ALBANY, Georgia, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement condemning bomb threats against Historically Black Colleges and Universities, including Albany State University, this morning. "I am deeply disturbed that we have experienced two rounds of threats against Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the country within a month -- including today's bomb threat   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2022: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and Chairman of its Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today condemned the recent vandalization of a monument to Major League Baseball's first Black player, civil rights pioneer Jackie Robinson, at his birthplace in southwest Georgia. See a New York Times story about the vandalism an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2022: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) announced today that USDA will invest $13 million in Community Facilities funding for 29 rural community infrastructure projects throughout Georgia. The funding will be used to strengthen local public services, and connect rural residents to critical community services and facilities in 22 rural counties in the state. "No matter where you li  more