March 2009 Issue #2
Conservative Quote of the Week
"On every unauthoritative exercise of power by the legislature must the people rise in rebellion or their silence be construed into a surrender of that power to them? If so, how many rebellions should we have had already?"
-Thomas Jefferson
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Poll of the Week
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Budget Approved by Senate
Justin D. Lowry
The Georgia Senate approved an $18 billion dollar mid-year budget, relying on hundreds of millions of dollars from the Federal Stimulus Bill. Continue>>
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No "Octomom" for Georgia
Justin D. Lowry
The "Octomom" debate has boiled over into Georgia. The Senate Health and Human Services Committee is debating over legislation that would limit the number of embryos that can be implanted through in-vitro treatments to 2 for women under the age of 40, and 3 over the age of 40. Continue>>
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Isakson, Chambliss Demand Answers from Federal Regulators for Georgia Banks
U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today met with federal bank regulators to demand answers for Georgia banks on the delays in processing
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Isakson, Chambliss Urge Obama to Utilize Offshore Oil and Gas Resources
U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today joined with 32 of their Senate Republican colleagues in calling on President Obama to complete as expeditiously as possible the Administration's five-year plan for offshore oil and gas development. Continue>>
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House to Vote on Corporate Tax Cuts
Justin D. Lowry
The House is to vote on the corporate tax cuts introduced by Rep. Tom Graves in HB 481 and 482, otherwise known as Georgia JOBS Act. Continue>>
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