Congressman Tom Graves | 9th District of Georgia

Press Releases

  • Rep. Graves Votes to Increase Free Trade and Help American Businesses
    Nov 16, 2012 - Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-09) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 6156, the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012. The bill would normalize permanent trade relations with Russia. Currently, the issue preventing normal... More
  • Graves Votes to Protect and Promote America's Domestic Energy Supply
    Sep 21, 2012 - Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-09) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 3409, the Stop the War on Coal Act. This legislation protects American jobs and supports U.S. energy production by prohibiting the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new rules and regulations that will adverse... More
  • Graves Votes to Affirm that Hard Work is the American Way
    Sep 20, 2012 - Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-09) released the following statement, after voting in favor of H.J. Res. 118, which disapproves of the Obama Administration’s policy on welfare work requirements. In July, the Obama Administration announced it would violate the 1996 welfare reform law by allowing the Department... More
  • Rep. Graves Blasts Obama Administration over New GAO Report on Welfare Work Requirements
    Sep 19, 2012 - Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-09) issued the following statement after the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its latest report, confirming the Obama Administration circumvented the legislative process to waive work requirements in the 1996 welfare reform law. The 1996 law mandated ... More
  • Rep. Graves Votes to Stop Future Solyndras
    Sep 14, 2012 - Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-09) released the following statement today, after voting for H.R. 6213, the No More Solyndras Act. H.R. 6213 ensures that taxpayers are never again left on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars because of the Obama Administration’s, or any future presidents’, risky gambl... More
  • Rep. Graves Honored with First Annual "Freedom Fighter" Award
    Sep 13, 2012 - U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-09) released the following statement today, after receiving the first annual “Freedom Fighter” award from FreedomWorks, a grassroots organization committed to less government, lower taxes, and more freedom. FreedomWorks created a scorecard which highlights votes in the U.S... More
  • Rep. Graves Receives "Guardian of Small Business" Award
    Sep 13, 2012 - U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-09) released the following statement today, after receiving the “Guardian of Small Business” award from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). NFIB President and CEO Dan Danner presented the award to Rep. Graves. The award is given to lawmakers for their v... More
  • Rep. Graves Commemorates 11th Anniversary of 9/11 Terror Attacks
    Sep 11, 2012 - Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-09) released the following statement today to commemorate 11th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks against the United States. “Eleven years ago today, our great land was attacked for who we are and what we represent – a free, open, and democratic society. The r... More
  • Rep. Tom Graves Statement on August Jobs Report
    Sep 7, 2012 - U.S. Representative Tom Graves (R, GA-09) released the following statement in response to today’s August 2012 jobs report. The U.S. Department of Labor reported that only 96,000 jobs were created in August, while unemployment remained above 8 percent for the past three and a half years. “This is the... More
  • Rep. Graves Announces Fall/Winter 2012 County Connection Days
    Sep 5, 2012 - U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-9) has announced the 2012 fall/winter dates for his 9th Congressional District County Connection Program. A Constituent Services Representative from Congressman Graves’ office will be available to meet with constituents on the following dates and locations. The program, w... More