January 2009 Issue #4
Conservative Quote of the Week
"I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on the objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents." --James Madison___________________________________________________________________________
Poll of the Week
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Secretary of State to Address DeKalb Republican Groups
Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel will be the featured speaker at a joint meeting of the DeKalb Senior Republican Network. Read more.
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Chambliss Introduces Legislation to Abolish the IRS
Justin D. Lowry
This week, Senator Saxby Chambliss introduced legislation to abolish the IRS, and repeal the Income Tax. Read more.
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Isakson Named to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Justin D. Lowry
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today was named to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, which has jurisdiction over issues including communications, highways, aviation, rail, climate change, disasters, space, technology, product safety and insurance. Read more.
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Georgia Republican Delegation Calls on Obama to Allow Offshore Drilling, Development of Oil Shale Fields
Justin D. Lowry
The nine Republican members of Georgia's congressional delegation today called on President Obama to scrap plans to halt exploration of our domestic energy resources. News reports say Obama plans to re-impose a ban on offshore drilling and to rescind a plan to develop oil shale fields in the western United States. Read more.
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Isakson: Fixing Housing Crisis Key to Economic Recovery
Justin D. Lowry
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., spoke on the Senate floor last week and argued that Congress must take steps to jump-start housing demand in order to boost the slumping economy. On Jan.15, Isakson introduced the Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act to expand the homebuyer tax credit passed by Congress last year. Read more.
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Isakson, Conrad Introduce Legislation to Investigate Near Collapse of Banking System
Justin D. Lowry
U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Kent Conrad, D-N.D., today introduced legislation to create a Financial Markets Commission that will be charged with fully investigating the near collapse of the banking system and the loss of tens of trillions of dollars. Read more.