Shane Hazel, who bills himself as a limited government Republican, filed the necessary paperwork this week to challenge Congressman Rob Woodall for the privilege of representing Georgia’s 7 Congressional District. Hazel, a native of Gwinnett County, is married with 3 young children and resides in Cumming. A Marine Corps veteran he is employed as a
The 49-51 vote in the Senate in the early Friday morning hours drew a mixed bag of reactions from politicians involved in the process to citizens impacted by the process. Georgia’s 9th District Congressman Doug Collins: “Some of my colleagues across the aisle believe that the Senate’s vote against repealing Obamacare was heroic. I believe
9th District Congressman Doug Collins continued his leadership role in federal criminal justice reform with the Prison Reform and Redemption Act. The bill hopes to lower recidivism rates by allowing federal prisoners to serve the final days of their sentence in a halfway house or home confinement to aid in their transition back into their communities. In
Today Governor Nathan Deal announced that Advanced Digital Cable will create 65 new jobs with a $15 million investment in the expansion of its Union County facility. ADC currently employs 70 at the Blairsville facility which will be increased by 100,000 square feet. ADC President Steve Payne cited the cooperation between the Georgia Department of
Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) announced today that he has appointed the following members to the Agricultural Education Advisory Commission: Rep. Terry England (R-Auburn) – Co-Chair Rep. Debbie Buckner (D-Junction City) Rep. Robert Dickey (R-Musella) The Agricultural Education Advisory Commission is established by House Bill 437. The Commission reviews the Department of Education’s agricultural education
Consider the impact of agriculture in our state: – contributes about $74.9 billion annually to Georgia’s economy, according to the UGA Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development. – one in seven Georgians works in agriculture, forestry or related fields. – there were 42,257 farms in Georgia encompassing 9,620,836 acres of land. The average farm size
Government regulations have long hamstrung small and mid-size business from growing, becoming more successful and creating good paying jobs. Today the US House of Representatives will vote on the Financial Choice Act which essentially repeals the onerous regulations created by the Dodd-Frank legislation. 9th District Congressman Doug Collins provided an overview of this legislation before the
9th District Congressman Doug Collins issued a press release announcing his support of an appropriation process introduced by 14th District Congressman Tom Graves to move 12 appropriation bills through the committee process before August and elevate conservative priorities in the budget for FY 2018. In announcing his support the Congressman said, This plan is ambitious, and we
For most of my life Memorial Day had been a day to honor those service men and women who died in service to our country, the official start of summer and a day for cookouts and picnics. That all changed on Memorial Day May 29, 1995. That day, about 11 AM, Sheriff’s Deputies arrived to
Georgia’s 9th District Congressman Doug Collins has petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow increased line speeds in poultry processing plants across the nation. In his letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Collins cited processors in South America, Asia, Canada, and Europe that are safely operating at line speeds of up to 200 birds per
