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November 11, 2010
THE GREATEST PRIVILEGE - As I prepare to leave Congress after 16 years of service to the great people of Tennessee, many groups details » October 29, 2010
DELEGATION CONCERNS ABOUT Y-12 CONTRACT CONSOLIDATION - October 29 – Members of the Tennessee Delegation are continuing to express their concerns to the National Nuclear Security details » October 19, 2010
STOP UNDERAGE DRINKING - October 19 – Alcohol is the primary substance that young people abuse. Most students have used alcohol by the details » October 12, 2010
TEN YEARS OF COLLECTING VETERANS' STORIES - October 12 – Each day there are fewer wartime veterans left to tell us about their personal experiences. That’s details » October 5, 2010
NATIONAL GUARD MEDAL OF MERIT - October 5 – The National Guard Association of Tennessee recently presented the “Charles Dick Medal of Merit” to Congressman details » September 28, 2010
WAMP NAMED "GUARDIAN OF SMALL BUSINESS" - September 28 – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) recently honored Congressman Zach Wamp as a “Guardian of details » September 21, 2010
FOUR ADDED TO TVA BOARD - September 21 – The Senate recently confirmed four outstanding East Tennessee leaders to the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of details » September 17, 2010
CONSTITUTION DAY - September 17 – The United States Constitution is the world’s longest standing government charter and arguably the most influential details » September 14, 2010
HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL TO RAISE COSTS - September 14 – Recent press reports indicate that President Obama’s sweeping health care reform overhaul will cause health care details » September 10, 2010
NATIONAL UNITY - September 10 – This is the ninth anniversary of a horrific day in our nation’s memory, September 11, 2001, details » September 7, 2010
CAN'T SPEND OUR WAY INTO PROSPERITY - September 7 – President Barack Obama recently announced a second stimulus proposal that would cost taxpayers another $50 billion. details » September 1, 2010
WHIRLPOOL INVESTMENT TO ADD 130 JOBS IN CLEVELAND - September 1 – Whirlpool Corporation announced plans for a new 1 million-square-foot manufacturing facility and 400,000-square-foot distribution center in Cleveland. details » August 24, 2010
PREVENTING TAXPAYER DOLLARS FOR RESEARCH THAT DESTROYS LIFE - August 24 – Shortly after taking office, President Obama issued an executive order expanding human embryonic stem cell research. details » August 17, 2010
TAKING CONTROL OF AMERICA'S BORDERS - August 17 – A crucial part of addressing the illegal immigration problem is getting our borders under control. American details » August 10, 2010
SUPPORTING A COLA FOR SENIORS - August 10 – Millions of older Americans have been hard hit by the economic downturn and depend on Social details » August 3, 2010
NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR ABORTION - August 3 – Federal funding for abortion has been regulated by a patchwork of policies for more than 30 details » July 29, 2010
TEA PARTY CAUCUS WELCOMES WAMP - July 29 – Americans noticed when the Congress strayed from the fundamental principles of the Constitution, and many banded details » July 27, 2010
WAMP SIGNS PETITION TO REPEAL OBAMACARE - July 27 – Tennesseans continue to express their disapproval of President Obama’s health care reform. Since voting against this details » July 26, 2010
MOURNING THE PASSING OF CLAIBORNE COUNTY MAYOR DUNCAN - July 26 – Congressman Zach Wamp issued the following statement mourning the passing of Claiborne County Mayor Joe Tyler details » July 23, 2010
SERVICE ACADEMY APPLICATIONS FOR NOMINATION DUE BY OCTOBER 29 - July 23 – High school students in Tennessee’s Third Congressional District can now submit applications to Congressman Zach Wamp for details » July 20, 2010
FALL INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES - July 20 – College students and young professionals with an interest in government and public service are encouraged to details » July 16, 2010
CELEBRATING TWO YEARS WITH VOLKSWAGEN - July 16 – Two years ago this week, Volkswagen Group of America announced its selection of Chattanooga for a details » July 15, 2010
SUBCOMMITTEE APPROVES BILL FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS - July 15 – The Military Construction-Veterans Affairs (MilCon-VA) Subcommittee approved legislation to modernize National Guard facilities, improve the quality details » July 12, 2010
PAUL THANKS WAMP - July 12 – Rep. Zach Wamp and Congressman Ron Paul of Texas have been allies on the effort to details » July 9, 2010
