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July 24, 2008
STRENGTHENING PE IN SCHOOLS - July 24 – The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on Thursday about the benefits of physical and details » July 23, 2008
"ALL OF THE ABOVE" APPROACH LEADS TO AMERICAN ENERGY ACT - July 23 – Continuing his “all of the above” energy approach, Congressman Zach Wamp joined a number of fellow details » July 23, 2008
UT-DUPONT PARTNERSHIP TO BRING CELLULOSIC ETHANOL PILOT BIOREFINERY TO VONORE - July 23 – The University of Tennessee (UT) Research Foundation and DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol (DDCE) today announced a details » July 18, 2008
ACCEPTING SERVICE ACADEMY APPLICATIONS - July 18 – Congressman Zach Wamp is now accepting applications from high school students in Tennessee’s 3rd Congressional District details » July 15, 2008
VOLKSWAGEN CHOOSES CHATTANOOGA - July 15 – The Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. announced today that it has chosen Chattanooga for its new details » July 14, 2008
WHITE HOUSE LIFTS EXECUTIVE BAN ON OFF-SHORE DRILLING - July 14 – Congressman Zach Wamp released a statement on the decision by President Bush to lift the 18-year-old details » July 11, 2008
PROMOTING NEW TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION - July 11 – Congressman Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.) and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) introduced legislation on Thursday to authorize the details » July 10, 2008
WHIRLPOOL TO ADD 500 JOBS IN CLEVELAND - July 10 – Congressman Zach Wamp released the following statement after today’s announcement that Whirlpool Corporation will add approximately details » July 9, 2008
MEDICARE BILL MOVES TO PRESIDENT - July 9 – The U.S. Senate today voted to pass the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act to details » July 8, 2008
COMPROMISE BILL WILL GIVE LAW VITAL UPDATE - July 8 – “The miracle chip represents a quantum leap in the technology of mankind.” This description is from details » July 3, 2008
TIME FOR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE - July 3 – As Independence Day approaches, many will reflect on America’s declaration of independence from Great Britain. But details » July 1, 2008
PROTECTING TENNESSEE'S TOMATO PRODUCERS - July 1 – In a joint letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Tennessee congressional delegation has details » June 27, 2008
DYSPHAGIA AWARENESS RESOLUTION PASSES HOUSE - June 27 – Congressman Zach Wamp sponsored a resolution to establish a National Dysphagia Awareness Month that was approved details » June 25, 2008
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY EXPANSION LANGUAGE IN APPROPRIATIONS BILL - June 25 – The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (MilCon-VA) Appropriations bill, details » June 20, 2008
HOUSE PASSES TERRORIST SURVEILLANCE BILL - June 20 – Congressman Zach Wamp voted today to strengthen America’s surveillance laws as the U.S. House of Representatives details » June 19, 2008
BILL TO FUND TROOPS PASSES HOUSE - June 19 – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a long-awaited bill to fund our troops and the wars details » June 17, 2008
WHITE HOUSE HONORS ORNL WITH POLLUTION PREVENTION AWARD - June 17 – The Green Transportation Initiative at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently received a details » June 16, 2008
SUPPLY AND DEMAND - June 16 – Now that gas prices have increased to more than $4.00 a gallon, Congressional Democrats are finally details » June 13, 2008
EXPANDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES - June 13 - The House of Representatives approved bipartisan legislation to reauthorize and expand the Health Centers Program, which details » June 5, 2008
THE SITUATION IN IRAQ IS IMPROVING - June 5 - With the upcoming presidential race and the high cost of energy dominating recent headlines, it has details » May 26, 2008
2008 SERVICE ACADEMY APPOINTEES - May 26 - Seven students from Tennessee’s Third District were nominated by Congressman Zach Wamp and selected by three details » May 23, 2008
THIRD DISTRICT SERVICE ACADEMY GRADUATES - May 23 – Nine students from Tennessee’s Third District have completed their education at one of America’s service academies details » May 22, 2008
HONORING AMERICA'S FALLEN SONS AND DAUGHTERS - May 22 - How fortunate we are to live, work and worship freely in this great nation; however, throughout details » May 20, 2008
WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH - May 20 - My high school basketball coach used to say, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” details » May 15, 2008
INCREASING ENERGY CAPACITY - May 15 - Many of the energy bills that the U.S. Congress has considered over the last year have details » May 8, 2008
