WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, supported the passage of H.R. 3967, the Honoring Our PACT Act. The legislation would ensure that veterans exposed to burn pits or other toxic substances during their military service would be automatically eligible for VA health care and disability benefits.   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: The U.S. must stop purchasing oil from Russia and increase domestic oil production by restarting the Keystone XL Pipeline. Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) introduced the Ending Dependence on Russian Energy Act today to accomplish those goals, which will hold Russia accountable for their horrific invasion of our ally, Ukraine, and reassert America's energy dominance. "Under President Biden, we are buying  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: One week after introducing the Affordable Insulin Now Act, Congresswoman Lucy McBath participated in a press conference with Congressman Dan Kildee and Protect Our Care to highlight the critical need for legislative action on the rising cost of insulin. Joining Rep. McBath and Rep. Kildee on the press conference were Brad Woodhouse, Protect Our Care Executive Director; Brooks Bellman, a 28-year-old Type 1 Dia  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following joint statement: * * * House Education and Labor, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee Chair Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-11) and Ranking Member Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12) released the following joint statement after introducing H.R. 6912, the bipartisan Pooled Employer Plan (PEP) Fix Act: "Pooled employer plans (PEPs) allow employers from completely unrelated fields to band together in a single retirement p  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Morgan Griffith (R-VA), along with 10 other members, joined together to shine a spotlight on actions taken by blood collectors that are foreclosing choice for hospitals and other health care providers in their districts and across the country. "There are many reasons why a hospital might choose a different compliance strategy than wh  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced new legislation to authorize and directly fund the Beagle Brigade, dogs trained by the USDA to detect foreign pests and diseases that threaten the domestic agriculture industry. While the USDA's National Detector Dog Training Center, which trains the Beagle Brigade, has operated in Newnan, Georgia for years, the Cente  more