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Ringing in the New Year is traditionally a time of anticipation and excitement.\u00a0\u00a0We look forward to the twelve months ahead with the hope for joy and prosperity.\u00a0And I wish for you joy and prosperity, along with a Happy New Year, in 2022.\u00a0\u00a0Each New Year is a new beginning of hope renewed and 2022 is no different in that regard.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n What sets this year apart isn\u2019t just that it is a crucial time for the direction of our country, state and community.\u00a0\u00a0What also sets 2022 apart is what is behind us.\u00a0The last few years have been emotionally testing and turbulent times.\u00a0\u00a0There is important work to do to rebuild our economy, strengthen our country and get out of the morass of political correctness.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The General Assembly has some crucial decisions ahead of us in the 2022 Legislative Session.\u00a0\u00a0From election integrity, critical race theory, open borders, vaccine mandates, and police reform \u2014 our nation\u2019s most important battles are taking place in state legislatures and Georgia is becoming an important front.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You may have seen, I am a founding member of the newly formed Georgia State Freedom Caucus aimed to mirror the success the House Freedom Caucus has enjoyed in Congress keeping conservative principles to the forefront.\u00a0\u00a0I joined a group of principled, America-First conservatives, committed to help better protect our liberties and American values.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With the support of national, conservative groups including the House Freedom Caucus, we are committed to effectively fighting back against the establishment in Georgia and in Washington to bring power back close to the people, where it belongs.\u00a0\u00a0Georgia is the first state of many across the country that will provide the framework of conservative elected officials to fight on behalf of all our freedoms.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Helping form and join this effort was an easy decision me.\u00a0\u00a0In my time in the General Assembly, I have earned the reputation as an outspoken conservative with a proven track record. I work hard to protect our liberties and never walk away from a fight when our liberties are on the line.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n One of the things that have made America great is that each generation has worked hard to leave our country better off than they found it.\u00a0\u00a0There are currently forces at play working against this very foundational principal. We must be diligent, and we must work hard to appreciate the joy and prosperity of this great country.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Even through a busy legislative schedule so far, I hope to continue to hear what you think about legislative matters that impact our community and our state.\u00a0Please consider joining us tomorrow morning at Tavern at Towne Lake for coffee and a legislative update. You can reach me at my capitol office at 404-656-0213, or via email at\u00a0<\/span>Charlice.Byrd@house.ga.gov<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As always, thank you for allowing me to serve as your State Representative for House District 20.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ringing in the New Year is traditionally a time of anticipation and excitement.\u00a0\u00a0We look forward to the twelve months ahead with the hope for joy and prosperity.\u00a0And I wish for you joy and prosperity, along with a Happy New Year, in 2022.\u00a0\u00a0Each New Year is a new beginning of hope renewed and 2022 is no […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/charlicebyrd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/charlicebyrd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/charlicebyrd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charlicebyrd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charlicebyrd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/charlicebyrd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66,"href":"https:\/\/charlicebyrd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions\/66"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/charlicebyrd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charlicebyrd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charlicebyrd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}