EXTENDING ENERGY TAX CREDITS - May 8 - Helping lead a bipartisan effort to extend clean energy production incentives, Congressman Zach Wamp and 34 details » May 2, 2008
GENETIC DISCRIMINATION BAN PASSES HOUSE - May 2 - A bill to keep employers and group health care plans from discriminating against employees with certain details » April 28, 2008
"ALL OF THE ABOVE" APPROACH TO ADDRESSING ENERGY COSTS - April 28 - The Jetsons cartoon made many of us think that the car of the future would soar details » April 25, 2008
MODERNIZED GI BILL IS LONG OVERDUE - April 25 - After World War II, our country offered education assistance to returning veterans. In the 1940s, the details » April 24, 2008
ERLANGER PARTNERSHIP RECEIVES MEDICAID GRANT - April 24 - U.S. Representative Zach Wamp and U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker praised the announcement from the details » April 21, 2008
NEW HISTORIC PARK LAND FOR CHICKAMAUGA AND CHATTANOOGA NMP - April 21 - U.S. Congressman Zach Wamp and U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander joined the National Park Service (NPS), The Trust details » April 17, 2008
HELPING TENNESSEANS PAY FOR COLLEGE - April 17 - The entire Tennessee Congressional delegation today called for action to ensure that Tennessee students and parents details » April 11, 2008
SURGE LEADS TO PROGRESS IN IRAQ - April 11 - Congressman Zach Wamp shared his thoughts regarding General Petraeus' testimony before Congress and the President's Speech details » April 9, 2008
HEARING ON FUTURE DIRECTION OF ARMY - April 9 - At a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs hearing today, Congressman Zach Wamp details » April 4, 2008
FRANCE INCREASES TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN - April 4 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced he will send 700 new troops to eastern Afghanistan to details » April 3, 2008
OAK RIDGE BRIEFS NUCLEAR CLEANUP CAUCUS - April 3 - The House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus hosted a briefing today on the progress of the Oak Ridge details » March 25, 2008
REGIONAL COALITION BRIEFING ON WATER RESOURCES - March 25 - The East Tennessee Water Resource Planning Coalition will brief Congressman Zach Wamp on Wednesday about its details » March 20, 2008
BROAD ENERGY POLICY NEEDED TO DECREASE ENERGY COSTS - March 20 - Many Tennessee families are tightening their budget belts as gasoline prices set new highs this month. details » March 18, 2008
CLEVELAND RECIEVES FEMA GRANT FOR FLOOD PROTECTON - March 18 - U.S. Representative Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., and U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Bob Corker, R-Tenn., today details » March 13, 2008
VOTE NEEDED ON BIPARTISAN BORDER SECURITY BILL - March 13 - Illegal immigration is a growing problem in eastern Tennessee. Congressman Zach Wamp continues to support immigration details » March 13, 2008
PUSHING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES - March 13 - Recent studies indicate that more than 150 million Americans over the age of 20 are either details » March 4, 2008
INVEST REBATE CHECKS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY PRODUCTS - March 4 - The economic stimulus package that Congress passed last month means that many Americans will receive tax details » February 28, 2008
NO TAX INCREASES ON AMERICAN ENERGY - February 27 - For the fourth time in less than two years, the Democrat leadership in the U.S. House details » February 26, 2008
SOARING MEDICARE DRUG BENEFITS COSTS - February 26 - One of the major concerns I had about the Medicare prescription drug benefit when I opposed details » February 15, 2008
GOVERNMENT MUST LIVE WITHIN ITS MEANS - February 15 - The American people have to make difficult financial decisions to live within their means, and they details » February 13, 2008
BERKELEY PRESSURED TO BACK DOWN - February 13 - After a late January vote of the City Council of Berkeley, Calif., to advise the Marine details » February 12, 2008
WASHINGTON INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES - February 12 - Congressman Zach Wamp announces openings for challenging spring and summer internships for Third District college students details » February 6, 2008
DEVASTATING TENNESSEE TORNADOES - February 6 - “The violent storms that tore through Tennessee overnight affect our entire state, and we continue to details » February 1, 2008
SOUTH CLAIBORNE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE NEW EQUIPMENT - February 1 - Congressman Zach Wamp announced that the South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department in New Tazewell will soon details » January 30, 2008
