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Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), in a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the proposed merger of SunTrust and BB&T banks, questioned witnesses, Mr. Kelly King, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at BB&T Corporation, and Mr. Bill Rogers, Jr., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at SunTrust Banks, Inc.  (To watch the entire 5-minute Q&A, please click […]

Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Cobb County will be awarded a $5 million INFRA grant for the construction of a reversible ramp, which will provide direct access to the I-75 Managed Lanes system: “During the last two years, my office has worked tirelessly with the […]

On July 21, 2019, America’s Freedom Bell will ring in honor of the members of the 116th Congress who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. The Bell will chime every day until all 96 veterans serving in Congress have been recognized, and will subsequently sound for the 3,500 Medal of Honor recipients who risked […]

Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement after the House voted on the Raise the Wage Act, H.R. 582: “A $15 minimum wage could potentially undo the tremendous growth we have seen in our economy since President Trump took office; and, this legislation could result in the American economy losing 3.7 million jobs – […]

Rep. Barry Loudermilk today voted against the extremely partisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) put forward by House Democrats, citing a disturbing departure from the historically bi-partisan agreement on strengthening our military and protecting our citizens at home and abroad. “The purpose of the NDAA is to provide our military with the tools, weapons, resources […]

Rep. Barry Loudermilk’s Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation (MERIT) Act is a huge step in ensuring quality customer service for the American people, streamlining the process and lessening the time it takes to dismiss poor performing or negligent employees. It shouldn’t take over a year to remove a bad employee, as under the current […]

Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement after he reintroduced the Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation (MERIT) Act, H.R. 3348: “Working for the United States federal government is an honor and privilege, and most federal employees are dedicated to serving the American people. Unfortunately, some federal employees have learned they can take advantage […]

Two-years ago, on June 14, 2017, a man driven by political divisiveness opened fire on Republican Congressmen and staff members, as they practiced for their annual baseball game for charity in Alexandria, Virginia. This week, the United States Capitol Police honored those who were on the field that day with the Medal of Merit. The […]

Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) has made the following statement after he re-introduced the bipartisan Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act (CRRA), H.R. 3198: “Some of the many problems that exist within our federal regulatory agencies is their continued enforcement of outdated, duplicative, or irrelevant regulations, which many of the community banks and credit unions describe as ‘death […]