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Rep. Loudermilk Brings Transparency to Democrats' COVID "Relief" Bill |
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Press Release: Fed Chairman Expects Economy to Grow Despite Calls for a $1.9 Trillion ‘COVID’ Stimulus Package
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Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement after questioning the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, in today’s House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy.
“Today, Chairman Powell publicly told me that the Fed expects the economy to grow ‘strongly’ this year. The growth could be as high as 6 percent, depending on how we respond to COVID [i.e., vaccines, treatments, etc.]. However, Speaker Pelosi is ramrodding through Congress the second largest spending bill in history, with almost $2 trillion of hardworking American taxpayer’s money.
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Press Release: Only Hearing Reveals H.R. 1 is Unworkable for Election Administrators, Violates Free Speech, and Publicly Funds Congressional Campaigns |
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Committee on House Administration Republicans, Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), and Bryan Steil (R-Wisc.), reveal H.R. 1 is unworkable for election administrators, violates free speech, and publicly funds congressional campaigns during the only committee hearing on H.R. 1 before the bill heads to the floor next week.
“H.R.1 is an 800 page bill that strips the Constitutional authority for managing elections away from the states, and imposes unbelievable centralized federal control over our nation’s elections; but the Democrats don’t want the American people to know what’s in it," said Loudermilk. "This massive bill was, by formality, assigned to eleven different House committees; but, Democrats have only mustered one two-hour hearing - in the House’s smallest committee - and without allowing for changes or amendments, nor even having a vote on it. Quite frankly, they do not want much attention on this bill, because if the experts and the American people knew what was in it, they would be outraged. If this was such a great piece of legislation, as they claim, they would not be afraid to have public input, deliberation, or at least a committee vote on it. Unfortunately, Nancy Pelosi has shown that she has no interest in following regular order, or abiding by House Rules regarding how legislation is passed. Once again, the American people are going to have a piece of legislation rammed through without anyone fully comprehending its impact.“
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In the News: Democrats Dealt Blow on Minimum-Wage Drive for Covid-19 Bill
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Wall Street Journal:
"The Senate parliamentarian told lawmakers Thursday night that a proposed increase in the minimum wage to $15 an hour didn’t comply with Senate rules, dealing a blow to Democrats’ efforts to include it in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
The parliamentarian, the neutral arbiter of the chamber’s rules, issued guidance saying she thought it didn’t meet the guidelines for reconciliation, the process that Democrats are using to pass their relief plan with a simple majority in the Senate, and would be ruled out of order."
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Rep. Loudermilk Supports Legislation to Protect Our National Security, Help Our Veterans, and Research for Heart Disease |
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Rep. Loudermilk recently joined and cosponsored the following letters and bills:
Stop Corrupt Iranian Oligarchs and Entities Act (Rep. Kustoff, R-TN)
• Directs Treasury, the Director of National Intelligence, and the State Department to compile a list of Iranian government officials that are corrupt and profiting off the Iranian people. Read More
PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act (Rep. Stivers, R-OH)
• Authorizes a pilot program between Veterans Affairs and non-profits specializing with veterans and service dogs Read More
Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act (Rep. Andy Barr, R-KY)
• The CAROL Act will advance research and generate data on valvular heart disease to aid in the development of guidelines to identify and distinguish those with high risk of sudden cardiac death. Read More
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