WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), applauded the passage of H.R. 2471, government funding legislation that he co-authored which provides discretionary funding for all federal departments and agencies as well as military, humanitarian, and economic assistance to Ukraine. Congressman Bishop secured over $11 million for projects within Georgia's Second Congressional District to directly suppo  more

ALBANY, Georgia, March 11 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) invited high school students from Georgia's 2nd Congressional District to participate in the 41st Annual Congressional Art Competition. "I am excited to announce that my office is accepting entries for this year's Congressional Art Competition," said Congressman Bishop. "The safety precautions for COVID-19 prevented some students from accessing the t  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) voted to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, which included $5.07 million to fund all ten of the Community Project Funding requests submitted for Gwinnett and Forsyth Counties. Last year, Congresswoman Bourdeaux submitted ten local projects for consideration by the House for direct federal funding. These projects will meet the diverse needs of Georg  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) gave the following statement after Democrats forced a vote on a 2,741 page spending bill without proper consideration in the House: "Pelosi is making a mockery of the appropriations process. Dropping a massive funding bill at 1:00 am the morning of the vote that, among other provisions, allocates $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending, is not a proper way to legislate.   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on March 10, 2022: * * * Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) released the following statement after voting against the 2,741-page, $1.5 trillion government funding package last night. "As Americans struggle to afford gas and groceries, House Democrats rammed through a bloated $1.5 trillion government spending bill - over five months into the new fiscal year - that will undoubtedly worsen President Biden's hyperi  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman David Scott (GA-13), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, voted to fund $5.2 million in Community Project Funding that he previously secured for Georgia's 13th Congressional District. This funding, included in the appropriations government funding package, responds directly to some of the most pressing needs in metro-Atlanta. "Public greenspace expansion brings new vitality and investmen  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman David Scott (GA-13), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, voted to make historic investments in American jobs, opportunity and working families in the appropriations omnibus package to fund the federal government in the next fiscal year. Each fiscal year, which runs from October through September, Congress must pass legislation to fund the federal government and all the vital programs it  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) secured House passage of 10 Community Project Funding Requests totaling $7,676,000. The projects passed as part of H.R. 2471, government funding legislation. Congresswoman Williams said: "From reconnecting neighborhoods, to building the essential infrastructure of the future, to preserving our civil rights legacy, and so much more, these Community Project Funding R  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) led a group of his colleagues in urging U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabel Guzman to extend the Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) repayment deferment period for small businesses in Georgia and across the nation. "I am deeply committed to making sure that Washington is doing all they can to help keep Georgia's economy strong and sup  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff secured over $500,000 to upgrade Georgia school buses. The funding will replace 21 diesel-fueled school buses across Cobb, Dodge, and Fulton Counties with buses that meet updated emissions standards, reducing air pollution and ensuring Georgia students can get to and from school safely. "These upgraded school buses will help Georgia kids get to school mo  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) along with Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years and is Chair of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Airland Subcommittee, and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) led 11 of their Senate colleagues today in introducing new, bipartisan legislation to support active-duty military families ex  more