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  • 113th Congress: Changing the way Washington does business
    Jan 7, 2013  - Last Thursday, January 3, marked the start of the 113th Congress. One of my key initiatives remains dramatically reducing federal spending and government overreach, and changing the way we do business in Washington. To that end, I introduced legislation targeting laws or policies in need of reform. ... More
  • Rep. Gingrey Presses SSA on Procedures for Deferred Action Recipients
    Dec 11, 2012  - Numbers USA reports: Last month, Rep. Phil Gingrey sent a letter to the Social Security Administration requesting details to how the agency would manage the issuance of Social Security cards to illegal aliens who receive deferred action and a work permit through the Obama Administration's Deferred A... More
  • Gingrey: Holder's refusal to cooperate 'unconscionable'
    Aug 13, 2012  - House Republicans today asked a federal court to compel Attorney General Holder to turn over documents examining how the botched gun-running operation, Fast and Furious, ended with the death of a U.S. border agent. To this point, Holder has continued to ignore Congress’ contempt order and stonewalle... More
  • Gingrey: Supreme Court ruling a “victory” for Georgia
    Jun 25, 2012  - The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a key portion of Arizona’s law aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration, finding that it does not appear to violate the Constitution by infringing on the federal government's powers. “The Supreme Court today reaffirmed Georgia’s right to enforce its immigrati... More
  • Gingrey Responds to President Obama's Immigration Policy
    Jun 15, 2012  - President Obama’s announcement that he will no longer deport certain illegal immigrants is an election year gimmick that amounts to amnesty. This is yet another example of the President’s administration refusing to secure our borders and enforce existing laws. For my part, I will continue advancing... More
  • Rep. Gingrey Works To Combat Growing Birth Tourism Trend
    Nov 4, 2011  - On Monday evening, I joined Kate Snow for the premier of NBC’s new show ‘Rock Center’ to discuss a troubling new trend commonly referred to as “birth tourism.” For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the term, birth tourism refers to families who travel to the United States to give birth, result... More
  • Georgia shows we can’t Ignore Immigration Reform
    Jun 29, 2011  - Aside from political speeches at the border, it is clear that President Obama does not intend to take securing our nation’s borders seriously. Where our federal government has failed to act, my great state of Georgia has succeeded in bolstering the security of its borders by implementing comprehensi... More
  • From the Border: A Post-trip Review
    Feb 15, 2011  - On January 31, I departed Washington, D.C. with my colleagues, Congressmen Steve Pearce (NM-2), Steve King (IA-5), and Ed Royce (CA-40), to the Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona borders with Mexico. There we evaluated the resources utilized and strategies implemented by the United States Customs and Bo... More
  • Rep. Phil Gingrey Offers Bill to End Chain Migration
    Feb 15, 2011  - From NumbersUSA Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) has introduced H.R. 692 that would would eliminate the extended family visa categories (e.g., married sons and daughters of citizens, etc.), thus ending “chain migration” as recommended by the bi-partisan Barbara Jordan Commission in 1997. Current immigratio... More
  • Bill would address controlling border
    Feb 13, 2011  - by Rep. Phil Gingrey ON A DAILY BASIS, thousands of federal officials are tasked with the tedious and dangerous job of preventing countless illegal aliens from crossing the border into the United States. Many come for jobs, others to raise families, and still others to gain access to our education a... More