Senator Saxby Chambliss

Republican  •  Georgia  •  6th Term  •  Sworn In 1995
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02/12/12
Still questioning budget issue

Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama, Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Georgia, and Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio), all in the same news conference. Who is speaking the truth, those four or our one?

Source: Bismarck Tribune
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02/09/12
Feds add $2.5M in funds for Ga. harbor deepening

...a Savannah Republican, said the funding "underscores the importance placed on this project by the Corps." Still, U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss noted in statement that the amount was less than Georgia officials had hoped to receive. It's a small portion of t

Source: CBS News
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02/09/12
Feds add $2.5M in funds for Savannah harbor deepening

...a Savannah Republican, said the funding "underscores the importance placed on this project by the Corps." Still, U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss noted in statement that the amount was less than Georgia officials had hoped to receive. It's a small portion of t

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02/08/12
Senate 2014 Field Looks to Favor GOP

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) spent almost $21 million to survive his 2008 challenge, and Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) spent $13 million and was forced into a runoff. There is also a belief within GOP circles in Georgia that Chambliss ...

Source: Roll Call Online
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02/07/12
Mary Kay Murphy

I look forward to our meetings with U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, and U.S. Representative Rob Woodall to discuss the near and far future of federal funding of K-12 education as it affects the State of Georgia and ...

Source: Weekly
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02/07/12
Iran N-arms options open

Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss said the five men the Taleban have named are considered too dangerous to be released by US counterterrorist authorities, but Petraeus said his agency had run several possible scenarios to figure out how best to free them.

Source: Arab Times
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02/07/12
U.S.-Held Taliban as Bargaining Chips Draw Republican Criticism

“Apparently, the Taliban will not have to stop fighting our troops, and won’t even have to stop bombing them with IEDs,” Senator Saxby Chambliss, a Georgia Republican, said at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing Jan. 31, referring to ...

Source: Businessweek
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02/06/12
Cybersecurity Bill in U.S. Senate Falls Behind Reid Schedule

“I think it’s because the calendar is crowded.” Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, the top Republican on the Intelligence Committee, said he was not optimistic about prospects for quick action on the measure. “This is going to be a very ...

Source: Businessweek
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02/04/12
STOCK Act Opponent Richard Burr Stands To Gain From Natural Gas Investments

Burr, along with Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss, and two other senators introduced S-1863 in November with bipartisan support. The measure would offer individuals and businesses tax credits for buying natural gas-fueled vehicles or ...

Source: Huffington Post
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02/04/12
Iran N-arms options open

Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss said the five men the Taleban have named are considered too dangerous to be released by US counterterrorist authorities, but Petraeus said his agency had run several possible scenarios to figure out how best to free them.

Source: Arab Times
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02/04/12
STOCK Act Opponent Richard Burr Stands To Gain From Natural Gas Investments

...who breaks the already existing insider trading laws should be held responsible." Burr, along with Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss, and two other senators introduced S-1863 in November with bipartisan support. The measure would offer individuals

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02/04/12
Ag officials present 2012 outlook

In response to that, he said several legislators have proposed reform to the bill, including U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., who has introduced the HARVEST Act, and U.S. Congressman Lynn Westmoreland, R-Ga., who has proposed the BARN Act. Lacy ...

Source: Douglas County Sentinel
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02/03/12
Ag officials present 2012 outlook

In response to that, he said several legislators have proposed reform to the bill, including U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., who has introduced the HARVEST Act, and U.S. Congressman Lynn Westmoreland, R-Ga., who has proposed the BARN Act. Lacy ...

Source: Douglas County Sentinel
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02/03/12
Ag officials present 2012 outlook

In response to that, he said several legislators have proposed reform to the bill, including U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., who has introduced the HARVEST Act, and U.S. Congressman Lynn Westmoreland, R-Ga., who has proposed the BARN Act. Lacy ...

Source: times-georgian.com
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02/03/12
Guantanamo plan draws ire

“These are five of the meanest, nastiest killers in the world,” said Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee. “To say that we’re going to release them as a symbol of our willingness to ...

