| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Saturday August 28, 2021 ( 2 items ) |
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Rep. Lawson Votes to Protect the Right to Vote, Honor the Legacy of John Lewis
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Al Lawson, D-Florida, issued the following news release:
This week, U.S. Rep. Al Lawson (FL-05) voted to protect the right to vote with H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The legislation passed the House on Tuesday, with the 219-212 vote. Named after the late Georgia representative, the bill would restore a provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that was gutted by the Supreme Court.
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Rep. McBath Commends Education Department Following Announcement of More Than a Billion Dollars in Loan Forgiveness for Defrauded Students
SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2021:
Following an announcement yesterday from the U.S. Department of Education that it will extend closed school discharges totaling $1.1 billion to 115,000 additional student borrowers who attended the now-closed ITT Technical Institute (ITT), Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-06) commended the Department for taking an additional step toward providing relief to defrauded and misled students.
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