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  • F-22 Funding included in Defense Authorization Bill
    Jun 25, 2009  - U.S. Congressman Phil Gingrey, M.D. (R-GA) today voted in support of H.R. 2647, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 – the annual funding blueprint for the Department of Defense and America’s military activities. This year’s bill authorizes $550.4 billion in budget authority f... More
  • Gingrey, Isakson: Dobbins Clears Major Hurdle for Military Commissary
    Apr 2, 2009  - U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and U.S. Representative Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., today announced that Dobbins Air Reserve Base has cleared a major hurdle in its quest to build a military commissary on the base. Isakson and Gingrey have been working for more than a year to try to ensure a seamless tr... More
  • Gingrey concerned over Obama’s changes for veteran health benefits
    Mar 18, 2009  - Congressman Gingrey made the following statement today after media reports have indicated that President Obama is considering forcing veterans to use private insurance to pay for treatment of combat and service-related injuries: “This is about keeping a promise we made to the brave men and women wh... More
  • Gingrey speaks to veterans in Floyd County
    Nov 12, 2008  - Congressman Gingrey joined Northwest Georgia veterans and their families for a special Veterans' Day service at Myrtle Hill Cemetary in Rome. He expressed his gratitude for all of America's servicemen and women who have never failed to answer duty's call in defense of our nation and our most sacred ... More
  • Gingrey, Price advocate for command headquarters in Marietta
    Oct 29, 2008  - U.S. Congressmen Phil Gingrey, MD (R-Marietta) and Tom Price, MD (R-Roswell) today sent a letter to Secretary Robert Gates encouraging the Department of Defense to select Marietta, Georgia as the new headquarters for Africa Command (AFRICOM). The headquarters for AFRICOM are currently located in Stu... More
  • Armed Services Committee Republicans Highlight Democrat Plan to Cut Defense Spending by Twenty-Five Percent
    Oct 27, 2008  - Republican members on the House Armed Services Committee today called attention to Democrat plans to cut national defense spending by twenty-five percent—or approximately $150 billion from the  $607 billion in defense spending that was enacted in Fiscal Year 2008.  While meeting with the S... More
  • Democrats Refused to Ensure Overseas Military Have Their Votes Counted in the November 2008 Election
    Oct 8, 2008  - Last week Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-02), Congressman Kevin McCarthy (CA-22), Congressman Phil Gingrey (GA-11) and over 25 other Members sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi requesting that she quickly move and pass H.R. 5673, the Military Voting Protection Act of 2008, to ensure overseas m... More
  • Gingrey Amendment Promotes Use of Alternative Energy Sources
    Jul 31, 2008  - Late Thursday evening, the U.S. House adopted an amendment co-offered by Congressman Phil Gingrey to H.R. 6599, the Fiscal Year 2009 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act. This amendment will allow the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs to reduce energy ... More
  • Bremen post office to be named for local fallen soldier
    Jul 8, 2008  - The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously passed legislation introduced by Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-GA) that will honor the late Sergeant Paul Saylor by designating the post office located at 101 Tallapoosa Street in Bremen, Georgia, as the “Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Office Building.” S... More
  • Gingrey applauds passage of clean troop funding bill and improvements upon GI Bill
    Jun 19, 2008  - Congressman Gingrey, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, today voted in support of H.R. 2642, the Iraq and Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Bill, which not only provides necessary funding for the Global War on Terror, but will also strengthen the educational benefit for our men an... More