GREENSBORO, Georgia, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Jody Hice, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, on Wednesday, October 6th, Congressman Jody Hice (GA-10) presented Kimberly Bennett with the October Hice Headliner Award. Kimberly is the executive director of Circle of Love Center (COLC) in Greensboro, where she works tirelessly to serve victims of domestic abuse in Greene, Morgan, Putnam, Baldwin and Hancock counties. Circle of Love Center is an   more

COLUMBUS, Georgia, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) applauded last week's announcement by the Georgia Department of Education's (GaDOE) Office of Rural Education & Innovation that it will be distributing funds from the American Rescue Plan to support rural schools and districts by including funding to expand internet connectivity and promote workforce development throughout the State   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) voted for must-pass legislation to prevent a first-ever default on the federal debt, which would result in economic catastrophe for nearly every American family. This crucial bill - which Senate Democrats passed on October 7th, with all Senate Republicans present voting against - will keep the United States under the debt limit through at l  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Jody Hice, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: Congressman Jody Hice (GA-10) led 10 House Republican colleagues in demanding that the U.S. Department of State and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) expedite the evacuation of all remaining Americans and Afghan allies still desperately seeking escape from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. After weeks of underwhelming effort by President Biden, Rep. Hice and his colleagues are pushing the Ad  more

CONYERS, Georgia, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), announced that the Conyers Police Department and the Rockdale County Sheriff's Department are receiving federal grants to help boost their community policing efforts. The Conyers Police Department is receiving $132,000 and the Rockdale Sheriff's Department is receiving $125,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community O  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for must-pass legislation to prevent a first-ever default on the federal debt, which would result in economic catastrophe for nearly every American family. This crucial bill - which Senate Democrats passed on October 7th, with all Senate Republicans present voting against - will keep the United States under the debt limit through at least  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on Oct. 12, 2021: * * * Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) released the below statement upon voting against a temporary debt limit increase. Rep. Scott asserts that the Biden Administration and Congressional Democrats are raising the debt limit without addressing their out-of-control spending or the country's fiscal issues. "Despite new reports that revenues jumped 18% in the fiscal year that just ended, House D  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: On Friday, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) along with Congressman Don Young (AK-AL) introduced the Care is an Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Act. This bipartisan legislation would require Economic Development Districts to show in their Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies how they will increase access to care-based services, including child care. In the 116th Congress, similar legisla  more