Mayor Nathan Deal's Profile
After getting his J.D. from Mercer University, Nathan Deal served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. Deal then worked as a lawyer, assistant district attorney and judge. In 1980, he was elected to serve in the Georgia State Senate, and eventually became president pro-tempore. Since 1992, he has been serving in the U.S. House of Representative. Official Biography.
Birthday: August 25, 1942
Committees: Energy & Commerce: Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Health
The Issues: Find out where Rep. Deal stands on the issues.
Other: Baptist, married, has six grandchildren
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Q: With gasoline prices so high and a large part of the cost going into the hands of America's enemies, why are we not legislating incentives to build nuclear electric generating plants to reduce our dependence on oil?
A: In the last Congress nuclear energy was one of those parts of the package we had as a part as an energy package. I certainly think it is one that...
Answered by Nathan Deal
on April 24, 2008
Asked by Brian Schwartz from Weston, FL