DAWSON, Georgia, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) applauded the recent award of a $264,008 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant to the Golden Triangle Resource Conservation and Development Area, Inc. The organization will be contributing $29,351 of its own funds to the project. Altogether, the $293,359 will be used for its ongoing revolving loan fund project wh  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2022: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) announced the first round of investments in repairing Georgia bridges under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, she helped pass. As a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Congresswoman Bourdeaux helped deliver $45 million for Georgia to fix bridges this year in FY  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: After a late-night closed-door meeting, House Democrats gutted a bipartisan bill to advance their radical federal election overhaul. Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) proudly voted against this disingenuous legislation. "If Congressional Democrats, who control both Chambers of Congress, believe their federal election overhaul is good legislation, then they should be able to pass it without rules trickery.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: The Supreme Court of the United States (Court) today struck down the Biden Administration's unconstitutional vaccine mandate for private employers but declined to offer those same protections to health care workers. Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) gave the following statement responding to today's mixed decision: "The federal government has no business dictating private medical decision  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01), along with the entire Georgia House delegation, introduced a bipartisan resolution led by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14) to congratulate the University of Georgia on their National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship win. Georgia Senators Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock will introduce a companion Se  more

DECATUR, Georgia, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2022: Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) marked the first time in six months that families will not receive the expanded and improved monthly Child Tax Credit (CTC) due to Senate inaction on the Build Back Better Act. From July to December 2021, more than two million Georgia children received payments, totaling $3.23 million in benefits across the state. In December alone, more than   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) is leading the Georgia Republican Congressional delegation in a letter to the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, expressing concern with the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) recent decision to withdraw Georgia's waiver that requires work-related activities as a condition of Medicaid eligibility for residents.  more

SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2022: U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath announced the first round of investments in repairing Georgia's bridges under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Law she helped pass. McBath helped deliver $45 million for Georgia to fix bridges this year in FY 2022, part of a total $225 million investment over the next five years. "We have an opportunity to invest in American infrastructure that will bo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2022: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff today urged the Senate to accelerate its work to help solve dozens of Civil Rights-era cold cases and bring justice to the victims' families in St. Mary's and communities nationwide. In a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing today, Sen. Ossoff reiterated his firm support for the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board, which will  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working in Congress to solve hundreds of Civil Rights-era cold cases in Middle Georgia and nationwide. In a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing today, Sen. Ossoff reiterated his firm support for the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board, which will examine unsolved murders that occurred during the Civil Rights era. Sen. Ossoff specifically  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is leading the push to increase the supply of affordable housing across rural Georgia. In a U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing today, Sen. Ossoff secured a commitment from Sandra Thompson, nominee to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to work to address the inadequate supply of affordable housing in rural Georgia. Sen. Ossoff noted that the state of Georgia h  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is leading the push to increase the supply of affordable housing across Albany. In a U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing today, Sen. Ossoff secured a commitment from Sandra Thompson, nominee to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to work to address the inadequate supply of affordable housing in Albany. Sen. Ossoff noted that the state of Georgia has lost thousa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is leading the push to increase the supply of affordable housing across Metro Atlanta. In a U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing today, Sen. Ossoff secured a commitment from Sandra Thompson, nominee to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to work to address the inadequate supply of affordable housing in Atlanta. Sen. Ossoff noted that the state of Georgia has los  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is leading the push to increase the supply of affordable housing across Augusta. In a U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing today, Sen. Ossoff secured a commitment from Sandra Thompson, nominee to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to work to address the inadequate supply of affordable housing in Augusta. Sen. Ossoff noted a survey (https://www.augustaga.gov/Doc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is leading the push to increase the supply of affordable housing across Savannah. In a U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing today, Sen. Ossoff secured a commitment from Sandra Thompson, nominee to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to work to address the inadequate supply of affordable housing in Savannah. Sen. Ossoff noted that the state of Georgia has lost th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2022: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to secure justice for the victims of Civil Rights-era Cold Cases in Albany and across Georgia. In a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing today, Sen. Ossoff reiterated his firm support for the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board, which will examine unsolved murders that occurred during the Civil Rights era. Sen.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on Jan. 14, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) announced his support for Dr. Lisa Cook's nomination to the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors. Dr. Cook is the first Black woman and HBCU graduate to be nominated to the Federal Reserve Board. "I'm proud to support the nomination of Dr. Lisa Cook, a fellow Georgian and graduate of Spelman College, to the Board of Governors of the Fe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) joined the Georgia Chamber of Commerce's annual "Eggs and Issues" breakfast to speak with business owners, community leaders, and local and state elected officialsand provide an update on his work in the United State Senate to create jobs, support Georgia's small businesses, strengthen Georgia's workforce and keep the state economically competitive. Senator  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 9 a.m. on Jan. 20, 2022, at 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Agenda I. Nominees * Alison J. Nathan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit * Victoria Marie Calvert, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia * John H. Chun, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington * Sarah Elisabeth Gera  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2022: U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) announced $225 million in new federal investments over the next five years to fix Georgia's 374 most structurally deficient bridges. The federal funding was allocated through the U.S.Department of Transportation's Bridge Formula Program, which Senators Warnock and Ossoff supported and helped make possible by successful  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following Dear Colleague on Jan. 14, 2022, on the on Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act: * * * Dear Democratic Colleague, Thanks to the great strength and unity of our Caucus, this week the House passed the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act and sent it to the Senate for urgent consideration. We cannot and we will not rest until this legislation is enacted into law. As President Biden forcefully declared this week in  more