CONYERS, Georgia, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), announced that more than $2.3 million is going to elementary and secondary schools in DeKalb, Rockdale, Gwinnett and Newton counties to help identify and provide support to children experiencing homelessness. Under the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) Fund, the resources will help support i  more

SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: Congresswoman Lucy McBath released her second video highlighting her Constituent Services Program based out of her Sandy Springs district office. This video tells the story of Margaret and Raul Ramirez. Raul Ramirez is a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War. The Ramirez family contacted Representative McBath to request assistance getting needed approval from the Departmen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2022: * * * In response to today's reports of more bomb threats at Atlanta's Spelman College, Congresswoman Lucy McBath released the following statement. "Throughout history, we have seen threats aimed at black men and women in their homes, at black students in our classrooms, and at black children on the playground. "These threats seek to intimidate and terrorize, but they will not succeed. "All of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: On Monday, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) voted to pass bipartisan, bicameral legislation to empower survivors of sexual harassment and assault by ending forced arbitration. The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act will void forced arbitration agreements in any contract if a sexual assault or harassment claim is brought forward. For employment contra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02) and Congressman Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15) introduced a resolution celebrating the Boy Scouts of America's 112th birthday. "No organization has done more to build leadership and character in America's youth than the Boy Scouts of America," said Congressman Bishop. "Successive generations of boys, and now girls, who have promised to do their   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) joined a group of his fellow lawmakers, including Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01), to encourage Americans to file their taxes to access the second half of their enhanced Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit, and to call for   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Georgia U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff secured $900,000 to help theaters and nonprofit organizations across Georgia recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Sens. Ossoff and Warnock secured the funding through the American Rescue Plan passed last March. According to a survey (https://www.americansforthearts.org/by-topic/disaster-preparedness/the-economic-impact-of-coronavirus-on-the-  more