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MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Rick Allen rejects Democrat bill to ban ‘assault weapons’ Washington – Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2022: “This legislation is blatantly unconstitutional. It is an attack on our Second Amendment that seeks to outlaw the most common firearms used for… Read more »

MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Jeff Duncan Leads “All of the Above” Energy Tour to Upstate South Carolina   Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jeff Duncan (SC-03) Clemson, S.C. — Congressman Jeff Duncan, co-chair of the House Energy Action Team and member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, led nine Members of Congress (Rep. William Timmons, Rep. Drew… Read more »

U.S. Senate passes bill to rename VA Atlanta regional office for Johnny Isakson In Washington, D.C. Wednesday night, the U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Senator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office Act of 2022. The legislation designated the Veterans Affairs facility in Decatur, Ga., as the Senator Johnny Isakson Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional… Read more »

Georgia delegation splits on party lines as House passes computer chip funding WASHINGTON — Democrats in the U.S. House were joined by two dozen Republicans in passing a science and innovation package that includes $52 billion to boost computer chip production. Although the vote was bipartisan, most GOP lawmakers opposed the measure in protest of a separate bill Democrats… Read more »

'A win-win for jobs': Sen. Warnock supports Central Georgia 'tech hubs' boosting STEM careers ATLANTA — If you're thinking about pursuing a STEM career, your first choice may not be to attend a school in Central Georgia.  However, that could change soon. U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock is talking about a bill to support what he calls "tech hubs" in Central… Read more »

Date set for Georgi Chamber's annual Congressional Luncheon MACON — The Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s annual Congressional Luncheon, which brings together federal and state elected officials, business leaders and other notable community figures, will be held Aug. 9 from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Macon Marriott City Center at 240 Coliseum Drive. This year’s Congressional Luncheon… Read more »

Allen’s spending cut amendments cut from ‘minibus’ bill U.S. Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA-12) had a plan to cut government spending. And he recently took to the House Floor to introduce three amendments that he said would cut spending by five percent in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Department of Interior and Environment, and Financial Services and General Government… Read more »

These 69 Republicans Voted Against Researching COVID's Effect on the Brain Congress on Tuesday passed a bill for research on the cognitive effects of COVID-19, although 69 Republicans voted against it. The Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID-19 Cognitive Research Act passed by 350-69. Eight Republicans and four Democrats abstained on the vote. A two-thirds majority was… Read more »

Exclusive — Republican Study Committee Unveils Legislative Agenda to Combat Leftist ESG Investing The Republican Study Committee (RSC) detailed how Environmental, Social, and Government (ESG) policies amount to a “war on American energy” and highlighted many of the Republican solutions to combat ESG leftist activism under a Republican majority, Breitbart News has learned… Read more »

How SNAP became the most expensive federal food assistance program Call it a policy paradox. The federal government’s most popular — and most expensive — food assistance program also brings the most intense, partisan debate when the farm bill provision is reauthorized every five years. And with the cost of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) hitting a record-high… Read more »