WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Two pieces of legislation led by U.S. Representative Lucy McBath were amended and approved by the House Committee on Education and Labor. The Protecting America's Retirement Security Act (PARSA), H.R.7310, and the Training Retention and Investment Now for a Better America (TRAIN for a Better America) Act, H.R.7385, were marked up and advanced out of the Committee. PARSA will help Americans plan and save for r  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement on April 5, 2022, after a Farm Bill hearing on renewable energy opportunities in Rural America: * * * "I would like to thank both panels of witnesses for their testimony today and their input on these important farm bill programs. Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small provided important updates on USDA's efforts to implement 2018 Farm Bill programs and resources necess  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on April 5, 2022: House Agriculture Chairman David Scott of Georgia delivered the following statement at today's hearing "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Energy -- Renewable Energy Opportunities in Rural America". Good morning and welcome to another important hearing in our work to review the 2018 Farm Bill and prepare for the 2023 Farm Bill. Today's hearing will   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: U.S. Senator Reverend Warnock (D-GA) issued the following statement yesterday in response to media reports that President Biden was planning to extend the moratorium on federal student loan payments until September, which the President announced earlier today. "I'm happy to hear that the administration heeded my call to extend the pause on student loan payments," said Senator Reverend  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Jody Hice, R-Georgia, ranking Republican member of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: The House Committee on Oversight and Reform today passed by voice vote legislation authored by Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) and Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) to improve the federal hiring process. The Chance to Compete Act (H.R. 6967) is a bipartisan,  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) announced Georgia will receive $1.5 billion dollars for investing in buses, trains, and other public transportation from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), frequently called the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Georgia will receive $280,399,000 this year, with the remaining funding being allocated over the next five years. "Once again, the Bipartisa  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: This week, Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux celebrated the opening of The Water Tower's newest facility in Buford. Congresswoman Bourdeaux delivered $310,000 in community project funding for their research to make Gwinnett County the national leader in water technology and help develop the workforce for the 21st century! In Washington, Congresswoman Bourdeaux voted on key legislation to cap the out-of-p  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following remarks on April 6, 2022: * * * During today's Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on the Biden Administration's high oil and gas prices, Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) brought the receipts. "What I have behind me, ladies and gentlemen, is a chart of receipts that I've asked constituents in my District to send in to us. "What you'll see here, first of all, there's an $80 to fill up a tank, $80 receipt to fill   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. A. Drew Ferguson, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressmen Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) and Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), members of the House Ways and Means Committee and the GOP Doctors Caucus, introduced the American Made Medicine Act. This legislation will strengthen America's domestic medical supply chains, create good, high-paying jobs in the United States in this critical sector, and enhance our national security. The bill will also incentivize key in  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Congressmen Hank Johnson (D-GA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Mike Quigley (D-IL), David Cicilline (D-RI), and Mondaire Jones (D-NY) introduced the Twenty-First Century Courts Act, a robust legislative plan to promote accountability and increase transparency in the federal courts. This legislation aims to restore Americans' trust i  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) voted to hold Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Congress. The advisors to the former President have ignored subpoenas from the House January 6th Committee seeking information into their role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election. Congresswoman Williams said: "Despite the fact that the Big Lie has been discredited, disproven and destroyed, Peter   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: Reps. David Scott (GA-13), Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced today that three organizations in DeKalb County, Decatur and Atlanta will receive a total of more than $2.1 million in Public Health AmeriCorps funding from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. The grants will support 87 Public Health AmeriCorps members in Congressional Dist  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 7 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Reps. Nikema Williams (GA-05), Hank Johnson (GA-04) and David Scott (GA-13) announced that three organizations in Atlanta, Decatur, and DeKalb County, will receive a total of more than $2.1 million in Public Health AmeriCorps funding from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. The grants will support 87 Public Health AmeriCorps members in Georgia's Fifth Congressional  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Reverend Warnock (D-GA), a member of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, introduced new legislation to cap out-of-pocket costs at $2,000 a year for Georgia seniors on Medicare Part D. The out-of-pocket cap for Medicare Part D participants is currently set at approximately $3,250. Additionally, the bill requires drug manufactures to take on more of the cost burden, reducing government su  more