Press Releases

  • Graves Hails FCC Funding Cuts, Prohibition Of Funds For ‘Net Neutrality’
    Jun 16, 2011 - Today, the fiscal year 2012 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill was passed out of subcommittee with funding cut by $2 billion from the 2011 level. The bill also included language prohibiting the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from using funding to implement “net ne... More
  • Graves Announces 9th District Service Academy Appointees for 2011
    Jun 16, 2011 - U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-09) issued the following announcement that 18 young men and women from the 9th Congressional District have been appointed to four service academies: “These eighteen men and women represent the best among North Georgia’s young adults, and we should all be proud that they ch... More
  • Graves One of 103 Reps. To Call On House GOP Leadership To Support ‘Cut, Cap, and Balance’ Solution To Debt Crisis
    Jun 6, 2011 - U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-09) was one of 103 Representatives to sign a Republican Study Committee (RSC) letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor calling for a three-pronged approach—called “Cut, Cap, and Balance”—to resolve the debt crisis. Rep. Graves issued the followi... More
  • Libya Resolutions: Graves Demands Obama Heed Constitution, Congress
    Jun 3, 2011 - U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-09) issued the following statement after voting for both H. Res 292, the Republican Libya Resolution, and H. Con. Res 51, the Kucinich War Powers Resolution on Libya: “On U.S. involvement in Libya, President Obama has failed to abide by the War Powers Act, failed to clearl... More
  • Graves Statement On May Unemployment Report
    Jun 3, 2011 - U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-09) issued the following statement on the Department of Labor’s May Unemployment Report that showed the jobless rate rose to 9.1 percent: “Today’s unemployment figures bookend a tough week of economic news for America. It’s an even tougher week for those who are looking fo... More
  • Washington Times Editorial: The Autopen President
    Jun 1, 2011 - NOTE: Rep. Tom Graves: “I believe President Obama should have excused himself from France early and paid the American people the proper level of respect by personally signing the controversial Patriot Act.” The autopen president Obama lets machines sign bills into law By Emily Miller [In the 6/1/11 ... More
  • Graves To Vote Against President’s Request To Raise Debt Limit
    May 31, 2011 - U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-09) issued the following statement that he will vote against H.R. 1954, President Obama’s request to increase the debt limit from $14.3 trillion to $16.7 trillion, when it comes before the U.S. House for a vote this evening: “The debt crisis poses such a serious threat to ... More
  • Graves Questions Obama On Autopen
    May 27, 2011 - This morning, U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-09), sent a letter to President Barack Obama questioning his authority to “assign a surrogate the responsibility of signing bills passed by Congress into law.” The question arises from the White House’s confirmation yesterday that President Obama authorized a... More
  • UPDATE: Rep. Graves Finalizes County Connection Program 2011 Calendar
    May 16, 2011 - U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-9) has released additional and final 2011 dates for the 9th Congressional District County Connection Program. The program, which started on February 1, 2011, stations members of Rep. Graves’ staff in counties across the 9th district on Tuesdays in order to provide a person... More
  • Reps. Tom Graves, Kingston, Jordan, and Flake Introduce Legislation To Cap Total Federal Spending At 18% Of GDP
    May 13, 2011 - Today, Congressman Tom Graves (R-GA), Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA), Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Congressman Jeff Flake (R-AZ) introduced legislation that would limit total federal spending to 18% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2016. This legislation brings spending in line with the hi... More

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