Source: The Keene Sentinel
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02/03/12
Some 'Three Dot Journalism' in Honor of Herb Caen

Texas gerrymandering... Proposition 8... Geico's Rescue Panther... the Super Bowl... Did you read Sen. Saxby Chambliss' comments about a gently proposed White House plan to send five Guantanamo Bay detainees to Qatar in advance of peace talks with the ...

Source: Atlantic Online
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02/03/12
GOP criticizes plan to transfer 'high-level' Guantanamo detainees

...Intelligence Committee, said after the session. "These are five of the meanest, nastiest killers in the world," said Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee. "To say that we're going to release them as a

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02/03/12
Some 'Three Dot Journalism' in Honor of Herb Caen

...to pay tribute to the wonderful man by offering up a column in the old-school Caen style. Here goes... Did you read Sen. Saxby Chambliss' comments about a gently proposed White House plan to send five Guantanamo Bay detainees to Qatar in advance of peac

Source: The Atlantic
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02/03/12
GOP assails plan to transfer 'high level' Guantanamo detainees

...Intelligence Committee, said after the session. "These are five of the meanest, nastiest killers in the world," said Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee. "To say that we're going to release them as a

Source: McClatchy
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02/03/12
GOP criticizes plan to transfer 'high-level' Guantanamo detainees

...Intelligence Committee, said after the session. "These are five of the meanest, nastiest killers in the world," said Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee. "To say that we're going to release them as a

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02/03/12
U.S.-Held Taliban as Bargaining Chips Draw Republican Criticism

“Apparently, the Taliban will not have to stop fighting our troops, and won’t even have to stop bombing them with IEDs,” Senator Saxby Chambliss, a Georgia Republican, said at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing Jan. 31, referring to ...

Source: Businessweek
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02/02/12
Transfer of Gitmo detainees roils GOP

"These are five of the meanest, nastiest killers in the world," said Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee. "To say that we're going to release them as a symbol of our willingness to negotiate a peace ...

Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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02/02/12
Transfer of Gitmo detainees roils GOP

"These are five of the meanest, nastiest killers in the world," said Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee. "To say that we're going to release them as a symbol of our willingness to negotiate a peace ...

Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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02/02/12
GOP criticizes plan to transfer 'high-level' Guantanamo detainees

"These are five of the meanest, nastiest killers in the world," said Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee. "To say that we're going to release them as a symbol of our willingness to negotiate a ...

Source: Los Angeles Times
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02/02/12
GOP criticizes plan to transfer 'high-level' Guantanamo detainees

"These are five of the meanest, nastiest killers in the world," said Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee. "To say that we're going to release them as a symbol of our willingness to negotiate a ...

Source: Chicago Tribune
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02/02/12
STOCK Act bogged down by congressional lard

“You got to be careful,” Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) warned. “You don’t want a knee-jerk reaction to an issue that, I think, has been manufactured.” Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has co-sponsored several amendments, including the Fannie and Freddie

Source: Politico.com
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02/02/12
Davos wrap-up and awards

Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.). Chambliss is completely old school, and he understands the polls and the pols alike -- when I chatted with him, it was plain to see why he's so popular in Georgia. More on our meeting in my previous post.

Source: Foreign Policy
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02/02/12
Intelligence community under fire for Egypt surprise

The leading Republican on the committee, Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, asked for a written record of the timetable of Obama's intelligence briefings. It's due to the committee in 10 days. 'We've got to realistic' The chairman of the House Intelligence .

Source: msnbc.com
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02/02/12
Cybersecurity Bill in U.S. Senate Falls Behind Reid Schedule

“I think it’s because the calendar is crowded.” Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, the top Republican on the Intelligence Committee, said he was not optimistic about prospects for quick action on the measure. “This is going to be a very ...

Source: Businessweek
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02/02/12
Inside the Beltway

...coverage for contraceptives. Among those on the support roster: Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul of Kentucky, Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, John Cornyn of Texas, Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, Jon Kyl and John McCain of Arizona, Jeff Sessions of Al

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Official website: http://www.chambliss.senate.gov
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416 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3521
Fax: 202-224-0103

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