WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) received a ringing endorsement of his Affordable Insulin Now Act from the prominent American Diabetes Association. On Wednesday, the organization issued a statement on Twitter, saying: "ADA has endorsed legislation introduced by US Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock creating a national co-pay cap on insulin. Let's do this thing! It's time we make insulin a  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- 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. 28, 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 20, 2022, the Committee received three notifications from the Office of the Sergea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2022: This morning on Meet The Press, Senator Portman, co-chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, discussed the latest developments regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine and stressed the need for additional, tougher sanctions on the Russian government and economy. Portman noted that he believes Ukraine should have been invited to join NATO in recent years and that the alliance should now look to add othe  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2022: Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) today led a letter signed by over 40 members of Congress to President Joe Biden urging him to include in his State of the Union address a strong commitment to rebuild American energy independence by reopening the Keystone XL pipeline and spurring domestic oil production. As the letter states: "Over the last few days, we have seen Russia launch an unjustified  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) announced that Gwinnett County's Project RESET 2.0 has received an additional $25 million in financial assistance from the federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program. The additional funds will allow this essential program to continue providing rental, utility, and internet service assistance through September 30, 2022, and adds to the nearly $46.9 million a  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) announced a comprehensive legislative platform in honor of Black History Month outlining key legislation supporting the Black community in Georgia's 7th Congressional District. Congresswoman Bourdeaux reaffirms her continued support for future legislation that protects civil rights, equitable access to education and health care, workplace rights, and criminal just  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2022: Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today re-introduced the Minorities in Aviation Education Act, H.R. 6841, which would create a grant program aimed at improving the preparation and representation of minorities in aviation-related fields. The new grant program, administered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), will be named for Bessie Coleman, an American aviator and t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) spoke by phone with Major General Charles D. Costanza, the commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, regarding the forthcoming deployment of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3ID, to Germany as part of the additional 7,000 servicemembers ordered forward by President Biden in support of the mission respond  more