COMMITMENT TO FREE ENTERPRISE AWARD - July 9 – Congressman Zach Wamp earned a perfect score and a Thomas Jefferson Award from The International Foodservice Distributors details » July 7, 2010
AUDITING THE FEDERAL RESERVE - July 7 – The Federal Reserve, the central banking system of the United States, has never been fully audited details » June 28, 2010
SILICON VALLEY POWERS UP THE TENNESSEE VALLEY - June 28 – Silicon Valley’s newest energy innovation is powering up the Tennessee Valley today with the unveiling of details » June 25, 2010
NEW ENERGY JOBS FOR CHATTANOOGA - June 25 – This week’s opening of Alstom’s new Chattanooga plant will bring hundreds of energy jobs that pay above details » June 23, 2010
TIME FOR A HARD STANCE ON IMMIGRATION - June 23 – Thousands of illegal immigrants flow across our southern borders each year. Violent crimes committed by illegal details » June 18, 2010
TENNESSEE GUARD'S 278TH RETURNS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE - June 18 – Planes carrying troops from the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment arrived in Smyrna details » June 15, 2010
EXISTING HEALTH PLANS ARE LATEST VICTIMS OF OBAMACARE - June 15 – While Congress was considering health care reform, President Obama repeatedly promised that Americans who liked their details » June 11, 2010
HEARING FROM GRAINGER COUNTY - June 11 – Congressman Zach Wamp was in Bean Station today to meet with residents of Grainger County and hear details » June 8, 2010
KIDS BOOKS FIND NEW HOME IN POLK COUNTY - June 8 – The Polk County Library received 70 children’s books delivered by Congressman Zach Wamp on a recent details » June 4, 2010
CONGRESSMAN WAMP ANNOUNCES 2010 SERVICE ACADEMY APPOINTEES - June 4 – Seven exceptional students from Tennessee’s Third Congressional District were appointed by Congressman Zach Wamp to attend details » May 31, 2010
REMEMBERING THOSE WHO DIED IN OUR NATION'S SERVICE - May 31 – The men and women throughout history who have given their lives in pursuit of keeping our country details » May 28, 2010
OAK RIDGE TEAM WINS NUCLEAR ENERGY INNOVATION HUB - May 28 – The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) will be the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Energy’s details » May 25, 2010
$200 MILLION INVESTMENT IN USEC HELPS AMERICAN CENTRIFUGE PLANT - May 25 – USEC Inc. today announced that nuclear industry leaders Babcock and Wilcox (B&W) and the Toshiba Corporation details » May 21, 2010
VAT NOT THE SOLUTION TO AMERICA'S DEBT - May 21 – This week, Congressman Zach Wamp and more than 150 of his House colleagues sent a letter details » May 18, 2010
MOUNTAINTOP MINING IS NOT FOR TENNESSEE - May 18 – The destructive mining practice of removing and discarding entire mountain tops is very dangerous to our details » May 14, 2010
HEALTH CARE REFORM BURDENS SMALL BUSINESSES - May 14 –The health care reform law is a multi-billion dollar mandate on Tennessee, and it will also burden details » May 12, 2010
TACKLE OBESITY AND WE LOWER HEALTHCARE COSTS - May 12 – Childhood obesity is a national problem approaching epidemic proportions. This unprecedented rise in obesity directly correlates details » May 11, 2010
TENNESSEE DELEGATION REQUESTS FLOOD CLEANUP, RECOVERY - May 11 – Tennessee’s entire congressional delegation has asked President Obama to formally request funding in the upcoming Supplemental details » May 7, 2010
WAMP RECEIVES "ACU CONSERVATIVE" HONOR - May 7 – The American Conservative Union once again designated Congressman Zach Wamp as an “ACU Conservative” in recognition of details » May 6, 2010
PRAYING FOR OUR NATION - May 6 – By participating in the National Day of Prayer, I will join so many others across the details » May 4, 2010
TENNESSEE DELEGATION SUPPORTS GOVERNOR'S REQUEST FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE - May 4 – Tennessee’s entire Congressional delegation has asked the President to approve Governor Phil Bredesen’s request for disaster details » May 3, 2010
TENNESSEE BYPASSES FEDERAL HIGH-RISK POOL - May 3 – Tennessee is one of 17 states pushing back against a federal government takeover of health care. The details » April 30, 2010
BAND-AID APPROACH DOESN'T HELP "DOC FIX" - April 30 – Eighty million Americans rely on Medicare for their health care needs. It is critical that there details » April 26, 2010
BRINGING P.E. BACK TO SCHOOLS - April 26 – By passing the Fitness Integrated with Teaching (FIT) Kids Act, the U.S. House of Representatives renews details » April 22, 2010
EARTH DAY TURNS 40 - April 22 – When U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin called the community together to protect our planet 40 years details » April 19, 2010
