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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Sunday February 20, 2022 ( 2 items )  

Rep. Williams Introduces Legislation to Give Local Communities More Control Over Improving Their Quality of Life
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2022: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) introduced The Negating Neighborhood Noise Act, bipartisan legislation that would give local communities more control over improving their quality of life. Representatives Jim Himes (CT-4) and Don Bacon (NE-2) co-led the legislation. Currently, federal funding is prohibited from being used for noise barriers along existing federal-aid highways. The N  more

Sen. Ossoff on Confirmation of Civil Rights Cold Case Review Board Members
ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing for swift action to secure justice for the victims of civil rights crimes. At Sen. Ossoff's urging, last night the U.S. Senate confirmed two Georgians (http://news.emory.edu/stories/2021/06/er_cold_case_review_board/campus.html) -- Emory University archivist Gabrielle Dudley and Emory University Professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hank Klibanoff -- to the C  more