Wow. I... just don't know what to say to this. Are his meds off? Is he now channeling his inner Strom Thurmond? MATTHEWS: What do you make of the president's concern that our history over there-he's voiced this in the Cairo speech-that our history over there of getting involved with Kermit Roosevelt and the CIA, overthrowing those elections back in the '50s, getting rid of their democracy when they...
Several Atlanta ONE members participated in the CARE National Conference and Celebration May 5 and 6 in Washington, DC. It was a great time for advocacy, and we met with Senators Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA), among many Georgia Representatives from the House about three key issues: hunger and food aid, preventing child [...]
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The AP reports, "A judge has ruled Sen. Saxby Chambliss doesn't have to answer questions from a lawyer suing Imperial Sugar on behalf of victims of the explosion at the company's Georgia refinery last year." The lawyer, Mark Tate, who...
Last fall, Saxby Chambliss was served with a subpoena by Savannah attorney Mark Tate, who wanted to question the Republican Senator “on whether Imperial Sugar enlisted his help to defend the company after the Feb. 7, 2008, explosion that killed 14 workers and injured dozens more” as part of his lawsuit against Imperial. According to the [...]
Senators John Thune (R-SD), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) have reintroduced legislation that would fix the flawed definition of renewable biomass in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The definition of “Renewable Biomass” in the 2007 Energy Bill excludes any material removed from national forests and most private forestlands. Therefore, cellulosic ethanol...
Contact Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia and urge him to support the Mathew Shepard Hate Crime Legislation. The below correspondence was received in response to a request made to Sen. Chambliss that he support national hate crimes legislation. "Thank you for contacting me regarding your thoughts on hate crime legislation. I appreciate hearing your concerns on this matter." "There is...
From the Senate Agriculture Committee: Harkin, Chambliss Reintroduce Measure to Reduce Dangerous Pollutants Washington, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and Ranking Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) today reintroduced legislation to implement pesticide-related obligations under agreements for a worldwide group of...
Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act today. It’s also cosponsored by Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Saxby Chambliss (R-GA). The bill would “dramatically improve the way the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) protects the safety [...]
From the office of the Senate Agriculture Committee: Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Saxby Chambliss, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry, today announced a Committee hearing entitled: Improving Nutrition for America's Children in Difficult Economic Times. The Committee will meet in open session at 9:30 A.M. on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, in Room 216...
Saxby Chambliss has not changed:Top Democrats and Republicans are already shooting down President Obama's plan to cut farm subsidies, dealing a blow to one of the cost-savings promises he laid out in his congressional address Tuesday night. [...] [T]he ranking...
None of us should be surprised by this. Chambliss has never made significant staff changes after nearly blowing his election last year. Now he’s back on the Hill fighting the one good Obama proposal: cutting farm aid. “I believe it is premature to make any sweeping changes to the makeup of the farm safety [...]
Another Senatorial Response. Saxby Chambliss on OPRASP. Dear Mr. Durden: Thank you for contacting me regarding H.R. 1, the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009." It is good to hear from you. On January 28, 2009, the House of Representatives voted along party lines to pass this bill and send it to the Senate. As lawmakers worked to amend the legislation, the majority repeatedly...
Fresh off his vote against President Obama’s stimulus package, U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson will kick off his 2010 bid for re-election with a Tuesday rally at the state Capitol. Isakson’s to be joined by his Senate colleague Saxby Chambliss, Gov....
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is to law enforcement officers what James Dobson is to Christians and Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss is to Washington legislators - a bigoted publicity hound with less conscience than a tobacco lobbyist and fewer scruples...
No doubt you’ve noticed that the U.S. Senate has passed a stimulus package on a vote of 61 to 37, with three Republicans supporting $838 billion measure. As they indicated over the weekend, U.S. Sens. Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss...
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