WAMP NAMED RANKING REPUBLICAN ON MILCON-VA SUBCOMMITTEE - January 30 - In his 11 years of service and leadership with the House Appropriations Committee, Congressman Zach Wamp details » January 28, 2008
RESPONSE TO THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS - January 28 - "Tonight marks President Bush’s final State of the Union address. My hope is that we can details » January 24, 2008
TAZEWELL-AREA HEAD START RECEIVES GRANT - January 24 - Head Start programs in the Tazewell area will continue to serve families in the community with details » January 22, 2008
THOUSANDS MARCH FOR LIFE - January 22 - Thousands of abortion protesters are expected to gather on the National Mall in Washington today for details » January 10, 2008
URGING REFORM IN PAKISTAN - January 10 - Pakistan plays a critical role in the struggle against Islamic extremists. Bordered by Afghanistan, the country details » January 7, 2008
ENERGY SOURCES OF TOMORROW - January 7 - The price of crude oil recently crossed the $100-a-barrel point. While we don’t know whether prices details » January 2, 2008
NEW YEAR’S GREETINGS - January 2 - A new year holds endless possibilities. We have another chance to make changes in our own details » December 27, 2007
MOVING FORWARD - December 27 - It is a privilege to work on many issues as your representative that effect the quality details » December 27, 2007
WAMP STATEMENT ON BENAZIR BHUTTO - December 27 - Congressman Zach Wamp released a statement after learning that Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed details » December 21, 2007
WRAPPING UP THE YEAR - December 21 - The new Democrat leadership in Congress failed to build a consensus to bring several critical bills details » December 18, 2007
EMANCIPATION HALL BILL SIGNED INTO LAW - December 18 - Congressman Zach Wamp was invited to the White House today for his first private bill signing details » December 13, 2007
HARROGATE VFD TO RECEIVE NEW EQUIPMENT - December 13 - Congressman Zach Wamp announced that the Harrogate Volunteer Fire Department in Claiborne County will soon receive details » December 12, 2007
BEYOND IRAQ - December 12 - Congress returned to Washington this month to close out the first session of the 110th Congress details » December 10, 2007
NEW ENERGY JOBS TO CHATTANOOGA - December 10 - Congressman Zach Wamp welcomed today’s announcement from Alstom Power Inc. about its plans for a major details » December 6, 2007
COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY BILL NEEDED - December 6 - We do need an energy bill. I wanted to vote yes on an energy bill, because details » November 26, 2007
HEALTH CARE HELP FOR TENNESSEE'S SELF-EMPLOYED - November 26 - Federal legislation cosponsored by Congressman Zach Wamp would give Tennessee’s 453,170 self-employed individuals better access to details » November 15, 2007
CALLING FOR TOTAL EARMARK REFORM - November 15 - Congressman Zach Wamp joined Congressmen Jack Kingston of Georgia and Frank Wolf of Virginia today to details » November 12, 2007
GRANT FOR CLEVELAND/BRADLEY ENERGY BUSINESS INCUBATOR - November 12 - Congressman Zach Wamp today announced that the Cleveland/Bradley Business Center will receive a $75,000 grant for details » November 9, 2007
THANK YOU TO AMERICA'S VETERANS - November 9 - “I just finished my morning run here in Washington today. As I came down off the details » November 7, 2007
FRENCH PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS CONGRESS - November 7 - Congressman Zach Wamp made a statement about today’s Joint Session of Congress with French President Nicolas details » November 6, 2007
HOUSE MAY OVERRIDE WRDA VETO - November 6 - The Water Resources Development Act is typically reauthorized every two years, but has not been passed details » October 30, 2007
SPRING INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES - October 30 - Congressman Zach Wamp announces openings for challenging spring internships for Third District college students in his Chattanooga, details » October 25, 2007
FREE TRADE WITH FREE PEOPLE - October 25 - For almost five years, I have quietly and respectfully witnessed Phil Bredesen’s service as Tennessee’s governor, details » October 22, 2007
AMERICA MUST ACT NOW - October 22 - Nearly a month after testifying before Congress on the progress of our security strategy in Iraq, details » October 16, 2007
FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION ACT CLEARS HOUSE - October 16 - Congressman Zach Wamp voted in support of the Free Flow of Information Act on Tuesday, which details » October 2, 2007
DOE INVESTMENT JUMP STARTS NEW OAK RIDGE BIOENERGY RESEARCH CENTER - October 2 - U.S. Representative Zach Wamp and U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker today applauded the U.S. details » October 2, 2007
