WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for bipartisan legislation to ease the burden of rising costs on Georgia families and small businesses, while also boosting American exporters' ability to efficiently deliver products to the global marketplace. The Ocean Shipping Reform Act will crack down on exorbitant fees being charged by international shipping companies and prevent American-made goods from b  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) joined Representatives Colin Allred (TX-32), Bobby Scott (VA-3), Terri Sewell (AL-7), Marc Veasey (TX-33), and Nikema Williams (GA-04) to introduce the Sustaining Our Democracy Act. This legislation directs $20 billion in mandatory federal funding over the next decade to help states and local governments fund election infrastructure, including by training and recr  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff met with India's Ambassador to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu. Meeting via videoconference, Sen. Ossoff and Amb. Sandhu discussed opportunities to strengthen U.S.-India relations and issues of concern to the Indian diaspora in Georgia. Responding to the needs of Georgia farmers, Sen. Ossoff also raised objections to India's high tariffs on pecans, which are hurting Georgia f  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to protect military servicemembers from sexual assault and domestic violence. Today, Sen. Ossoff joined with Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX), Kirsten Sinema (D-AZ), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) to introduce the bipartisan Protecting our Servicemembers through Proven Methods Act of 2022 to study and strengthen prevention methods against sexual assault, domestic violenc  more