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Loudermilk Supports Common-sense Policies to Protect our Lands and Citizens

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Rep. Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement after supporting legislation that will protect our nation’s forests and citizens: “Government bureaucrats are good at trying to fix problems that don’t exist, often creating even bigger problems. When those problems arise, they promptly cast blame on someone else. Federal land management agencies have been prohibiting utility…

Loudermilk Leads Effort to Revitalize C130J “Super Hercules” Program

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In a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) is leading the effort to renew critical investments in the C130J “Super Hercules” program. Manufactured in Marietta, Georgia, the C-130 is the longest continuously running military production line in history. “Strengthening our investment in the C-130J production line has critical implications for…

Loudermilk: ‘Our Veterans Deserve Quality Health Care’

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Rep. Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement after voting for the VETERAN Act, which gives veterans the option to use tax credits to purchase private health insurance: “Our veterans have sacrificed a great deal for us and, in return, we should keep our promises to them. That includes providing quality health care options. If the VA is not meeting their needs, then they should…

Loudermilk Issues Statement on the Shooting at Congressional Baseball Practice

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Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement after returning from the congressional baseball practice where he was when the shooting took place: “Today’s attack was a senseless act of evil and hatred. I was there this morning, along with my Chief of Staff and, thankfully, he and I are okay. If it hadn’t been for the two Capitol Police officers there, courageously…

Loudermilk: Veterans Deserve Care They Were Promised

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Rep. Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement today on the passage of legislation that will improve the standard of care for America’s veterans: "Our veterans deserve to receive the care they were promised when they signed up to serve our nation. The Veterans Administration, for too long, has been wrought with corruption, scandal, and ineffectiveness. At the core of the…

Rep. Loudermilk to Visit Dobbins ARB with Vice President Mike Pence

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Rep. Loudermilk will accompany Vice President Mike Pence on Air Force Two on Friday, June 9, 2017, to recognize local military personnel and their families at Dobbins Air Reserve Base. “Dobbins Air Reserve Base is the world’s foremost multi-service reserve training base,” said Rep. Loudermilk. “Dobbins provides crucial training and support for army, marine, navy, and air force…

The Financial CHOICE Act Provides More Financial Opportunity for All

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Rep. Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement after voting in support of the Financial CHOICE Act, which passed the House of Representatives: “The Dodd-Frank Act was passed in the shadows of the most devastating economic recession in our lifetime. After Congress forced taxpayers to bail out big banks at a cost of over one trillion in taxpayer dollars, the same Congress passed…

Loudermilk: ‘I Fully Support Withdrawing from Paris Agreement’

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Rep. Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement on President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement: “Regardless of how good something may be, government officials are bound by the Constitution, and policies that place restrictions on Americans cannot be unilaterally imposed by one branch of government. The Paris Agreement essentially functions as a treaty, and…

11 Students from Georgia’s 11th District Receive Academy Appointments

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Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) today announced 11 students from Georgia’s 11th Congressional District received appointments to attend a United States service academy. “Congratulations to the 2017 service academy appointees from Georgia’s 11th District,” said Rep. Loudermilk. “America is in good hands with these young leaders, and I am confident they will represent our state and district…

Loudermilk-Griffith Introduce a Bill to Stop EPA Regulatory Overreach

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Rep. Loudermilk (R-GA) and Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) partnered on a bill to reverse an Obama-era EPA rule that incorrectly defines truck trailers as self-propelled vehicles. The Truck, Trailer, and Transport Efficiency Act (T3E) changes the regulation issued by the EPA, in partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which illegally extended the EPA’s…