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  • Democrats Fail to Produce a Budget, Raise Prospect of Tax Hike
    Jun 25, 2010  - Earlier this week, the Democrats raised the idea of a middle-class tax hike.  It flies in the face of what President Barack Obama promised on the campaign trail: “I want to provide a tax cut.” This shouldn’t surprise any of us.  The Democrats promised us the stimulus would get the economy moving... More
  • Washington’s On The Way To Help … With More Spending
    Jun 18, 2010  - Another week in Washington seems to always produce another round of spending. For you and I, that’s not a good thing because that means the taxpayers and small business owners in America are losing.  But for the Obama Administration and the Democrat majority in Congress, it’s their plan. Look no f... More
  • Now or Never: Americans Need To Speak Up
    Jun 4, 2010  - It’s always a pleasure to take time to speak with constituents in the Third Congressional District, and earlier this week I had the opportunity to speak to the Tea Party in Fayette County.  Whether you’ve attended one of these meetings over the last year or not, it’s good to see concerned citizens g... More
  • America is an Exceptional Place
    May 7, 2010  - President Ronald Reagan – through his unwavering belief in the exceptional ability of Americans – called upon his countrymen to “keep alive this experience in liberty, this last, best hope of man.” But, sadly, our country, in its current state, is far from Reagan’s lofty, but fitting, view of our na... More
  • LaGrange senior wins 3rd District art contest
    Apr 1, 2010  - U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland congratulates LaGrange High School senior Sarah Dinardo on winning the top prize in the 2010 3rd District art contest for her piece titled “April.”   “Sarah’s artwork beat out a strong field that included 75 entries from high schools across the 3rd District,” Westmorela... More
  • Dem 'stimulus' a raw deal for American families
    Feb 13, 2009  - Democrats’ Trillion-Dollar Spending Bill Provides $1.10 Per Day in Relief to Workers, While Saddling Every American Family With $9,400 in Added Debt Following are some very tentative quick facts on the trillion-dollar “stimulus” spending deal slated to be rushed through the House and Senate today o... More
  • Treasury secretary needs to explain change of focus on bailout spending
    Nov 14, 2008  - U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland today said Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson pulled a “bait-and-switch” on Congress by completely changing the focus of the $700 billion package. “Secretary Paulson needs to come to Congress next week to explain what has changed so dramatically in the past month that a... More
  • In Case You Missed It
    Aug 5, 2008  - Human Events columnist Martha Zoller: “God has given us an abundance of natural resources, an abundance, and we are the only nation on earth that has the capability of using our own natural resources that’s not. That can’t continue to go on.” Cong. Lynn Westmoreland, R-GA Lynn Westmoreland of... More
  • Club for Growth bestows Defender of Economic Freedom Award
    Jul 24, 2008  - Pat Toomey, President of The Club for Growth, the nation's leading free-market advocacy organization with over 40,000 members, announced that U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland has earned the annual Defender of Economic Freedom award for 2007.  The award honors members of Congress who have a strong ... More
  • Cure the pork addiction, expose the pandering
    Mar 13, 2008  - A recent Newsweek cover story detailed the pharmaceutical advances that could soon help alcoholics and drug addicts transition into recovery. Mostly, the new medicines work by blocking effects of the drug. When users can no longer get “high,” the drugs lose their appeal to the addict. These discover... More