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Loudermilk Petitions to Save Women and Children’s Lives

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Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) supports a Texas law that saves the lives of women and children. A new Supreme Court case, Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstdt, challenges a Texas law that holds abortion clinics to the same standards as any other medical facility. The Texas law aims to end the cut-and-run abortion system currently in…

Loudermilk Urges Senate to Stand Firm on Postponing Confirmation

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Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement today after submitting a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell encouraging the Senate to stand firm in their decision to wait until after the next presidential election to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court: “It is now in the hands of the Senate to confirm a…

Loudermilk Bill to Preserve History at Kennesaw Mountain

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Rep. Barry Loudermilk’s (R-GA) bill to add historically significant property to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park passed the House of Representatives today. Rep. Loudermilk delivered the following remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in favor of the bill:  …

Rep. Loudermilk Supports Plaintiffs Against EPA in Clean Power Plan Case

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Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) has issued the following statement on Congressional Republicans’ amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in support of the plaintiffs in State of West Virginia et al v. EPA: “The EPA’s regulations on new and existing power plants would be devastating to our economy if they are implemented. In my home state of Georgia alone,…

Rep. Loudermilk Announces Winners of the 2016 Congressional App Challenge

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Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) today recognized Kennesaw Mountain High School student Ryan Cobelli and Wheeler High School student Arvin Poddar as the winners of the 2016 Congressional App Challenge for Georgia’s 11th Congressional District. Teammates Ryan Cobelli and Arvin Poddar created a specially designed app called Gradespark – a free online grading system that allows students to…

Loudermilk Bill to Strengthen Local Law Enforcement Ability to Combat Terrorism

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Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) has introduced legislation to bolster local law enforcement’s involvement in fighting the war on terrorism, and strengthen community awareness of the threat. H.R. 4401, the “Amplifying Local Efforts to Root out Terrorism (ALERT) Act of 2016," will allow federal law enforcement to train and work closely…

We’ll Make Obama’s Veto Pen Run Dry

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Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) released the following statement today after voting to override the president’s veto of H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act. “As a small business owner, I experienced the negative impact Obamacare had on my business, my employees and my customers. Now, in Congress, there’s not a month that goes by that I don’t hear from…

Iranian Sanctions Relief Fuels Terror

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Today, the House passed H.R. 3662, the Iran Terror Finance Transparency Act. Rep. Loudermilk strongly supported the bill. “Since the U.S. signed the Iran deal this past July, Iran has blatantly broken its side of the agreement by testing ballistic missiles on three separate occasions, including firing rockets near American navy…

Conservative Group Announces Ambitious Article I Project

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Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) has joined with a select group of conservative lawmakers to restore the Constitutional authority and limitations of Congress. Next Wednesday, February 3, Loudermilk will join Sen. Mike Lee, and others, to announce the launch of the Article I Project. The Article I Project is inspired by the desire to bring a bold, pro-active agenda to Congress that will…

2016 11th District Congressional Art Competition

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Washington D.C. (January 26, 2016) | Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) today announced the start of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition, a national contest that recognizes the artistic talents of high school students across the nation and features winning artwork in the U.S. Capitol. “Last year’s congressional art competition yielded an incredible turnout of young artists in our…