MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Ines Owens, Director Elisabeth Fletcher, Communications Specialist [email protected] 404.656.0028 Sen. David Lucas to Host Second Rural Georgia Study Committee Meeting ATLANTA (August 7, 2017) | Sen. David Lucas (D – Macon) will hold a two-day Rural Georgia Study Committee Meeting to discuss broadband, healthcare, telecommunications and developing tourism TOMORROW from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. and WEDNESDAY from 9 a.m. […]
Read More »Short Takes – Is The End of Social Engineering in Sight?
Is The End of Social Engineering in Sight? The long sought after dream of the Democrat Party, to create an authoritarian one party state, its leaders nurtured by elitism and Karl Marx, is about over. Collectivism, as a policy that fits all, is unsustainable, but it still exists in the halls of academe thanks to […]
Read More »Collins Advocates for Cyber Defense Program at UNG
Collins Advocates for Cyber Defense Program at University of North Georgia “I believe that the University of North Georgia and other outstanding military colleges are well-positioned to help defend our nation from cyber threats, and that’s why I’ve asked my colleagues to further develop America’s defense skills by investing in these institutions.” WASHINGTON—Reps. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) […]
Read More »Senator David Perdue Comments On Budget Committee Approval Of Tax Plan
Senator David Perdue Comments On Budget Committee Approval Of Tax Plan WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Senate moved one step closer to fixing our tax code this year: “Changing our tax code for the first time in more than 30 […]
Read More »Senator David Perdue Discusses President Trump’s Asia Trip On CNN
Senator David Perdue Discusses President Trump’s Asia Trip On CNN “President Trump has developed a consensus of support on North Korea and opening doors for a non-kinetic solution. We have to find a way to get through here.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, spoke with […]
Read More »Short Takes – The Changing Political Landscape
The Changing Political Landscape Despite the outward appearance of viability, trying desperately to raise funds to reclaim the Congress in 2018, the dysfunctional Progressive, Democrat Party is actually nearing its end. We’re on to ‘em! For all of that, so the GOP may be in the twilight of its existence if they continue to legislate […]
Read More »Senator David Perdue Discusses Fixing Legal Immigration System On Fox News
Senator David Perdue Discusses Fixing Legal Immigration System On Fox News “The January 19 deadline to fund the government and the March 5 DACA deadline are two totally separate issues” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) spoke with Brian Kilmeade on Fox News’ Fox & Friends about yesterday’s bipartisan meeting at the White House to fix the legal immigration system. […]
Read More »Collins Praises House Passage of Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act
Collins Praises House Passage of Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act “It’s my privilege to join the House in supporting the unique wellness needs of these men and women. They continue to invest in making our communities safer, and the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act invests in providing practical resources to support officers […]
Read More »Fall Shrub Care
Fall Shrub Care By: Eddie Ayers, County Extension Agent It’s that time of year when we must start looking ahead and planning for the upcoming winter. The shrubs in our landscape will benefit greatly from a little bit of tender loving care this fall. Shrubs going into the winter that are hungry (lacking fertilizer) […]
Read More »Senator David Perdue Holds Farm Bill Round Table Discussion
Senator David Perdue Holds Farm Bill Round Table Discussion ATLANTA, GA – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) last week held a round table discussion about the upcoming farm bill with Georgia farmers and industry leaders. “Agriculture is one of Georgia’s largest economic drivers and a way of life for many people in our state. I saw […]
Read More »Short Takes – A Week of Disasters
A Week of Disasters Where does one begin to reflect upon this weeks events? How does one devalue any American’s military service? We saw it start in the 1960’s when G.I.’s returning from Vietnam were spat upon, harassed and disrespected by the Communist influenced radicals who refused military service, organized demonstrations against ROTC programs and […]
Read More »Can Gun Violence Be Controlled?
Can Gun Violence be Controlled? This business about free Americans owning guns, it seems, is not going away. The overwrought, dysfunctional left simply won’t let it go using any opportunity to try to seize our guns. “Never let a crisis go to waste” has long been their motto. The Las Vegas massacre is the current […]
Read More »Two Indicted in Nationwide Unclaimed Property Fraud Scheme
TWO INDICTED IN NATIONWIDE UnCLAIMED PROPERTY FRAUD SCHEME ATLANTA – Allen J. Pendergrass and Terrell McQueen have been arraigned on charges of orchestrating a nationwide unclaimed property fraud scheme. They provided asset recovery services for clients, claiming they would recover unclaimed money and assets held by local and state governments for a fee. During that […]
Read More »ICYMI: House Tax Reform Plan Focuses on US Workers
ICYMI: House tax reform plan focuses on US workers WASHINGTON—This op ed by Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) first appeared in the Gainesville Times on November 5, 2017. Last Thursday introduced Northeast Georgians to what the House, Senate and president have been collaborating on since January: A conservative tax reform bill that makes the first meaningful improvements to the […]
Read More »Trump, the Boy Scouts and Obamacare
Trump, the Boy Scouts and Obamacare. Because the Boy Scouts wear brown uniforms and listened in their thousands to President Trump address their West Virginia Jamboree, as all Presidents have been invited to do, the mean street media has chosen to compare Trump to Adolf Hitler addressing the Hitler Jungend in support of National Socialism. […]
Read More »Monsanto: “Too Big for Their Britches”
Monsanto: “Too Big for Their Britches” By State Representative Clay Pirkle (R-Ashburn) (579 words) One of the greatest challenges of raising kids is discerning when to give them more responsibility and when to have a “come to Jesus” meeting because they have gotten “too big for their britches.” As a cotton farmer following the Monsanto-Bayer […]
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