WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) called on his Senate colleagues to quickly consider and confirm nominees for two agricultural trade leadership positions within the administration to address trade concerns and reduce trade barriers faced by Georgia farmers. Senator Warnock's call for action came during the first hearing of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Fo  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives approved a bill introduced and championed by Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA), H.R. 2377, the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2022. This was the culminating event of a week in which McBath played a leading role in the federal response to recent tragedies across the nation involving gun violence. Earlier in the week, McBath participated in several events demanding action on gun   more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted to empower communities to prevent incidents of gun violence before they occur. The Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act empowers family members and law enforcement to seek a federal court order to temporarily remove access to guns from those who pose a danger to themselves or others, while incentivizing states to adopt their own so-called "red flag l  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman David Scott (GA-13), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, this week voted to pass two pieces of legislation, H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, and H.R. 2377, the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act, aimed towards addressing the epidemic of gun violence. "This week, with the passage of two critically important pieces of legislation, the U.S. House of Representatives took crucia  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on June 9, 2022: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), voted to empower communities to prevent incidents of gun violence before they occur. The Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act empowers family members and law enforcement to seek a federal court order to temporarily remove access to guns from those who pose a danger to themselves or others while incentivizing states to adopt their own so-calle  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. A. Drew Ferguson, R-Georgia, issued the following joint commentary with Rep. Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas, to the Washington Examiner: * * * In the Washington Examiner, Congressman Drew Ferguson, D.M.D. (R-GA) and Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) penned an op-ed providing a bipartisan legislative response to some of the recent mass shootings. Their legislation, the Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act of 2021, or simply the BIG Act, received strong bipar  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Jon Ossoff (Ga.) introduced the bipartisan Senator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office Act of 2022, which would designate the VA facility in Decatur, Georgia, as the "Senator Johnny Isakson Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office" to honor the late Senator for his work to relentlessly advocate for our nation's veterans and service members. Senator Isak  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Jon Ossoff (D-GA) are working to commemorate the legacy of the late Senator Johnny Isakson by renaming the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Atlanta Regional Office in his honor. Today, Sens. Warnock, Ossoff and Roy Blunt (R-MO) introduced the bipartisan Senator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office Act of 2022, which would designate the VA  more