WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on July 12, 2021: House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott today announced a Full Committee Business Meeting to consider of the Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act (HR 4374). The mark-up will be held on Wednesday, July 14th. "Rural broadband is critical for the growth and development of our rural communities, and it is essential that we act  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 12, 2021: U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff, Reverend Warnock, and Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) announced new federal funding coming to Forsyth, GA to improve the their water and wastewater systems and to address health and sanitary concerns. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced over $307 million in grants and federal loans to modernize rural drinking water systems and improve local wastewa  more

AUGUSTA, Georgia, July 13 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of Georgia lawmakers in sending a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel requesting an update on implementation of the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act, which was signed into law last Congress. Specifically, the letter requests an answer, in writing,  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 12, 2021: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), joined by U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA), introduced new legislation to provide critical health care coverage to more than 4 million Americans who had previously been denied access to affordable health insurance because of where they live. The Medicaid Saves Lives Act would provide health care insurance to Americans with l  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 12, 2021: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), joined by U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA), introduced new legislation to provide critical health care coverage to more than 4 million Americans who had previously been denied access to affordable health insurance because of where they live. The Medicaid Saves Lives Act would provide health care insurance to American  more