January 23, 2017 WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump today issued an executive order that re-institutes the Mexico City policy, which bans NGOs that provide or promote abortion overseas from receiving federal funding. Congressman Doug Collins issued the following statement in response: “Republican men and women have consistently labored to protect the lives of unborn individuals in the […]
Read More »Leadership or Just Following Rules?
Opinion written by George McClellan: How in the world does a huge corporation, like United Airlines, faced with eager competitors engaged in the sole business of public transportation, believe it somehow has the inalienable right to club some fellow over the head, who bought their product, and drag his bloody body, inchoate and screaming, out […]
Read More »Georgia’s Revised Wildlife Plan Approved and at Work
SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA (Nov. 10, 2016) – A statewide strategy to help conserve hundreds of Georgia animal and plant species has been revised and is being put into practice following federal approval. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision this fall on Georgia’s State Wildlife Action Plan clears the way for continued efforts and new […]
Read More »Healing Process
Opinion by George McClellan: I have come to hate the term, “healing Process.” For me, the healing process was when I broke my leg a few years ago racing my motorcycle. It hurt like hell but it did heal and both parts of my leg get along just fine. Life happens. In politics, the “healing […]
Read More »Protests
Opinion written by Jennifer Bassett It’s sad the protesters try to disrupt their cities because they don’t want to accept the election results. They don’t realize he will improve life for everyone. Our national security, way of life, and our civil liberties were at risk. They haven’t even given him a chance to fix this […]
Read More »TRUMP WIN’S, What’s Next?
Opinion written by George McClellan: What a great sigh of relief has descended over America following our country’s near disaster of entering the dark world of enfranchised socialism. Pulled back from the brink of despair by a candidate who, on the surfaced, seems ill prepared for the job, Donald Trump must be viewed in a […]
Read More »Bad Trends Coming
Opinion written by George McClellan: I’m becoming a bit concerned that Fox News Sunday’s Chris Wallace, is edging to the ‘dark side.’ Today’s interview (01/22/17), nay challenge, of Trumps Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus, was a tawdry example of combatively exploring the trivial to energize the petty, in order to trivialize Donald Trump’s presidency by […]
Read More »Georgia 9th District Congressman Doug Collins Comments on Election 2016 Results
Gainesville, GA., November 9, 2016 “I am excited this morning to congratulate President-Elect Donald Trump and Vice-President-Elect Mike Pence. Today, voters have chosen a vision for America that gives renewed hope to those of us who long to see our government work for the people and put our interests in the world first. “I look […]
Read More »Hart County Student to Attend Naval Academy
WASHINGTON—Hart County High School’s own Andrew Zemaitis has been offered full admission to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Congressman Doug Collins delivered the good news to Zemaitis over the weekend. “Since I met Andrew at a Veteran Benefits fair in Hartwell, I’ve been impressed by how much he invests in his community. […]
Read More »This Comey Thing, “Misprision” or not?
Opinion written by George McClellan: Crimes of “sedition” are not common jurisprudence in America although it take place with daily regularity. They were tried once but flew in the face of the 1st Amendment and were abandoned almost as fast as they were enacted by colonial era outrage. Briefly, “Sedition” is conduct or speech inciting […]
Read More »The President
Opinion written by George McClellan: Donald Trump is the President. I reckon it’s all over but the shouting and they’ll be a lot of that. Friday, 20 Jan 2017, American history was made that will reverberate in the history books for decades. A single individual who could have as easily been cast as one of […]
Read More »Georgia Statewide Election Results
Click on link: Statewide Election Results Once on the statewide site go to the right and click on CONTEST DETAIL for each county’s election results.
Read More »Collins Welcomes Inauguration of President Trump
WASHINGTON—Upon the inauguration of the forty-fifth President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, Congressman Doug Collins issued the following statement: “This presidential inauguration represents more than a celebration of an individual person or party, era or idea. While the peaceful transfer of power testifies to the success of the experiment known as American democracy, […]
Read More »Partnership Efforts Brings Success for Georgia
Georgia, RBFF Successful in Retaining First-Time License Buyers Partnership brought a series of email communications to first-time license buyers to keep them engaged in the sport. ALEXANDRIA, VA (November 8, 2016) – The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) today announced the results of its New Angler Retention Pilot Program, in partnership with the Georgia […]
Read More »Sen. Gooch Receives 2016 Legislator of the Year Award
ATLANTA (January 19, 2017) | Sen. Steve Gooch (R– Dahlonega) was named as a ‘2016 Legislator of the Year’ by InsiderAdvantage and James Magazine during their “2016 Influential Georgians” reception on Wednesday. “It is my distinct privilege to have the opportunity to serve my community and the state under the Gold Dome,” said Sen. Gooch. […]
Read More »Stirring up a Nest of Wasps?
Opinion written by George McClellan: Trump attacked Syria because of Assad’s use of chemical weapons in contravention of UN agreements outlawing such use. Syria is a Russian client state. Russia sits on the UN Security Council. The UN Security Council did nothing! Remember when Obama brazenly drew his red line in the sand, then did […]
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