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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Will Congressman Paul Broun Make a Run for Senate? His Wife Says Yes

Niki Broun told a crowd in Gwinnett County that her husband was announcing his run for the the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Saxby Chambliss in 2014, according to a report.

  • ELECTIONS
  • Thursday, January 31

  Niki Broun can't wait for her husband, 10th District U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, to throw his hat in the ring for the 2014 U.S. Senate race, according to a report in the ViralRead blog. A post picked up by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says Niki Broun told the group Citizens Helping America Restore Government Ethics on Tuesday that her husband had her permission to run, and that he was announcing his candidacy. Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss announced last week that he would not seek a third term, opening the way for a spirited primary among potential successors. Rep. Broun himself still isn't quite ready to take the plunge. The Athens Banner-Herald reported Wednesday that Broun's office doesn't plan an announcement on his prospective …

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Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss Won't Seek Re-Election in 2014, Report: Rep. Paul Broun Wants to Stay on House Science Committee (in Athens Patch), and Charles Darwin Gets Thousands of Write-In Votes from Those Fed Up with Paul Broun (in Athens Patch)

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Isakson's Statement on Budget Deal That Avoids Shutdown of Government

Sen. Johnny Isakson's reaction.

  • GOVERNMENT
  • Saturday, April 9, 2011

U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga), made the following statement after Congress reached an agreement late Friday night on a budget stopgap that would cut another $2 billion in spending while keeping the government running until Thursday. "I am pleased that Congress and the President finally reached an agreement to avoid a shutdown of the federal government. I hope we will quickly resolve the short-term budget next week so we can move on to tackle the larger challenge of reducing our enormous, unsustainable $14 trillion debt during the upcoming debates over the debt ceiling and the budget for fiscal year 2012. "Let's come back next week and finish dotting the i's and crossing the t's and commit ourselves that the rest of the year is about …

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