Category Archives: Rep. Lynn Westmoreland

Corps of Engineers saved lives during Georgia floods

The Army Corps of Engineers did an excellent job managing the Chattahoochee River basin during Georgia’s September floods. The Corps’ early actions and skillful handling of raging waters flowing downstream from North Georgia saved untold numbers of lives south of … Continue reading

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Westmoreland Questions FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair

Congressman Westmoreland questions the FDIC’s Chairman about oversight and Corporations’s role during the financial crisis and today

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Rep. Westmoreland Discusses Financial Services Committee

Congressman Westmoreland appears on Comcast Newsmakers to discuss Financial Services Committee issues, including the high rate of bank failures in Georgia and what can be done to help our financial industry.

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Westmoreland Honors Lt. Collins

As a member of the House Intelligence Committee, Congressman Westmoreland speaks in favor of the FY11 Intelligence Authorization bill on the House Floor Congressman Lynn Westmoreland honors Lt. Robert Collins.

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Cong. Lynn Westmoreland up next…

Cut Cap and Balance and the debt ceiling – Captured Live on Ustream at www.ustream.tv

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Rep. Westmoreland Questions Witnesses on the National Flood Insurance Program

Rep. Lynn Westmoreland questions witnesses on the National Flood Insurance Program.

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Westmoreland questions Geithner

Rep. Lynn Westmoreland asks Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner why the federal government didn’t negotiate a better deal for taxpayers in bailing out AIG during the House Oversight Committee Jan. 27, 2010, hearing.

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Rep. Westmoreland Introduces Amendment to Review FDIC Regulations on Troubled Community Banks

Congressman Westmoreland introduces an amendment to the Financial Services Committee Oversight Plan that would require the committee review FDIC regulations governing troubled community banks.

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Westmoreland Discusses the Negative Impact the CFPB Can Have on Small Businesses

Congressman Westmoreland discussed the negative impact the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could have on small businesses who rely on available credit to operate, using his own experience as a small business owner in Georgia

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Rep. Westmoreland Questions Clapper, Panetta on National Security Threat of National Debt

During one of the only open hearings of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Congressman Lynn Westmoreland questioned Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and CIA Director Leon Panetta about the impact our growing national debt has on our … Continue reading

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