.
U.S. Senate Votes on 7 Amendments to Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013
Wednesday afternoon the U.S. Senate voted on 7 amendments to bill S. 649 titled The Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013. None of the 7 amendments received the 60 votes needed to pass. It should be noted that the bill itself has not yet been voted on and is subject to change. We have [...]
Northwest Georgia Public Health Department Urges Georgians To Vaccinate Children
As the United Kingdom is experiencing an outbreak of measles among unvaccinated children, prompting health warnings and long lines at emergency vaccination clinics, local public health officials are reminding that diseases are only a plane ride away and, once in this country, put unvaccinated children at risk. “Parents think of car seats, safety locks, baby [...]
Isakson, Chambliss Vote on Key Tax Amendments to the Senate Budget Resolution
U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss late Friday night cast votes on amendments to the Budget Resolution, that deal with key tax issues in our country. Specifically, Isakson and Chambliss voted in favor of amendments to permanently repeal the federal death tax and to prevent new energy taxes. The Budget Resolution, S.Con.Res.8, is a [...]
Isakson Introduces Legislation to Compensate Iran Hostage Crisis Victims
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson today introduced legislation that would properly compensate the 52 victims of the Iran hostage crisis for the 444 days they were held captive. The compensation would come from fees collected from violations of Iran sanctions. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., has signed on as the lead Democratic co-sponsor, making this legislation a [...]
Isakson Co-Sponsors ‘Careers for Veterans Act’
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson today co-sponsored the Careers for Veterans Act, a bill that would help create long-term, sustainable jobs for America’s veterans by transitioning the skills they gained through their service into jobs in the civilian workforce. By making licenses and credentials in their chosen fields more accessible, this bill will help our nation’s [...]
Rep. Graves Introduces The Defund Obamacare Act
Today, U.S. Rep. Tom Graves introduced the Defund Obamacare Act, which prevents taxpayer dollars from being used to implement any part of Obamacare. “I am committed to ripping out Obamacare by its roots, and will continue to be a leader in the fight to end this costly, burdensome and invasive law,” said Rep. Graves. “The [...]
Isakson to Serve As Co-Leader of Annual Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Alabama
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson announced today that he will serve as a Senate co-leader of the annual Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage to historic sites of the Civil Rights movement in Alabama on March 1-3. The three-day event, which is led annually by Congressman John Lewis of Georgia, will culminate with a commemorative march across the [...]
Graves To Host Free “Tax Time” Workshops For The 14th District
On February 20-21, 2013, U.S. Rep. Tom Graves, in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), will host two free tax filing workshops for the 14th Congressional District. The workshops will take place in Dallas and Rome. “Georgia’s families and businesses deserve a simpler, fairer tax code that leaves more money in their wallets and [...]
