WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) applauded the bipartisan, U.S. Senate confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the next Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Jackson will succeed U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer who announced his intentions earlier this year to retire at the end of the current court session. With her confirmation now complete, Judge J  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported the approval of H.R. 3807, the Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act. This bill would provide an additional $42 billion for the Restaurant Revitalization Grant Program as well as $13 billion for a new Small Business Administration grant program to help hard-hit small businesses that have lost significant revenue as a resul  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) released the following statement regarding Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to the Supreme Court. "Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is everything we should expect from someone sitting on the highest court in the land. "She is smart, experienced, and thoughtful. "Her historic confirmation is a moment of pride for us all, and I wish her all the best as s  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: As members of the House and Senate prepare to enter into a conference process to reconcile differences between the House-passed America COMPETES Act and the Senate-passed United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), a diverse array of industry stakeholders, labor leaders, and nonpartisan experts have expressed support for the House bill's bipartisan supply chain resilience subtitle, which inclu  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced today that Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) will join the bipartisan, bicameral conference committee on legislation to hold the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accountable for its human rights abuses and strengthen the United States' economic independence. The conference will meet to improve and work towards a version of the United States Innovation an  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following commentary to the Wall Street Journal: * * * President Biden's proposed budget is hamstringing our defense readiness at a time of extreme international unrest ("America's Declining Military," Review & Outlook, March 30). Despite analysis that the Air Force is the least prepared it has ever been, this administration plans to shut down the Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) in Savannah, Ga. A $24 million airplane han  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following statement on April 7, 2022: * * * Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as the next Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. "Today's confirmation of the eminently qualified Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as t  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Following a historic bipartisan confirmation vote for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in the Senate, Congresswoman Lucy McBath, member of the Congressional Black Caucus, released the following statement. "Today is a joyous moment in American history. Today, the Senate has confirmed the first Black woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court. "Today, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is a justice for the h  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as a Supreme Court Justice. Congresswoman Williams said: "Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation as the first Black woman to serve as a Supreme Court Justice is a historic moment. I attended Judge Jackson's confirmation hearing where her legal brilliance was on display. T  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswomen Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) and Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) introduced the bipartisan H-4 Work Authorization Act to address the national labor shortage affecting American businesses while helping immigrant families thrive together. The bill would allow H-4 visa holders to be automatically granted their work authorization without needing to submit a "Form I-765, Employment Authorization Docu  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) and Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) introduced bipartisan legislation to address the national labor shortage affecting small businesses across Georgia. The Acute Labor Shortage Solution Act helps restaurants, manufacturing, trucking and other small businesses that are suffering from severe labor shortages find labor while helping immigrants participate in our loc  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on April 7, 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 Co  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, a member of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, voted to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the next Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Judge Jackson was confirmed with bipartisan support, 53-47. Following the vote, Sen. Ossoff released the following statement: "Today I voted to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as the next Associate Justice of the  more