Senate Press Release – Page 686 – Georgia Senate Press Office

July 2, 2009

The People’s Business

By President Pro Tempore Tommie Williams
July 2, 2009

Independence Day is one of the most celebrated and important holidays we observe as Americans. Nestled in the beginning of summer and conjuring up memories of fireworks, watermelon, and cookouts with friends and family, all to the sound track of Lee Greenwood’s “I’m proud to be an American,” July 4th is traditionally a joyous and happy time in America and rightly so. Independence Day should also be a time when we make an intentional effort to reflect and remember the story of America and what it means to be citizens of this great country.

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July 1, 2009

Exercise Your Liberty This Independence Day

By Sen. Chip Pearson
ATLANTA (July 1, 2009) – On July 4, 1776, our country’s founders announced to the world that America was a sovereign nation by signing the Declaration of Independence. This document guarantees that every American is entitled to the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Based upon these principles, our founding fathers created a government that respects the rights of its people. A government that works for the people, not the other way around.

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June 25, 2009

Sen. Don Balfour Congratulates Georgia Gwinnett College on Accreditation

ATLANTA (June 25, 2009) – Sen. Don Balfour (R- Snellville) today congratulated Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) on achieving accreditation from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). GGC is Georgia’s newest four-year college, and the nation’s first four-year college founded in the 21st century.

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June 24, 2009

Sen. Judson Hill Says Federal Health Reform Efforts Trample States’ Rights

ATLANTA (June 24, 2009) – Sen. Judson Hill (R-Marietta) this week joined his colleagues of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in passing a resolution deeming federal health reform anti-competitive and oppressive to states’ rights. Federal efforts to establish a Medicare-modeled “public plan” and a national health insurance exchange would trample states’ rights and lead Americans down the road to single-payer health care, said ALEC, a nonpartisan organization of 1,800 state legislators nationwide.

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June 19, 2009

Sen. Orrock Joins Legislative Delegation in Washington to Urge Action on Health Care Reform

Sen. Orrock meets with U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and state Sen. Sharon Treat (D-ME) before a news conference on health care reform.

ATLANTA (June 19, 2009) – Sen. Nan Orrock (D-Atlanta) this week joined a delegation of state leaders on Capitol Hill to deliver a letter to the White House and Congress urging comprehensive health care reform within the year. The letter, which was signed by over 700 state legislators from 48 states, including Sen. Orrock and 12 other Georgia legislators, called for the federal reform bill to include the choice of a public health insurance option, strong affordability protections, and shared responsibility for health care costs.

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