WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), chair of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, lifted up the important role of community financial institutions that provide capital and financial support to underserved families, businesses, and non-profits during a hearing, and lauded the significance of their work on the frontlin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) introduced a resolution condemning the atrocities in Forsyth County in 1912 when a white supremacist mob terrorized and drove out 1,100 Black Americans from their homes and land. The resolution honors the lives lost and displaced and calls for a national day of remembrance for all victims of forced migrations of Black Americans in United States' h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: Rep. Rick W. Allen (R-GA), RSC Chairman Jim Banks (R-IN), and Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led a group of House Republicans in filing an amicus brief to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in The Atlanta Opera, Inc. 371 NLRB No. 45 (2021).This case comes as the Democrat-controlled NLRB is set to consider upending established precedent on classifying independent contractors. The br  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to help Americans who have been targeted by workplace sexual assault and harassment secure justice. He is calling on Congress to pass bipartisan legislation he co-sponsored that would end forced arbitration for survivors of sexual assault and harassment and give them the chance to bring their case to court. "I'm championing this bill to ensure Georgians aren't prevented by   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff today introduced a bill to preserve and protect Georgia's Chattahoochee River. The Chattahoochee River Act, which he introduced alongside Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, will help improve water quality, protect essential public works, and restore ecosystems along the river -- which are all vital to Georgia's drinking water supply, agricultural industry, power generat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) is leading the effort to protect, preserve, and support Georgia's National Heritage Areas (NHAs) by introducing new legislation to provide certainty for their future. Authorizations for Georgia's three National Heritage Areas--Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, and Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage C  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) urged the EPA to expeditiously investigate TAV Holdings, Inc., an Atlanta-based metal processing center, about the facility's role in failing to properly manage potentially hazardous waste materials. In a new letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Senator underscored how TAV Holdings' negligence threatens Georgia families and communiti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) is working to put Americans back in control of their own data. Today, Sen. Ossoff and Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the bipartisan Data Elimination and Limiting Extensive Tracking and Exchange (DELETE) Act, legislation that would enable and empower Americans to request that data brokers delete their personal data. Data brokers are companies that collect, use, and se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: Georgia U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff today introduced a bill to preserve and protect Georgia's Chattahoochee River. The Chattahoochee River Act will help improve water quality, protect essential public works, and restore ecosystems along the river -- which are all vital to Georgia's drinking water supply, agricultural industry, power generation, and more. "Th  more