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AJC.com > Legislature > Georgia Beat > Archives > 2005 > January > 12 > Entry
House Republicans designated as ‘hawks’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Three Republican House members will serve as “hawks” in the first year of GOP control of the Legislature.
Reps. Tom Graves of Fairmount, Stacey Reece of Gainesville and John Lunsford of McDonough have been given the new designation by House Speaker Glenn Richardson (R-Dallas).
Richardson has said the hawks will be allowed to drop in on any committee and vote on any issue before it.
House members, voting along mostly party lines, gave Richardson the authority to make sweeping changes to the chamber’s rules, including the addition of the hawks.
House Democrats have said the hawks could undermine the committee system and give the speaker too much power to influence the committee process, where bills can be approved or pushed along.
They say the hawks will guarantee Republicans can win any dispute in committee.
Richardson has promised not to abuse the power the hawks give him.
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