RECOGNIZING ISRAEL'S INDEPENDENCE - April 19 – These are difficult days for the Middle East, but there are still occasions for celebration. This details » April 16, 2010
TENNESSEE PLAYS NON-PROLIFERATION ROLE - April 16 – All participants in this week’s 47-nation nuclear summit in Washington, D.C., endorsed our country’s call to details » April 14, 2010
NNSA EXTENDS COMMENT PERIOD - April 14 – Congressman Zach Wamp showed his strong commitment to Oak Ridge and the future of our nation’s details » April 13, 2010
PROTECTING THOSE WHO PROTECT US - April 13 – Congressman Zach Wamp introduced the First Responders Protection Act today to shield these heroes from the details » April 9, 2010
BIGGER GOVERNMENT PLUS MORE SPENDING DOESN'T ADD UP TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY - April 9 – Many Americans who are ready, willing and able to work are still struggling to find jobs because details » April 7, 2010
HEALTH CARE MANDATES COSTS STATES BILLIONS - April 7 – As a Tennessean, I’m gravely concerned about what the health care mandate coming out of Washington will details » April 2, 2010
RECOGNIZING OUR COLD WAR VETERANS - April 2 – The Cold War involved hundreds of military exercises and operations between September 1945 and December 1991 details » March 30, 2010
GREEN MCADOO AND CLINTON 12 RECEIVE CIVIL RIGHTS HONOR - March 30 – The Green McAdoo Culture Center and the Clinton 12 are being honored with the National Education Association’s 2010 details » March 29, 2010
U.S. HOUSE DELEGATION CONGRATULATES TENNESSEE ON WINNING RACE TO THE TOP EDUCATIONAL FUNDING - March 29 – Tennessee’s delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives expressed support and congratulations following the Department of Education’s details » March 26, 2010
UT-BATTELLE CONTRACT EXTENDED AT ORNL - March 26 – While at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory this week, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the details » March 25, 2010
CLOSING YORK INSTITUTE IMPACTS 600 STUDENTS - March 25 – Congressman Zach Wamp wrote a letter to Governor Phil Bredesen today at the request of Fentress details » March 23, 2010
HEUMF DEDICATION AT OAK RIDGE - March 23 – More than a thousand people gathered to help celebrate the opening of the Highly Enriched Uranium details » March 21, 2010
HEALTH CARE TAKEOVER IS A DEFINING MOMENT - March 21 – The U.S. House of Representatives approved the government takeover of health care today. Congressman Zach Wamp details » March 16, 2010
ROBOTICS KEY TO ADVANCED MANUFACTURING - March 16 – The robotics field is rapidly growing to create high-tech and advanced manufacturing jobs in Tennessee. Technological details » March 12, 2010
SUPPORTING FORT CAMPBELL - March 12 – The Citizens for Fort Campbell and community leaders came to Washington to advocate for Fort Campbell details » March 8, 2010
AG DISASTER DESIGNATION FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING - March 8 – To help Tennessee farmers who suffered crop losses and farm equipment and structure damage as a result of details » March 4, 2010
TENNESSEE NAMED "RACE TO THE TOP" FINALIST - March 4 – The U.S. Department of Education selected Tennessee to participate in Tier 2 of the Race to the details » March 3, 2010
PREVENTING A BACKDOOR NATIONAL ENERGY TAX - March 3 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an “endangerment finding” late last year stating that carbon dioxide details » February 26, 2010
BLOOM BOX TIES TO CHATTANOOGA - February 26 – A Silicon Valley company introduced new energy technology this week with a strong Tennessee Valley connection. details » February 25, 2010
WHITE HOUSE HEALTH CARE SUMMIT - February 25 – Congressman Zach Wamp issued the following statement about the White House health care summit: “Republicans went details » February 23, 2010
PRESIDENT'S PROPOSAL IS MORE OF THE SAME - February 23 –While the White House released a new health care reform blueprint this week, it is disappointingly similar to details » February 19, 2010
ADVANCING NUCLEAR ENERGY - February 19 – As our country looks for ways to reduce carbon emissions, nuclear energy must be part of details » February 16, 2010
STARTING OVER ON HEALTH CARE - February 16 – The majority of Americans disapprove of the health care reform effort that is now under way details » February 12, 2010
COMMITMENT TO DISABLED VETERANS RECOGNIZED - February 12 – The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) honored Congressman Zach Wamp with an Outstanding Service Award for his commitment to details » February 10, 2010
