WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Florida, chairman, and Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, ranking member, of the House Ethics Committee, issued the following joint statement on Feb. 22, 2022, regarding Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia: * * * Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement: On December 14, 2022, the Committee received notification from the Office of the Sergeant at Arms that   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Florida, chairman, and Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, ranking member, of the House Ethics Committee, issued the following joint statement on Feb. 22, 2022, regarding Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia: * * * Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement: On January 18, 2022, the Committee received two notifications from the Office of the Sergeant  more

BUFORD, Georgia, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) hosted a day of remembrance with descendants of the 1912 Forsyth County racial cleansing at Poplar Hill Baptist Church in Buford, GA. Judge Rodney Harris, Deacon Billy Green, Betty Moss shared their family's story with the Congresswoman and local officials. Last week, Congresswoman Bourdeaux introduced a resolution condemning the atrocities in Forsyth County   more

LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) hosted a Veterans' Forum to hear directly from veterans on issues with the Atlanta Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical System. Congresswoman Bourdeaux was joined by local veterans stakeholders, including Director of the Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Ann Brown, and Network Director of the VA Southeast Network (VISN 7), Dr. David Walker. The local veteran comm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) and Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-08) introduced the Workforce Opportunity for Returning Citizens (WORC) Act to assist incarcerated or previously incarcerated individuals with obtaining employment or credentials in skilled trades. This bipartisan bill would amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to award workforce grants to eligible entities and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) released the following statement regarding President Putin's decision to invade Ukraine. "In recent months, President Putin has employed misinformation and revisionist history to escalate tensions in Eastern Europe and destabilize Ukraine and the post-Cold War order. Russia's increasing military presence in the region must be met with swift and assertive acti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) joined 11 cosponsors, including co-leads Congressmen Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and Fred Keller (R-PA), in introducing the IRS PRIORITIES Act to address the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) overwhelming backlog of more than 8 million unprocessed individual tax returns. The bill prohibits the IRS from hiring additional tax enforcement personnel until it processes the tax return  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Following the Biden Administration's announcement that Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine is "underway," Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) gave the following statement. "Now is the time to show our strength and resolve by swiftly and decisively sanctioning Moscow. "We cannot turn a blind eye to Russia's dictatorial, imperialistic regime. "The United States will defend our ally, Ukraine, against foreign   more

MONROE, Georgia, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Jody Hice, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Jody Hice (GA-10) invited high school students throughout the 10th District to participate in the 2022 Congressional Art Competition. Students in grades nine through twelve may submit two-dimensional entries, such as paintings, drawings, photos, computer-generated art, collages, and prints, to his office for consideration. The first-place entry will represent Georgia's 10th District for one yea  more

SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Lucy McBath released this statement following the verdict convicting the three defendants of federal hate crimes. "Almost two years ago, a young man was murdered for being black, and a bright future was stolen by men with hate in their heart. "Today, almost two years after Ahmaud Arbery was killed while jogging down the road, his murderers were convicted of federal hate crimes.  more