WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: In a letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack Thursday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott of Georgia requested that a portion of USDA funding for relief from agricultural market disruptions be allocated to help merchandisers of U.S. cotton. The letter, in part, read as follows: "Mr. Secretary, our nation's cotton industry is experiencing unprecedented supply  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Florida, chairman, and Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, ranking member, of the House Ethics Committee, issued the following joint statement on Dec. 13, 2021, regarding Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia: * * * Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement: On November 4, 2021, the Committee received two notifications from the Office of the Sergeant  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Arizona, issued the following statement on Dec. 13, 2021: * * * U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) released the following statement on the passing of Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord. "I am heartbroken to hear of the passing of Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord. She was such a classy woman and a joy to be around, I feel honored to have had the opportunity to work with her over the years. "As the city's first female mayor, Mayor Lord served as a role mode  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, sent a letter urging the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to take stronger action to   more