WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Chair Antonio Delgado delivered the following statement at today's hearing "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Rural Development" with USDA Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small. [As prepared for delivery] Today's hearing with USDA's Under Secretary for Rural Development, Xochi  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on March 8, 2022: * * * Following weeks of pressure from House Republican leadership, the Biden Administration is set to ban Russian oil imports today. Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), who called for these sanctions even before Russia invaded Ukraine, gave the following statement: "This is a necessary move that should have happened months ago. While I am glad that the Biden Administration is holding Putin  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Following Republican pressure, Coca-Cola suspended selling its products and operating its 10 bottling plants in Russia in response to Putin's war crimes in Ukraine. Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) applauded this move, which he called for in his letter urging them to join dozens of their international corporate colleagues in standing up for Ukraine. "I am glad that Coca-Cola is ending their business deal  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Representative Lucy McBath announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Fulton County Schools $250,000 in federal funding as a winner of the 2021 Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA). This grant funding will invest in 10 school buses as part of the overall goal of delivering cleaner air, healthier neighborhoods, and better transportation. "I'm delighted to see more funding coming  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: Congressman David Scott (GA-13), Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) and Congressman Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) today unveiled the Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act, a bipartisan bill to ensure that veteran patients in need of anesthesia would continue to receive the most qualified and experienced care available by Department of Veterans' Affairs physicians. The legislation would   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) joined Congresswomen Haley Stevens (MI-11), Deborah Ross (NC-02), and Alma Adams (NC-12) to introduce The Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act, a bill to remove default records from the credit history of federal student loan borrowers who have consolidated their defaulted loan. This legislation complements Congresswoman Williams' Student Loan Rehabilitation and Credi  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Jody Hice, R-Georgia, ranking Republican member of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) and Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) introduced legislation, the Chance to Compete Act (H.R. 6967). This bipartisan, bicameral bill improves the federal hiring process by giving agencies the ability to share applicant assess  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Chairman Hank Johnson (D-GA) sent a letter urging the Judicial Council of the Second Circuit and the Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disability of the Judicial Conference to vacate and reevaluate the Second Judicial Council's decision clearing two federal judges for mi  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to create more flexible job opportunities for military spouses. Sen. Ossoff is working to pass the bipartisan Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act, which would require states to recognize the professional licenses of military spouses from other states when their family's duty station changes. In many cases under current law, military spouses whose work requires a profession  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) applauded the passage of the bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act, which passed the Senate 79-19. The legislation, which Senator Reverend Warnock supported, will improve the United States Postal Service's (USPS) financial position. It also improves transparency and accountability, including requiring six-day delivery. "Georgians rely on the U.S. Postal Serv  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), a member of the Senate commerce and transportation committee, released the following statement after President Biden's announcement that the U.S. will ban the importation of Russian oil, natural gas, and coal into the country: "Cutting off our petroleum imports from Russia is the right move for the United States. We must continue to meet Russia's unpro  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) joined their colleagues in helping unanimously pass a resolution to condemn the recent bomb threats at HBCUs and reaffirms the government's commitment to combatting violence against students, faculty, and staff.More than two dozen HBCUs across the country have received violent threats this year alone, including Georgia institutions Spe  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) sent a letter urging Senate leadership to support provisions in the final version of the United States Innovation and Competition Act that would require semiconductor companies receiving federal assistance for research, design, and manufacturing to invest in a more diverse workforce and improve procurement from minority-, vetera  more