WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported the approval of H.R. 7776, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022. This bill reauthorizes and increases environmental projects, overseen by the Army Corps of Engineers, that address water, wastewater, water supply, and stormwater management. The legislation also includes provisions requested by Congressman Bishop that wi  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: The U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 7910, the Protect our Kids Act and will soon consider H.R. 2377, the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act. Both bills are legislative efforts to address the ongoing problem of mass shootings in America. In the past month, mass shootings claimed dozens of people across the country -- including the lives of 10 members of the Buffalo,   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) voted to pass the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA). This year's WRDA package includes numerous provisions championed by Rep. Bourdeaux to support and modernize water resources along the Chattahoochee River and in the Metro-Atlanta area. "The Water Resources Development Act provides countless Americans with flood control, access to cle  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), a member of the Budget Committee, gave the following statement after the House Budget Committee quietly passed a $1.6 trillion "deeming resolution" instead of fulfilling their legal obligation to pass a budget. "Washington's budgeting process is broken. You shouldn't need a law degree to understand how the government plans to spend hard-earned taxpayer dollars. As Bide  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following floor statement: * * * Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a member of the House Committee on Oversight & Reform, participated in a hearing to examine the gun violence epidemic in the United States. To date, there have been more than 200 mass shootings in 2022. The following is Rep. Johnson's statement during the hearing. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: https://youtu.be/zTIv7N5Rovk Rep. Johnson: Thank you, Madam Chai  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) issued the following statement before voting to pass a package of common sense gun safety bills: "I shouldn't have to worry if my son will be safe from gun violence at school or if I will be shot while grocery shopping. "But the slaughter of students at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde and shoppers at Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo were more tragic reminders o  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), led the introduction of the Sustaining Our Democracy Act. Co-leading the introduction of this legislation are Representatives Colin Allred (TX-32), Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07), Terri Sewell (AL-7), Bobby Scott (VA-03), and Marc Veasey (TX-33). Twenty-three Representatives have co-sponsored the legislation. The Sustaining Our Democracy Act would provide $20 billion in ma  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is leading a historic coalition to bring new hydrogen energy investments to Georgia and the Southeast. Today, Sen. Ossoff led a coalition of energy companies, universities, public transportation agencies, and clean energy advocates in support of a bid to win competitive grant funding to make investments in clean hydrogen technology, production, storage, and more. On Monday,   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to help military families afford housing. Today, Sen. Ossoff (D-GA) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the bipartisan Military Housing Affordability Act of 2022 to help servicemembers living in higher-cost areas afford safe, quality housing. The bill would grant a two-year extension of the Secretary of Defense's authority to temporarily adjust the basic a  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release and letter on June 8, 2022: U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff announced a new push to help more Georgians access affordable health care. Today, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock launched an inquiry to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to support and approve the Georgia Advancing Innovation to Deliver Equity (GA-AIDE) proposal, which would help more low-income Georgians access qu  more