WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) announced that Georgia will receive $8.3 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to deliver equitable, affordable, client-centered, and high-quality family planning services. The funding is one of 76 grants awarded nationally and will restore access to Title X services nationwide. "Title X supports families," said Congresswoman Caroly  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 31, 2022: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) applauded the House for passing legislation to cap the out-of-pocket cost for one month's supply of insulin at $35 or less. Rep. Bourdeaux joined Reps. Angie Craig (MN-2), Daniel T. Kildee (MI-5), Nikema Williams (GA-5), Lucy McBath (GA-6) in introducing H.R. 6833, the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which helps ensure that this life-saving medicatio  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on April 1, 2022: Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for historic criminal justice reform legislation to advance racial and economic justice for Georgians. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement [MORE] Act will expunge the records of those harmed by cannabis criminalization, create opportunities for all to participate in the legal cannabis industry and decriminalize cannabis  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on April 1, 2022: Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for landmark legislation to deliver lower insulin costs for Georgia families. By capping out-of-pocket expenses, the Affordable Insulin Now Act will ensure that Georgians pay no more than $35 for a monthly supply of insulin. "Today, the House took a key step forward in the fight to lower health care costs for Georgia families," said Rep.  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) voted to pass the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE Act), legislation that will decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, retroactively expunge previous convictions and more. Congresswoman Williams said: "Decriminalizing marijuana is a step toward criminal justice reform and racial justice. Black and brown people suffer most from our feder  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Warnock lauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing his Affordable Insulin Now Act, which would cap the out-of-pocket costs for insulin and insulin products at $35 a month. Senator Warnock had previously called on the House to take up and pass his legislation, and has urged the Senate to follow the House's suit by bringing the bill to the floor that would lower insulin co  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Warnock (D-GA) joined a bicameral group of lawmakers in a letter to President Biden urging the Administration to act now to extend the pause on federally-held student loan payments until at least the end of the year and to provide meaningful student debt cancellation. The payment pause has been a significant investment throughout the pandemic, providing essential relief to millio  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) joined Protect Our Care and patients from Washington state and Georgia for a virtual roundtable to discuss their fight to lower the cost of lifesaving prescription drugs for patients--including by bringing down insulin costs for the 1 in 10 patient  more