Press Releases

Rep. Tom Graves Votes to Lift Ban on Crude Oil Exports, Grow Economy
Oct 9, 2015 - Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 702, legislation that lifts the 40-year-old ban on U.S. crude oil exports: “Lifting the outdated ban on U.S. crude oil exports is an important part of developing a healthy economy. It will help lock in lower gas p... More

Rep. Tom Graves Votes to Establish Panel to Investigate Fetal Tissue Procurement
Oct 7, 2015 - Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.Res. 461, which would establish a special panel on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to investigate organizations that participate in fetal tissue procurement: “The online videos of Planned Parenthood personnel... More

Rep. Tom Graves Co-Sponsors Legislation to Award Purple Heart to Victims of Chattanooga Terror Attack
Oct 6, 2015 - Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) issued the following statement concerning his co-sponsorship of H.Res. 383, a bipartisan Congressional Resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Sailors and Marines who were killed or injured in the domestic terrorist attack in Chattanooga, Tennessee, should be a... More

Rep. Tom Graves Votes to Support Troops, Prioritize National Defense
Oct 1, 2015 - Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) today voted in favor of the conference report for National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, bipartisan legislation correcting differences between the House and Senate authorization bills. The National Defense Authorization Act is annual legislation that autho... More

Rep. Tom Graves Votes to Allow States to Exclude Abortion Providers from Medicaid Funding
Sep 29, 2015 - Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Women’s Public Health and Safety Act (H.R. 3495), legislation that empowers states to exclude abortion providers from Medicaid programs: “Georgia has 274 health clinics that meet the unique health care needs of wom... More

250+ Students Attend Rep. Graves’ Second Annual Youth Leadership Summit
Sep 28, 2015 - More than 250 students participated in Rep. Tom Graves’ (R-GA-14) second annual Youth Leadership Summit in Calhoun last Tuesday. The students were high school juniors and seniors from 27 schools from across the 14th Congressional District, each of whom was recommended by their teachers and school ad... More

Rep. Tom Graves Co-Sponsors Bill to Return Control of Health Care to States, Citizens
Sep 23, 2015 - Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) today announced his co-sponsorship of H.J. Res. 50, which would establish a Health Care Compact. Under the compact model, health care authority and responsibility would be transferred from the federal government to any state that opted to participate. Member states could th... More

Rep. Tom Graves Votes to Stop Planned Parenthood Funding, Protect Abortion Survivors
Sep 18, 2015 - Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Defund Planned Parenthood Act (H.R. 3134) and the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 3504), legislation that places a moratorium on federal Planned Parenthood funding and protects survivors of abort... More

Rep. Tom Graves Statement On House Lawsuit Against Obama Administration
Sep 14, 2015 - Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) issued the following statement about last week’s ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, which affirmed that the House of Representatives can challenge unconstitutional actions by President Obama and his administration in court, specifically concerni... More

Rep. Tom Graves Votes to Reject Iran Nuclear Agreement
Sep 11, 2015 - Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) today voted in favor of H.R. 3461 and H.R. 3460, legislation to reject the Iran nuclear agreement and to keep sanctions on Iran. After these votes, Rep. Graves released the following video: https://youtu.be/5xk_KpdDhcs The full script of the video is below: Hi, I’m Congress... More

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