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  • Gingrey announces over $21 million for 11th District and State Defense projects
    Nov 8, 2007  - U.S. Congressman Phil Gingrey voted to pass the Conference Report for the Defense bill which would bring $20.25 million to the 11th District in 2008. Rep. Gingrey announced that H.R. 3222, the Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2008, includes funding for several defense projects throughout N... More
  • Gingrey introduces legislation to ensure clean Veterans funding bills
    Oct 31, 2007  - U.S. Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-GA) today introduced legislation to ensure that the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill can never be used as a vehicle to pass other legislation. This resolution would make it out of order for the House of Representatives to consider the Mi... More
  • Gingrey introduces legislation to drastically cut earmarks
    Oct 4, 2007  - U.S. Congressman Phil Gingrey yesterday introduced the Earmark Reform Act of 2007, legislation to cap the overall amount of spending that can be allocated to Congressional earmarks. The Earmark Reform Act of 2007 will limit the amount of money allocated for earmarks to $14.5 billion dollars in the f... More
  • Gingrey invites Floyd County Firefighter to testify before Congress
    Oct 2, 2007  - Today, the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation heard from a panel of expert witnesses who discussed priorities for the upcoming reauthorization of the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). U.S. Congressman Phil Gingrey, Ranking Member of the Science and Technology Subcommittee, invited Chief Gordon... More
  • Gingrey blasts Democrat’s plan to expand SCHIP to cover wealthy families and illegal immigrants on their way to socialized medicine
    Sep 25, 2007  -   WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman Phil Gingrey made the following statement on the House Floor today, blasting H.R. 976, the so-called, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, a measure which would expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to cover chi... More
  • Gingrey’s Hunters for the Hungry Resolution passes House
    Sep 24, 2007  -  As part of the inaugural Congressional Sportsmen’s Week, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed H. Res. 79, a resolution honoring the work of Hunters for the Hungry programs throughout the country. As an active member of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, Congressman Phil Gingrey in... More
  • Gingrey announces $75,000 for Clean Cities Coalition
    Sep 24, 2007  -  Congressman Phil Gingrey today announced that $75,000 in federal grant money from the Appalachian Regional Commission will go to create the Coosa Valley Regional Development Center’s (CVRDC) Northwest Georgia Clean Cities Coalition. The Clean Cities Coalition program will initiate an increase ... More
  • Gingrey joins fight to extend the current SCHIP program before it expires in October
    Sep 19, 2007  - U.S. Congressman Phil Gingrey today joined fellow Georgia Congressman Nathan Deal in a bid to extend the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) – including Georgia’s PeachCare program – until Congress can agree on how best to reauthorize the program, which will expire at the end of this m... More
  • Science Committee seeks to improve bridge safety
    Sep 19, 2007  - In light of the recent tragic bridge collapse in Minneapolis, the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology today held a hearing aimed at exploring the current state of bridge-related research and technology development, as well as considering future research and development priorities to impro... More
  • Gingrey honors Air Force for 60th Aniversary
    Sep 18, 2007  - U.S. Congressman Phil Gingrey today delivered a speech before the House of Representatives in support of House Concurrent Resolution 207, honoring the 60th Anniversary of the United States Air Force as an independent branch of the Armed Forces. Congressman Gingrey thanked all 11th District Air Force... More