WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff led the push for voting rights by chairing a historic Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the urgent need to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021. Sen. Ossoff made a passionate call urging passage of the bill, saying, "I can think of no better way to honor the life and legacy of Congressman John Lewis as our country still mourns his passing last year, t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux, joined by Reps. Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL-16), introduced the bipartisanSupply CHAIN Act. This legislation would create an Office of Supply Chain Resiliency and Crisis Responsewithin the Department of Commerce to monitor supply chains of critical goods and materials and plan for and respond to supply chain disruptions. Rep. Carolyn Bo  more

ROCKDALE, Georgia, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: On Saturday, October 23 from 10 AM to 2 PM, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is co-hosting a free Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination event with the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners; the Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale Health Department; and Helping Hands Outreach Clinic. The free event will be held at Helping Hands Outreach Clinic in Conyers. The Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale County Board of Hea  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) joined a group of his colleagues on the floor of the U.S. Senate to introduce the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, legislation named in honor of voting rights champion and former Georgia Congressman John Lewis that will reinstate and update the protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that have been eroded in recent years by federal court ruli  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is launching a push to improve maternal health and curb maternal mortality rates in Georgia and nationwide -- a crisis that disproportionately impacts Black women. Georgia's maternal mortality rate ranks (https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional/rural-doctor-scrambles-provide-care-amid-maternal-death-crisis/kt11v3vdShs5bGn96CPtrJ/) among the worst in the nation. According to Georgia Pub  more