WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following news release on March 16, 2022: One year ago today, a gunman sought out and entered three Asian-owned spas in Georgia, opened fire, and killed eight people, including six Asian women. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) issued the following statements. CAPAC Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27): "One year later, it is still difficult to grasp the horrors of this day and what it m  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on March 16, 2022: House Agriculture Chairman David Scott of Georgia delivered the following statement at today's hearing "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: The Role of USDA Programs in Addressing Climate Change" [As prepared for delivery] Welcome to another important hearing in our ongoing work to review the 2018 Farm Bill. As many of you will recall, our first   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: A top Georgia public transportation official cited Sen. Ossoff's transit planning law as key to expanding transit options across Georgia. In a U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing, Collie Greenwood, Interim CEO and General Manager of MARTA, praised Sen. Ossoff's Local Transit Planning Support Act and detailed how it will help expand access to public transit not just in Metro Atla  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 16, 2022: One year ago today, a gunman sought out and entered three Asian-owned spas in Georgia, opened fire, and killed eight people, including six Asian women. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) issued the following statements: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01): "One year after the heinous crimes in Atlanta, I continue to stand with our Asian American comm  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 16, 2022: One year ago today, a gunman sought out and entered three Asian-owned spas in Georgia, opened fire, and killed eight people, including six Asian women. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) issued the following statements: Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-05): "A year ago today, we witnessed a horrific, racially motivated shooting that killed eig  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Jody Hice, R-Georgia, ranking Republican member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 16, 2022: Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) introduced the Accountable Federal Employees Act (H.R. 7095) to reform the under-performing, inefficient, and unaccountable federal bureaucracy by enabling the discipline and removal of failing federal employees. Underperforming federal employees are no  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Following his push, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff secured bipartisan support to upgrade the Air National Guard's fleet with Georgia-built aircraft. Sen. Ossoff secured the procurement of 16 new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for the Air National Guard, a key air aircraft used by Georgia Air National Guard and Reserve units at the Savannah Air National Guard Base and Dobbins ARB. Sen. Ossoff launched a push (https  more