WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), alongside Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) and Congresswomen Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) and Lucy McBath (GA-06), introduced a resolution to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the March 16th Atlanta spa shootings. The resolution, cosponsored by 66 Members of the House of Representatives, reaffirms the House of Repres  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following news release: Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) and Georgia Representatives Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07), Lucy McBath (GA-06), and Nikema Williams (GA-05) along with 66 of their colleagues introduced a resolution to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the March 16th Atlanta spa shootings and reaffirm the House of Representatives' commitment to combating ant  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed the FY22 Omnibus funding bill into law, which included more than $5 million in direct funding for Georgia's 7th Congressional District. In spring of 2021, Rep. Bourdeaux submitted 10 funding requests for important community projects in Georgia's 7th District to the House Appropriations Committee. T  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued this statement after Shalanda Young was confirmed by the Senate to serve as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). "I am delighted and encouraged by the Senate's historic confirmation of Shalanda Young as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). "Shalanda is an extremely hardworking and intelligent individual who   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) formed a pro-abortion task force to dismantle state governments' work to protect unborn lives. Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) led a letter, cosigned by 53 House Republicans, to Secretary Xavier Becerra expressing concern that his mislabeled Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access endangers the lives of innocent children. In the letter, the Me  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- 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 15, 2022: Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) today opened a probe into the U.S. Park Police's staffing shortages, training deficiencies, and dilapidated facilities at the dispatch operations center in Washington, D.C. In a letter to Department of Interior Secretary Deb   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Last night, Representative Lucy McBath voted to fund $4,030,000 in Community Project Funding that she previously secured for Georgia's Sixth Congressional District. This funding, included in the appropriations government funding package, responds directly to some of the most pressing needs in Cobb, DeKalb, and Fulton Counties. In addition, the omnibus legislation provides $13.6 billion in emergency funding t  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Last week, Congresswoman Lucy McBath delivered a letter to Governor Brian Kemp to inquire about the state of Georgia's timeline to apply for Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) for the 2021-2022 school year. Specifically, her letter aims to ensure that Georgia obtains a timely U.S. Department of Agriculture-approved plan to extend P-EBT benefits into the summer months, so that low-income children do  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) and Georgia Representatives Lucy McBath (GA-06), Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07), and Nikema Williams (GA-05) along with 66 of their colleagues introduced a resolution to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the March 16th Atlanta spa shootings and reaffirm the House of Representatives' commitment to combating anti-Asian hate. The r  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) alongside Congressmen Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), Sean Casten (IL-06) led a letter signed by more than 80 House Democrats urging President Joe Biden to restart bicameral reconciliation negotiations recognizing climate provisions as a key starting point where common ground can be pursued. The letter is signed by six Committee Chairs, all Democratic members of the Select C  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 15, 2022: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to upgrade the safety and passenger experience at MARTA's Five Points downtown station. In a U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing today, Sen. Ossoff committed to working with MARTA Interim CEO and General Manager Collie Greenwood and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to advance the project, which calls for an improve  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 15, 2022: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) spoke on the Senate floor following the Senate's passage of the Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 (S. 623). The bill would make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent across the country starting in 2023. In 2018, Florida legislature's enacted year-round DST. However, for Florida's change to apply, a change in the federal statute is required. Nineteen other state  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), a member of the Senate commerce committee, introduced the Relief for Families Act, which would give states and localities in Georgia and across the country the flexibility to use dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act to offset tax revenue lost from a temporary sales tax holiday on essential items. Essentials items that could be included in this sales t  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 15, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) joined a bipartisan group of 22 senators in a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security requesting information on efforts to protect the United States from Russian cyber and disinformation threats. The letter references past Russian cyber operations - such the SolarWinds attack - as evidence of their history of engaging   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Child Care and Preschool: Cutting Costs for Working Families" at 10 a.m. on March 22, 2022, at 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Witnesses * Rhian Evans Allvin, Chief Executive Officer, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Washington, DC * Julie Kashen, Director, Women's Economic Justice, and Senior Fellow, Century Foundatio  more