CONGRESS WELCOMES ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU

On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to Capitol Hill to speak to both the House and the Senate.  If you weren’t able to watch the Prime Minister’s speech live, I would encourage you to CLICK HERE to watch the video…READ MORE.

PROTECTING OUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS

Last week I joined 235 of my fellow House members in sending a letter to the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) expressing our concerns about BATFE’s recent proposal to ban certain types of ammunition…READ MORE.

HOUSE PASSES MAJOR AMTRAK REFORM PROPOSAL

On Wednesday, the House passed a bill to reform Amtrak, H.R. 749, the “Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015,” by a bipartisan, supermajority vote of 316-101. In the past, I have voted to end the subsidy for Amtrak, and I did so again this week, but a majority of the House opposes and defeated those efforts…READ MORE. 

PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNS DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING BILL

Last week the President signed into law the FY15 Department of Homeland Security spending bill. As you may know, this bill was connected to funding the President’s executive actions on immigration that a federal court has declared unlawful…READ MORE.

THE WEEK AHEAD 

This week I’m happy to be back home in Georgia. I will be meeting with many schools, businesses, and constituent groups; listening, learning, and sharing about ways that we can partner together to make our community and our nation more successful…READ MORE.