Congressman Gregg Harper of Mississippi http://www.msema.org Subscribe to Congressman Harper's RSS feed for up to the minute news updates. Welcome to RSS! http://harper.house.gov RSS, or really simple syndication, lets the news come to you. Simply subscribe for Congressman Harper's RSS Feed, and each time a new release is posted, your RSS feed will update automatically. HARPER VOTES AGAINST HATE CRIMES PROVISIONS ATTACHED TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON NATIONAL DEFENSE http://harper.house.gov/news/2009/oct/ndaa.html Representative Gregg Harper voted today against the Conference Report for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 due to hate crimes provisions that were attached to the legislation by the U.S. Senate. HARPER: MISSISSIPPI CAN LEAD THE NATION WITH KEMPER COUNTY IGCC PLANT http://harper.house.gov/news/2009/oct/igcc.html U.S. Representative Gregg Harper released the following statement today in support of the Mississippi Power Company proposed IGCC plant in Kemper County at the conclusion of the five day Public Service Commission hearings. Bipartisan health care bill must include GOP proposals http://harper.house.gov/news/2009/oct/health.html On Tuesday, January 6, 2009, I cast my first vote in the U.S. House of Representatives in support of John Boehner of Ohio for Speaker of the House. This vote would ultimately become Nancy Pelosi’s first victory of the year and a preview of what Republicans might expect as the minority party in the 111th Congress. HARPER SAYS A GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF HEALTH CARE WILL HURT MISSISSIPPI AND ITS SENIORS http://harper.house.gov/news/2009/oct/health2.html U.S. Representative Gregg Harper (R–Miss.) delivered the following remarks today on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in opposition to a Democratic health care plan that contains massive cuts to Medicare Advantage and imposes heavy unfunded mandates to states. HARPER SAYS PELOSI’S HEALTH CARE BILL WILL BE COSTLY FOR FAMILIES AND MISSISSIPPI http://harper.house.gov/news/2009/oct/health3.html U.S. Representative Gregg Harper (R–Miss.) delivered the following remarks after the House Democratic leadership unveiled their latest plan for a government takeover of health care that will raise families’ insurance premiums and push hefty unfunded mandates to states. McCARTHY, HARPER RELEASE LEGISLATION TO INCREASE ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION SERVICES http://harper.house.gov/news/2009/nov/voter_registration.html Today, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration’s Elections Subcommittee and Subcommittee member Rep. Gregg Harper, R-Miss., released draft legislation designed to increase online voter registration services, while preserving necessary safeguards to protect against the widespread, fraudulent registration tactics witnessed in past elections. HARPER OPPOSES GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL http://harper.house.gov/news/2009/nov/health.html U.S. Representative Gregg Harper (R–Miss.) today voted against House passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962), which would cost upwards of $1.055 trillion according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Wicker & Harper Defend “In God We Trust” http://harper.house.gov/news/2009/nov/defend.html Mississippi Lawmakers Sign Legal Brief in Defense of National Motto & Pledge of Allegiance Inscriptions at New Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C.