WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2022: Last night, as the Senate worked to advance the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) spoke on the Senate floor about the future of the fight to preserve voting rights in Congress and beyond, and the importance of the federal government taking action to protect every eligible voter's access to the ballot in Georgia and nationwide to make it po  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2022: House Agriculture Chairman David Scott of Georgia delivered the following statement at today's hearing "To Review the State of the Rural Economy with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack". Good morning, and welcome to all who are watching the hearing today. I would like to start by extending a warm welcome and return to my friend and our witness toda  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2022: Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today that he tested positive for COVID-19. He is experiencing mild symptoms of a head cold with cough, chills and congestion. He is comfortable, self-isolating, following the Office of Attending Physician's directions and in the process of contact tracing. The Congressman felt symptomatic and took a rapid at-home test. He is awaitin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2022: Congresswoman Lucy McBath announced that, thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the state of Georgia will receive $73,664,000 in funding for a wide variety of infrastructure projects through the Army Corps of Engineers. Across the state, these millions of dollars will go towards such projects as lake and dam maintenance, environmental sewer updates, and harbor expan  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2022: Senior Member of the House Agriculture Committee U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) today questioned the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack during a committee hearing to review the state of the rural economy. During the hearing, Rep. Scott asked the Secretary to address the effects of labor and trucking shortages in getting products to and from farms,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman David Scott, (GA-13) and Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Christopher Nunn announced the launch of the Georgia Homeowner Assistance Fund, a $354 million stimulus fund to help homeowners impacted by the pandemic with mortgage delinquencies, defaults, foreclosures, and past-due utilities. Administered by Georgia's DCA, the GA Homeowner Assistance Fund is financed by Congre  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2022: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today delivered a speech on the U.S. Senate floor condemning Democrats' partisan attempt to federalize elections and destroy the Senate rules to enact their unpopular agenda. Democrats' legislation restricts states' ability to conduct elections, removes commonsense voter ID laws, and funnels taxpayer dollars to fund political campaigns. "The Democrat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2022: The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the nominations of 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 Geraghty, to be United States District Judge   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: This morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock's historic nominees for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Victoria Marie Calvert and Sarah Elisabeth Geraghty's nominations received bipartisan support and will now receive a final vote on the Senate floor. Sens. Ossoff and Warnock have been longtime advocat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following commentary to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on the anniversary of his swearing-in to the U.S. Senate, highlighting his accomplishments in his first year in office: * * * JAN. 20: Georgia, We're Just Getting (https://www.ajc.com/opinion/opinion-ossoff-georgia-were-just-getting-started/M5ECG5OLZNC3ZH432RIBRL6E2I/) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution // Senator Jon Ossoff One year ago today I took the oath of office to serv  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2022: U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) took to the Senate floor to call out the Democrats' disingenuous push for election reform and bring truths about the Jim Crow era and the Georgia election law to light. Excerpts of Sen. Scott's speech: On Jim Crow ... Thank you, Madam President, for the opportunity to talk about something really important to all Americans, but specifically important to   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Hank Klibanoff, President Biden's nominee to be a member of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board, at a Jan. 13, 2022, confirmation hearing: * * * My name is Hank Klibanoff, and I direct the Georgia Civil Rights Cold Cases Project at Emory University in Atlanta, where I am a professor of practice. I also teach nonfiction writing and ethics in the Creative Writing P  more