WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Jody Hice, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: On Monday, February 14, 2022, Congressman Jody Hice (GA-10) presented the Hice Headliner Award for the month of February to Carla Smith, Executive Director of Gigi's House in Henry County. The nonprofit organization provides safe housing, faith-based support, group trauma therapy, mentoring, homeschooling, life skills training, and other services to teenage girls who were victims of human trafficking. "Carla h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) congratulated D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on following the science, also known as internal polling, by lifting COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates, but warns legislation to repeal D.C.'s Home Rule is still forthcoming. "Congratulations to Mayor Bowser, who abruptly ended her unlawful, failed one-month COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Thankfully, she understood our mess  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) celebrated Black excellence in the field of aviation on International Black Aviation Professionals Day. Black aviators--including pilots, air traffic controllers, skycaps, flight attendants, ground crew members, and more--have been and continue to be instrumental to the success of the aviation industry, overcoming often insurmountable odds. Congressw  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: Representatives David Cicilline (RI-01) and Val Demings (FL-10) led a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo calling on the administration to defend the rights of U.S. fish processors and sellers who are currently locked out of the critical South Georgia Patagonian Toothfish Fishery, an irreplaceable source for Patagonian Toothfi  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Val Demings, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: Today Reps. Val Demings (FL-10) and David Cicilline (RI-01) led a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo calling on the administration to defend the rights of U.S. fish processors and sellers who are currently locked out of the critical South Georgia Patagonian Toothfish Fishery, an irreplaceable source for Patagonian Toothfish, oth  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff and Representatives Nikema Williams (D-GA-05) and Lucy McBath (D-GA-06) are honoring the contributions and achievements of Black aviation professionals. Today they introduced a bicameral Congressional resolution honoring past and current Black aviation professionals who blazed the path forward and made significant contributions to aerospace and the aviation ind  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Georgia, chair of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Feb. 9, 2022, entitled "The Role that Community Development Financial Institutions and Minority Depository Institutions Serve in Supporting Communities": * * * I'm honored to Chair this Subcommittee and to work with Ranking Member Tillis to ensure stability in our ban  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Michael Waller, executive director of Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, involving a hybrid hearing on Feb. 10, 2022, entitled "How Institutional Landlords are Changing the Housing Market": * * * My name is Michael Waller, and I serve as Executive Director of Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice. Georgia Appleseed is a non-partisan, non-profit law center that adva  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff secured $35 million in funding to support rural businesses across Georgia. The funding, coming in the form of grants and loans through the United States Department of Agriculture, will help expand resources in rural communities through job training, business expansion, and technical assistance. "Senator Warnock and I will continue supporting Georgia's rur  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are working to make internet access more affordable for low-income Georgians. Sens. Rev. Warnock and Ossoff are encouraging Georgians to apply for the new Affordable Connectivity Program, which was created through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. More than three million low-income households in Georgia are eligible to apply to the progr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are working to make internet access more affordable for low-income Georgians. Sens. Rev. Warnock and Ossoff are encouraging Georgians to apply for the new Affordable Connectivity Program, which was created through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. More than three million low-income households in Georgia are eligible to apply to t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced the Transportation Equity Act which requires the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to permanently re-establish the Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity. The Advisory Committee was created under the Obama Administration to convene stakeholders in order to provide independent advice and recommendat  more