WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee issued the following information for a hearing on markup of five bills at 10 a.m. on April 5, 2022, at 2172 Rayburn House Office Building: Measures: * H.R. ---, To prohibit participation of the Russian Federation in the G7 * H.R. ---, Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act * H.R. ---, Countering Malign Russian Activities in Africa Act * H.R. 923, Georgia Support Act * H.Res. 833, Expressing support for Mold  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) applauded President Biden for fulfilling her request to include $10 billion for election security in President Biden's Fiscal Year 2023 Budget. "In February, I urged President Biden to invest $5 billion in our nation's aging and inconsistent election infrastructure," said Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux. "I'm pleased to see the Administration shares my concern a  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: President Biden's FY 2023 budget will close the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), resulting in lost jobs and military training capabilities during a time of international unrest. Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) spoke today in opposition of this move: "Biden said show me your budget and I'll tell you what you value; clearly, he doesn't value our defense. Coastal Georgia has every branch   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) introduced the Reversing Every Vaccine Emergency Requirement and Stopping Employee (REVERSE) OSHA Mandates Act to guarantee that the federal government never imposes medical tyranny on American workers ever again. The REVERSE OSHA Mandates Act will ensure the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) does not have the authority to requi  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Legislation introduced by Representatives Lucy McBath (D-GA-06), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11), and Gwen Moore (D-WI-04), was approved by an overwhelming vote of the House of Representatives as part of the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022 (H.R. 2954). The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration. Introduced by McBath, Moore, and Smucker as the Savings Access For Escaping and Rebuilding (SAFER) Act,   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) secured House passage of her legislation, the Care is an Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Act. Congresswoman Williams introduced the CEDS Act in October with the late Congressman Don Young (AK-AL), who passed away on March 18. The CEDS Act will require Economic Development Districts to show in their Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies how they will incr  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock's (D-GA) called on the House to immediately pass legislation modeled on his Affordable Insulin Now Act, which would require insurers to cap patient out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 per month. This bill is expected to lower insulin costs for many of the over one million Georgia patients, or more than 12% of the state's adult population, living with diabetes.   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Reverend Warnock (D-GA), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, joined his colleagues in sending a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra highlighting the growing medical debt burden faced by consumers. Specifically, the letter urges the CFPB to use its authority to address the growing medical debt burden faced by U.S. consu  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following testimony by Ellen Reynolds, CEO of the Georgia Child Care Association, involving a hearing on March 22, 2022, entitled "Child Care and Preschool: Cutting Costs for Working Families": * * * I am Ellen Reynolds, Chief Executive Officer of the Georgia Child Care Association (GCCA), a trade association representing the 4400 licensed childcare providers in Georgia. Today I come before you repres  more