Press Releases

Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) wrote a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding the Justice Department's inconsistent application of what constitutes harassment, intimidation and threats of violence as it pertains to protests at the home of a sitting Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Text of the Letter: Dear Attorney General Garland, I write today deeply… Read more »

Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement to announce the 2022 Art Competition winners for Georgia’s 11th Congressional District. Arianna Isabel Perkinson, who attends Woodland High School, won first place for her entry entitled, The Land of the Long White Cloud. “The Congressional Art Competition is something I look forward to every year because I get to see… Read more »

Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement after he was sanctioned by Russia for supporting Ukraine: “Being sanctioned by Russia only reaffirms and galvanizes my support for Ukraine as they continue to defend their country from an unprovoked and unjust invasion. I have supported every military aid funding package that has come through Congress, and urge the Biden… Read more »

Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement after he signed a letter led by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Christopher Smith (R-NJ) to Attorney General Merrick Garland, urging the Department of Justice to investigate reports of the Washington Surgi-Clinic performing partial birth abortions, which are illegal under federal law. “As a defender of the unborn, and a… Read more »

Business Insider:  Key Republicans on the Committee on House Administration expressed concerns that restrictions — or an outright ban — on members of Congress trading stocks would restrict their "rights and freedoms." "If we enact something like this, it will strip the rights and the freedoms of individuals, and everybody on this committee is a free American citizen that has… Read more »

Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) is leading the Georgia Republican Congressional delegation in a letter to the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, expressing concern with the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) recent decision to withdraw Georgia’s waiver that requires work-related activities as a condition of Medicaid… Read more »

Fox News:  Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said Thursday that she will not vote to weaken the Senate's 60-vote filibuster threshold, bucking her party leaders yet again and dealing a major blow to Democrats' election reform effort. The comments, which match Sinema's long-held stance on the filibuster, are effectively the final nail in the coffin of Democrats' longshot effort to pass two… Read more »

Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) participated in a virtual press conference, hosted by Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA), in response to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris' visit to Atlanta, Georgia, where they advocated for the passage of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Rep. Loudermilk's remarks during the press conference are below: “Quite frankly, if the… Read more »

Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement after he led a bipartisan letter, along with Rep. David Scott (D-GA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), and Darin LaHood (R-IL), to the Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, urging the Department of Defense to increase the number of new C-130J aircraft it is requesting in the FY2023-2028 budget request. “In terms of military readiness and… Read more »

Today, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), along with Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA) and the entire Georgia Congressional delegation, introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives congratulating the Atlanta Braves for winning the 2021 Major League Baseball World Series and honoring the life of Hank Aaron. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) introduced the same resolution in the United States… Read more »