WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that three communities in the Second Congressional District of Georgia have been awarded a total of $667,000 in grants and loans for improvements to essential community facilities from the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development's (USDA) Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant (CFDLG) Program. "Our nation depends on healthy  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) voted in support of H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, a bill he cosponsored. This bill would restore important and well-established workplace protections for older Americans that were weakened in 2009 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The bill passed with bipartisan support by a vote of 247-178 and now   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA) is lending his support to a bipartisan effort to secure America's information and communication technology supply chain. The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Strategy Act was introduced by Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) and endorsed by Reps. Jerry McNerny (D-CA) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA). "We must never be too dependent on China or other adversarial countries fo  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Jody Hice, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) called on Inspectors General from numerous federal agencies to assess the impact of telework on federal agencies' mission, employee performance, and service to the American people during the pandemic. The Biden Administration recently announced it plans to expand telework, remote work, and flexible work schedules but has fa  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Rep. Hank Johnson (Ga-04) voted for H.R. 1443, the LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act, which improves equal access to credit for LGBTQ-owned small businesses by taking steps to improve data collection by financial institutions. This important bill will improve transparency around lending practices at financial institutions so that communities, government agencies and le  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Representative Lucy McBath (D-GA-06) joined Representatives Steven Horsford (D-NV-04), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-AL), Robin Kelly (D-IL-02), Joe Neguse (D-CO-02), and Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC-06) to introduce the Break the Cycle of Violence Act, legislation that will help build safer, thriving communities and save lives by investing in effective community-based violence reduction initiatives. The bi  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) announced the start of the Eighth District's 2021 Congressional App Challenge. This competition is an annual, nationwide event intended to engage students' creativity and encourage their participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The Congressional App Challenge allows students to compete with peers throughout their ow  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Congressman David Scott (GA-13), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, today issued the below statement following House passage of the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act, legislation he supported which expands access to basic reproductive health care for women veterans: "Choosing when, or if, to have a family is essential to women's health and to their economic security. I  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Congressman David Scott (GA-13), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, today issued the below statement following House passage of the LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act, legislation he co-sponsored to ensure effective fair lending protections for LGBTQ credit applicants: "Too often, when applying for a mortgage or other forms of credit, LGBTQ individuals exper  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) voted for H.R. 1443, the LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act, which improves equal access to credit for LGBTQ-owned small businesses by taking steps to improve data collection by financial institutions. This legislation, which was co-sponsored by Congresswoman Williams, will improve transparency around lending practices at finan  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Congressman Bill Posey (FL-08) introduced H.Res. 491, a bipartisan resolution to designate July 9 as "Collector Car Appreciation Day", which would recognize the collection and restoration of historic and classic cars as an important part of preserving the technological achievements and cultural heritage of the United States.   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Georgia U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock today announced that a major tax cut they've secured for Georgia families will begin to arrive in bank accounts and by check next month. Beginning July 15th, families of more than one million Georgia children will begin receiving $300 in monthly tax refunds per child under the age of 6, and $250 per child ages 6 to 17. Senators Os  more