MERIT Act

  • Loudermilk Urges Senate to Stand Firm on Postponing Justice Scalia Successor
    Mar 16, 2016 - On February 26, 2016, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urging him to postpone the confirmation of a successor for Justice Antonin Scalia until after the upcoming presidential election. In response to the president’s Supreme Court nomination today,... More
  • Loudermilk Named “Taxpayer Super Hero”
    Mar 15, 2016 - Washington D.C. (March 15, 2016) |The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) named Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) a “Taxpayer Super Hero” today for his strong support of legislation that safeguards the interests of American taxpayers. Rep. Loudermilk represents one of only 17 congressi... More
  • Loudermilk Questions DOE Official on Defaulted Government Loans
    Mar 9, 2016 - During a recent Energy and Oversight Subcommittee hearing, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) questioned the Executive Director of the Department of Energy (DOE) Loan programs Office, Mark McCall, on the risks associated with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) controversial program to provide federal loan g... More
  • Loudermilk Bill to Support Local Law Enforcement in Fight Against Terrorism
    Mar 4, 2016 - Washington D.C. (March 4, 2016) |Rep. Barry Loudermilk’s (R-GA) bill, the ALERT Act, which has passed the House, removes bureaucratic barriers and paves the way for the federal government to enhance state and local law enforcement's involvement in fighting the war on terrorism. Rep. Loudermilk deli... More
  • Rep. Loudermilk Introduces Balanced Budget Amendment to Rein-in Reckless Spending
    Mar 3, 2016 - Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) today moved to require the federal government to live within its means by introducing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. “Instead of steamrolling American families with heavy tax and regulatory burdens every year, the federal government must change it... More
  • Loudermilk Petitions to Save Women and Children’s Lives
    Mar 2, 2016 - 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-r... More
  • Article 1 Project - Reining in Government
    Feb 29, 2016 - 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 ne... More
  • Loudermilk Urges Senate to Stand Firm on Postponing Confirmation
    Feb 26, 2016 - 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 i... More
  • Loudermilk Bill to Preserve History at Kennesaw Mountain
    Feb 24, 2016 - 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: Click here t... More
  • Rep. Loudermilk Supports Plaintiffs Against EPA in Clean Power Plan Case
    Feb 23, 2016 - 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 d... More