April 2009 Issue #1
Conservative Quote of the Week
"It will not be denied that power is of an encroaching nature and that it ought to be effectually restrained from passing the limits assigned to it. After discriminating, therefore, in theory, the several classes of power, as they may in their nature be legislative, executive, or judiciary, the next and most difficult task is to provide some practical security for each, against the invasion of the others."
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Last Week
I must apologize for last week. I didn't update the site due to family business. We are now back up and running.
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Senate Unanimously Approves Isakson Amendment to Stimulate Housing Market
The U.S. Senate today unanimously approved an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., that seeks to stimulate the nation's declining housing market by providing for a $15,000 tax credit to individuals who purchase a home in the next year. Continue>>
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Isakson, Gingrey: Dobbins Clears Major Hurdle for Military Commissary
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and U.S. Representative Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., today announced that Dobbins Air Reserve Base has cleared a major hurdle in its quest to build a military commissary on the base. Isakson and Gingrey have been working for more than a year to try to ensure a seamless transition between the closure of existing commissaries serving metro Atlanta and construction of the new commissary. Continue>>
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sakson, Chambliss Praise Move to Give Banks Flexibility in Valuing Certain Securities
U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today praised this morning's action by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to give auditors more flexibility in valuing certain assets that have long-term value, and Isakson and Chambliss urged the board to apply the same flexibility to all real estate assets. Continue>>
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Isakson, Chambliss Vote Against $3.5 Trillion Budget Resolution
Expressing dismay over a budget plan that spends, borrows and taxes too much, U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., last night voted against final passage of the $3.5 trillion Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution, which passed by a vote of 55 to 43. Continue>>
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Isakson, Chambliss Urge SEC to Reinstate Uptick Rule
U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., yesterday sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Schapiro urging the SEC to reinstate some form of the "uptick rule" at its meeting on April 8 and promulgate clear regulations to end abusive short selling. The letter states Congress will be compelled to act if the SEC does not act on the issue. Continue>>
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