WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on March 1, 2022: House Agriculture Chairman David Scott of Georgia delivered the following statement at today's hearing "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Commodity Group Perspectives on Title 1". Good morning and thank you to everyone for joining us today as we gather perspectives from commodity groups on the Commodity Title programs in the 2018 Farm Bill. I am pl  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, issued the following news release on March 1, 2022: Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on the future of our retirement system: "Our retirement system is healthier than it has been in decades  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) issued the following statement regarding his vote on H.R. 55, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act. "Lynching is an evil act of violence that is already against the law at the federal level; it is first-degree murder. Furthermore, my home state of Georgia recently signed hate crime legislation into law this past year. "H.R. 55 would create no new federal offense and the cur  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Jody Hice, R-Georgia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release: Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) delivered remarks at the House Committee on Oversight and Reform's hearing on "The Impact of the American Rescue Plan's State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds." In his opening statement, Hice emphasized how Democrats' unchecked spending, particularly thr  more

TUCKER, Georgia, March 2 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 1, 2022: Congressman Johnson (GA-04) is uplifting Tucker resident Amy Bielawski as his Hometown Hero virtual guest to President Biden's State of the Union Address to Congress on Tuesday. Amy is a small business owner in Tucker, Georgia, who has been in the coverage gap for many years. She owns a small entertainment agency but due to health issues, including thyroid disease, her a  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath has invited Roswell resident, Kimberly Schneller, and her eight year-old son, Evan, as her virtual guests to President Biden's State of the Union Address to Congress on Tuesday to underscore the importance of quality, affordable health care to American families. Kimberly is a Hometown Hero who lives in Roswell with her family. Her son has juvenile diabetes and her husband is in cancer re  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Ahead of President Biden's first State of the Union address, Congresswoman Lucy McBath reiterated her support for President Biden's leadership on the world stage in the midst of unprecedented and unprovoked Russian aggression against the people of Ukraine. She offered the following words of support as the President prepares to address the recent invasion as part of his remarks this evening. "The world stands  more