Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11) and Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA-6) wrote the following Letter to the Editor of the Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News after a misleading letter was published regarding veteran benefits in Republican’s Limit, Save, Grow Act:

Dear Editor,

We write in response to a letter to the editor published on May 6, 2023, regarding the Limit, Save, Grow Act passed by the United States House of Representatives. While we appreciate the author expressing his opinions regarding the debt ceiling bill, the letter unfortunately included several statements that were misleading and should be clarified.

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Roll Call: 

The Capitol Police are failing to make necessary changes in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, despite a budget that rivals many big-city departments, House Republicans asserted Tuesday.

Officers were undertrained and unprepared and intelligence was not properly communicated throughout the department, resulting in members being unprotected when supporters of then-President Donald Trump breached the Capitol, House Administration Committee members told Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger at a hearing.

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H.R. 1413 – Expanding America’s National Cemetery Act (Rep. McClain, R-MI)

Requires the VA Secretary expand or modify an existing national cemetery to ensure that full military honors are provided at such cemetery. It also requires the Secretary of Defense and the VA Secretary to jointly submit to Congress a report containing a proposal to increase national cemetery capacity and an assessment of the criteria for interment at Arlington National Cemetery.

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