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  • Article 1 Project - Reining in Government
    Posted in Op-Eds on February 29, 2016 | Preview rr

    By Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R - GA) Run exclusively in the Marietta Daily Journal The legacy of the Obama administration may very well be his successful use of executive action to advance his progressive agenda. Whether through his extensive use of executive orders and directives, or the myriad of new regulations imposed by the 438 federal departments and agencies, he has transformed the office of the president into one that has, not only, executive power, but legislative as well. Charles Montesq... Read more

  • The President’s Gun Plan Puts Radical Ideology Over National Security
    Posted in Op-Eds on January 7, 2016 | Preview rr

    Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) The administration of President Barack Obama may well go down in history as one of the greatest failures of anyone who ever occupied the oval office; however, history will not claim him as a political novice. In a statement on the official White House website, the president acknowledged that he will do whatever it takes to advance his anti-Second Amendment agenda, and he is playing on the fears of the American people to promote that radical anti-gun agenda. The state... Read more

  • OP-ED: The Death of Outrage
    Posted in Op-Eds on August 19, 2015 | Preview rr

    By: Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) It’s a story line so horrific and unbelievable that major Hollywood studios would likely discard the script as too offensive and unrealistic. No one could believe such events could happen in a post dark-ages world, especially in America. To our astonishment, this dark tale is not Hollywood fiction, but is actually taking place in our own nation, where the body parts of innocent unborn babies are harvested, marketed, and sold. As undercover videos of Planned Paren... Read more

  • OP-ED: Taking the Hill - A Freshman’s Perspective on Changing the Culture in Congress
    Posted in Op-Eds on April 2, 2015 | Preview rr

    OP-ED: Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) | Chaotic would be a mild description of what the first few weeks were like for new members of Congress. As Americans celebrated the New Year, newly-elected members from Maine to American Samoa descended on Washington D.C. to begin the overwhelming task of setting up their offices. Since the previous Congress didn’t officially end until January 3, the incoming freshmen were not allowed to officially hire staff, occupy office space, or conduct any official busi... Read more