October 3, 2018
In this edition of Inside Democracy: From the Peach State to the Potomac, we highlight Congressman Austin Scott. Representative Scott represents the Eighth Congressional District of Georgia, which covers the mid-south portion of Georgia. Congressman Scott has offices in Warner Robins and Tifton. He has served in the House of Representatives since 2011 and currently serves on the Agriculture Committee and the Armed Services Committee. We recently asked the Congressman to visit with us and our Inside Democracy readers.
Read MoreAugust 17, 2018
U.S. Representative Hank Johnson represents the Fourth Congressional District of Georgia, which includes portions of DeKalb, Gwinnett and Newton counties and all of Rockdale County. He has served in the House of Representatives since 2007 and currently serves on the Judiciary Committee and the Transportation Committee. We recently asked the Congressman to visit with us and our Inside Democracy readers.
Read MoreJuly 27, 2018
U.S. Representative David Scott represents the Thirteenth Congressional District of Georgia, which includes portions of six counties: Cobb, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, and Henry. He has served in the House of Representatives since 2002 and currently serves on the Financial Services Committee and the Agriculture Committee. We recently asked the Congressman to visit with us and our readers.
Read MoreJuly 9, 2018
In this edition of Inside Democracy: From the Peach State to the Potomac, we highlight Congressman Rick Allen, who represents the Twelfth Congressional District of Georgia, which includes Augusta, Dublin, and Statesboro. Allen has served in the House of Representatives since 2015 and currently serves on the Agriculture Committee as well as the Education and the Workforce Committee.
Read MoreMay 30, 2018
U.S. Representative Buddy Carter represents the First Congressional District of Georgia, which covers the southeast portion of of the state and includes Waycross, Savannah and the Golden Isles. He has served in the House of Representatives since 2015 and currently serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee. We recently asked the Congressman to visit with us and our Inside Democracy readers.
Read MoreMay 21, 2018
These days it is difficult to find bipartisan agreement on big issues. However, supporting our veterans and military families is an issue which tends to bring the political realm together at all levels – federal, state and local. Last week, Congress and the Trump Administration took great strides in providing that support.
Read MoreMay 11, 2018
U.S. Representative Barry Loudermilk represents the Eleventh Congressional District of Georgia, which includes Bartow County, Cherokee County and parts of Cobb and Fulton Counties. He has served in the House of Representatives since 2015 and currently serves on the Financial Services Committee, the Science, Space and Technology Committee, as well as the House Administration Committee. We recently asked the Congressman to visit with us and our Inside Democracy readers.
Read MoreMay 2, 2018
Congressman Doug Collins, who represents the Ninth Congressional District of Georgia in the northeast part of the state, has been working for several years on a piece of legislation known as the Music Modernization Act (H.R. 5447 or MMA), which was mentioned in our Q&A with the Representative in Inside Democracy back in February. After clearing the Judiciary Committee with unanimous approval, the House passed the MMA 415-0 and sent it to the Senate on April 25th. With 49 co-sponsors (26 Democrats and 23 Republicans) in the House, this bipartisan and measured bill should give some relief for those who despair of Congress acting on much needed and long-overdue reforms to a major law – in this instance, copyrights and royalties paid to musicians.
Read MoreApril 26, 2018
In this edition of Inside Democracy: From the Peach State to the Potomac, we highlight Congressman Rob Woodall. Representative Woodall represents the Seventh Congressional District of Georgia, which includes parts of Forsyth and Gwinnett counties. He has served in Congress since 2011 and currently serves as Chairman of the Rules Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, while also serving on the Transportation & Infrastructure and Budget Committees. We recently asked the Congressman to visit with us and our Inside Democracy readers.
Read MoreApril 18, 2018
Today Congress will begin the process of reauthorizing the farm bill which expires September 30, 2018. The House Agriculture Committee takes the first step this morning with a markup of H.R. 2, the “Agriculture & Nutrition Act of 2018”. With over 10 million acres of farmland and a variety of commodities in the state, the agribusiness community in Georgia is sure to be paying attention. Indeed, the annual Farm Gate Value for Georgia’s agricultural production is over $13 billion, with commodities like broilers, cotton, chicken eggs, vegetables, peanuts, and fruit leading the way.
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