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Uncovering Army secretary’s Jan. 6 delay of National Guard

September 4, 2024

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By Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) Op-ed run exclusively in The Washington Times The District of Columbia National Guard, or DCNG, is the only military organization in the Department of Defense over which the president has direct and immediate command authority. The president’s authority has historically been delegated to the secretary of defense, who has further delegated operational […]

Americans deserve to know the truth about Jan. 6

March 19, 2024

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By Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) Op-ed run exclusively in The Washington Times The American people deserve the entire truth about what caused the violent breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Three years have passed, yet there are still numerous questions about what happened and why. For nearly two years, the January 6th Select […]

Where is the outrage over Steve Baker’s prosecution?

March 11, 2024

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By Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) Op-ed run exclusively in Blaze Media Journalist Steve Baker was arrested by the FBI on March 1. He was placed in handcuffs and leg irons and transported by armed agents to be arraigned on charges the Justice Department refused to disclose until he turned himself in and presented himself in […]

The Right CHOICE

May 23, 2017

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By Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) Op-ed run exclusively in the Atlanta Business Chronicle Growing up as the son of a construction superintendent meant my summer breaks were spent on a job site carrying lumber, pushing wheelbarrows full of concrete, or one of the many other tasks of a construction laborer. When my father decided to […]

Reining in a Runaway Agency

May 16, 2017

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By Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) Op-ed run exclusively in The Atlanta Journal Constitution Thomas Jefferson stated, “When the government fears the people, there is liberty; when the people fear the government, there is tyranny.” Since serving in Congress, I have spent a lot of time meeting with people throughout my district, listening to their concerns, […]

Is the Executive Order in Order?

February 8, 2017

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On a bronze plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty is inscribed a poem entitled “The New Colossus.” A line in this poem states, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” These words proclaim the American ideal that we are a people welcoming anyone seeking opportunity, freedom, […]

Article 1 Project – Reining in Government

February 29, 2016

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By Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R – GA) Run exclusively in the Marietta Daily Journal The legacy of the Obama administration may very well be his successful use of executive action to advance his progressive agenda. Whether through his extensive use of executive orders and directives, or the myriad of new regulations imposed by the 438 […]

The President’s Gun Plan Puts Radical Ideology Over National Security

January 7, 2016

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Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) The administration of President Barack Obama may well go down in history as one of the greatest failures of anyone who ever occupied the oval office; however, history will not claim him as a political novice. In a statement on the official White House website, the president acknowledged that he will […]

OP-ED: The Death of Outrage

August 19, 2015

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By: Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) It’s a story line so horrific and unbelievable that major Hollywood studios would likely discard the script as too offensive and unrealistic. No one could believe such events could happen in a post dark-ages world, especially in America. To our astonishment, this dark tale is not Hollywood fiction, but is […]

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