SECURING AMERICA'S BORDERS - February 10 – America is a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws. But the laws we already have in details » February 5, 2010
TENNESSEE GUARD HEADING TO IRAQ - February 5 – After two months of training at Camp Shelby in Mississippi, more than 3,000 members of the details » February 4, 2010
DEBT LIMIT INCREASE WILL SLOW ECONOMIC GROWTH - February 4 – The U.S. House of Representatives followed the lead of the U.S. Senate in passing a $1.9 trillion details » February 2, 2010
DOE-USEC AGREEMENT ADVANCES AMERICAN CENTRIFUGE PROJECT - February 2 – An expected new agreement between USEC Inc. and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will advance the details » January 29, 2010
TAX DEDUCTION FOR HAITI DONORS - January 29 – American taxpayers will now be able to deduct their charitable contributions for Haiti earthquake relief on their details » January 27, 2010
TENNESSEE AIR NATIONAL GUARD HEADS TO HAITI - January 27 – Two Tennessee Air National Guard teams are heading to Haiti this week to construct disaster relief facilities details » January 27, 2010
CALL FOR FISCAL SANITY - January 27 – Congressman Zach Wamp issued a statement following President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: “Since details » January 26, 2010
NEW HEUMF AT Y-12 READY TO STORE ENRICHED URNAIUM - January 26 – The Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility (HEUMF), a highly-secure nuclear storage warehouse at the Y-12 National Security details » January 22, 2010
MARCHING FOR LIFE - January 22 – Thousands of young pro-life activists gathered in Washington today for the annual March for Life and details » January 20, 2010
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SUMMER PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS - January 20 – The Library of Congress offers more than books for educators to incorporate into the classroom. It boasts details » January 18, 2010
HONORING DR. KING'S LEGACY - January 18 – Our national character is born out of injustice being made right. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s details » January 13, 2010
HELPING HAITI - January 13 – Congressman Zach Wamp issued the following statement about the tragic earthquake in Haiti: “Our prayers details » January 12, 2010
CUMBERLAND TRAIL EXTENDS THROUGH CLAIBORNE AND CAMPBELL COUNTIES - January 12 – The Cumberland Trail corridor will be extended another 19 miles through Claiborne and Campbell counties with details » January 8, 2010
HEALTH CARE BILLS WILL RAISE COSTS - January 8 – The more that Tennesseans learn about the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate health care bills, details » January 6, 2010
EAST RIDGE FLAG RAISING - January 6 – East Ridge citizens will see a new flag flying above City Hall today designed by one details » January 1, 2010
NEW YEAR, FRESH START - January 1 – In the time that I was privileged to spend in Tennessee last year, I saw firsthand details » December 28, 2009
CONGRATULATING TENNESSEE'S TOP MILITARY LEADER - December 28 – Tennessee top military leader, Major General Gus L. Hargett Jr., will retire from the U.S. Army details » December 22, 2009
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS - December 22 – Like many Tennessee families, our country continues to face difficult challenges. But the Christmas season provides details » December 16, 2009
UNBALANCED BUDGET - December 16 – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a Democrat proposal to increase the statutory limit on the details » December 14, 2009
UNLEASH OUR INNOVATION - December 14 – Many Americans are anxious about their jobs in this uncertain economy and concerned about their futures. Congressman details » December 11, 2009
MALL ENERGY PROJECT FUNDED WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL HELP - December 11 – Core Properties, owner of the Oak Ridge mall, did not request congressional help on its competitive grant details » December 8, 2009
INCREASED GOVERNMENT SPENDING HASN'T CREATED NEEDED JOBS - December 8 – With health care reform, cap-and-tax legislation and a possible second stimulus bill pending before Congress, Congressman Zach details » December 3, 2009
DEATH AND TAXES - December 3 – Congressman Zach Wamp issued the following statement about his vote against the Democrats' estate tax, also called details » December 1, 2009
MOVING FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN - December 1 – Congressman Zach Wamp is the lead Republican on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and details »
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