GRANT SPURS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN GRAINGER COUNTY - October 2 - Congressman Zach Wamp announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will award a details » September 26, 2007
SUPPORTING SCHIP EXTENSION, NOT EXPANSION - September 26 - The State Children’s Health Insurance Program was originally adopted in 1997 under Republican leadership to bring details » September 25, 2007
DRUG ENDANGERED CHILDREN GRANT PROGRAM EXTENDED - September 25 - Congressmen Zach Wamp and Jim Cooper announced that Monday night the U.S. House of Representatives passed details » September 21, 2007
GRAINGER COUNTY AWARDED GRANT TO EXPAND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT - September 21 - U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp and U.S. Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker announced that the Economic details » September 21, 2007
WAMP SUPPORTS SCHIP EXTENSION PLAN - September 21 - Congressman Zach Wamp has co-sponsored a bill that would ensure that the children covered by the details » September 19, 2007
HEALTHY MINDS NEED HEALTHY BODIES - September 19 - It was Thomas Jefferson who said, “A child who is not physically well cannot learn.” His details » September 18, 2007
PE TO BOLSTER ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE - September 18 - As committee work on No Child Left Behind reauthorization approaches, U.S. Reps. Zach Wamp (TN), Ron details » September 13, 2007
FIGHTING METH IN TENNESSEE - September 13 - U.S. Representative Zach Wamp and U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander announced that the Justice Department has decided to provide $1.3 details » September 12, 2007
SERVICE ACADEMY APPLICATIONS FOR NOMINATION DUE BY OCT. 31, 2007 - September 12 - Congressman Zach Wamp is now accepting applications from high school students in Tennessee’s 3rd Congressional District details » September 12, 2007
HAMILTON COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE NEW TRUCK - September 12 - Congressman Zach Wamp announced that the Sale Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department in Hamilton County details » September 10, 2007
UNION COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE NEW EQUIPMENT - September 10 - Congressman Zach Wamp announced that North East Union County Volunteer Fire Department in Maynardville will soon details » August 30, 2007
KEEPING AMERICA'S "BRAINPOWER ADVANTAGE" - August 30 – U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, U.S. Reps. Bart Gordon and Zach Wamp led a roundtable discussion at details » August 28, 2007
WAMP, DAVIS PRAISE ANTI-DRUG COALITION RESOURCES FOR ROANE COUNTY - August 28 - Congressmen Zach Wamp and Lincoln Davis today announced that the Roane County Anti-Drug Coalition will receive details » August 7, 2007
WAMP STATEMENT ON HOUSE ENERGY BILL - August 7 - I voted for the Republican energy plan, which increases capacity or new energy sources in natural details » August 3, 2007
WAMP DENOUNCES U.N. COUNCIL FOR APPROVING NGOs WITH KNOWN TERRORIST TIES - August 3 - Congressman Zach Wamp denounced a United Nations Council upon learning that it granted accreditation to an details » August 1, 2007
CONGRESSMEN WAMP, KIND, INSLEE INTRODUCE BI-PARTISAN FIT KIDS ACT TO COMBAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY - August 1 – A decline in physical activity contributes to the childhood obesity epidemic. Part of this decline is due details » July 31, 2007
WAMP CALLS FOR FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE REFORM - July 31 - Earlier this summer, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said, “I believe we’re entering a period this details » July 27, 2007
TENNESSEE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO RECEIVE NEW EQUIPMENT - July 27 - Congressman Zach Wamp announced that two volunteer fire departments in Tennessee’s Third Congressional District will soon details » July 19, 2007
WAMP, ALEXANDER PRAISE ADDITIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY RESOURCES FOR TENNESSEE - July 19 - U.S. Representative Zach Wamp and Senator Lamar Alexander, who serve on the House and Senate Appropriations details » July 17, 2007
WAMP CALLS ON PELOSI TO REPRIMAND ELLISON - July 17 - Congressmen Zach Wamp and Eric Cantor sent the following letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi requesting details » July 12, 2007
WAMP: STRONG ECONOMY LEADS TO LOWER BUDGET DEFICIT - July 12 - Congressman Zach Wamp welcomed the announcement that this year’s federal budget deficit will be nearly $40 details » July 3, 2007
CELEBRATING LIBERTY - July 3 - This year as we celebrate the birth of our nation we should salute the people who details »
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