U.S. RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
October 3, 2006
As co-Chairman of the House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus, Congressman Wamp spoke on the house floor to stress the importance of new energy programs such as expanding the use of ethanol as an alternate fuel source. “We can have a dynamic, market-driven economy,” Wamp said, “if we invest in energy solutions for the world.” The Congressman also reiterated energy’s implications for security. “Dependence on foreign sources of energy leaves us vulnerable,” he said. “This is a national security issue.”  

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A TRIBUTE TO SGT DAVID WEIR
September 22, 2006
In a solemn statement on the floor of the House of Representatives, Congressman Wamp honored the life and service of Sergeant David Thomas Weir who died serving his country in Baghdad on September 13, 2006.

“We will always remember him.” Congressman Wamp said. “We hail his life, a sacrificial life of service to others, putting everyone else above himself, believing in his mission and his comrades.”  

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SUCCESS AGAINST TERRORISM IS VITAL
September 6, 2006
Let's not bury our heads in the sand. Islamic Jihadism is spreading and radicalization is taking hold quickly. Congressman Wamp encouraged members to remain vigilant in the war on terror and to stand united behind the troops on this important mission.

“The greatest generation that set the standard for sacrifice and courage would want us to work through petty division and stand united at the water’s edge against this threat,” he said.  

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TAX RELIEF AND WAGE LEGISLATION
July 29, 2006
Conservatives in the U.S. House of Representatives passed a tax relief package for hard-working Americans. The Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006 includes permanent death tax repeal up to $5 million, $3 million in annual funding for environmental cleanup of abandoned mines in Tennessee, an extension of the sales tax deduction for all Tennesseans, and a measurable increase in the minimum wage. 

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ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
July 24, 2006
With terrorism and Islamic extremism gripping the Middle East, the goal of American energy independence has become a national security priority. American economic security and physical safety is at risk when we rely on other nations for our energy needs. As co-chairman of the U.S. House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus, Congressman Wamp continues to fight for, and urge his colleagues to strongly support, the development of domestic energy alternatives and renewable energy sources, such as cellulosic ethanol and hydrogen fuel cells.

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SPECIAL ORDER ON U.N. REFORM
July 24, 2006
Meaningful reform of the United Nations is crucial. Congressman Wamp was joined by Representatives Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan and Virginia Foxx of North Carolina in laying out why these reforms must be a priority for the United States. Corruption in the world body overshadows the U.N.’s efforts to stave off hunger, provide humanitarian aide, and fight disease.

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PLEDGE PROTECTION ACT OF 2005
July, 19, 2006
Congressman Wamp affirmed the Founding Father’s belief in a higher being and that Americans should enjoy religious freedom to worship in any form that they choose by defending the Pledge of Allegiance in a heated debate in the House of Representatives. In many countries, where this freedom is not protected, there is opportunity for religious extremism and terrorism to take hold. Though the Founders agreed there should not be a dominant national religion, that doesn't mean this country should be godless.

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HOUSE APPROVES WAMP BILL ENHANCING TRAIL OF TEARS NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL
July 17, 2006
By a vote of 356 to 5, the House of Representatives passed Congressman Wamp’s legislation directing the National Park Service to determine how to expand the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail by including in the trail network additional routes historians have determined were also used by the Cherokee when they were forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands.

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IRAQ AND BORDER SECURITY
June 26, 2006
“If we are not on the offensive today, freedom is at risk for this generation.” Islamic terrorism is the greatest danger America has faced in recent decades and Congressman Wamp continues to emphasize to his colleagues the importance of supporting our troops in Iraq and achieving our mission there.
“Illegal immigration is unlawful and, therefore, un-American.” The time has come to secure the southern border and stop the influx of illegal immigrants. Representative Wamp reminded Members of Congress of the threat granting amnesty and citizenship to those who have entered our country without authorization poses to the security of our nation.

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