WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed his Ocean Shipping Reform Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at improving shipping regulations to address potential price gouging, and lower rising costs that are negatively impacting Georgians. The bipartisan legislation, which passed the House Monday night 369-42, now heads   more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 14, 2022: Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today introduced the bipartisan Global Nuclear Energy Assessment and Cooperation Act, alongside Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA). This legislation will bolster the United States' nuclear energy sector while inhibiting our adversaries' nuclear capabilities, including both China and the Russian Federation. "Nuclear power and American innovation are cornerstones of a  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) released the following statement on the proposed gun violence prevention framework in the United States Senate: "After my son Jordan was taken from me, I promised that I would spend the rest of my life fighting to keep families across America from the pain of losing a loved one. "The framework announced this weekend would be a major step in the fight to save lives. "Gun violen  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. A. Drew Ferguson, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Drew Ferguson (R-GA) and Mike Gallagher (R-WI) recently introduced H.R. 8006, the Student Loan Accountability Act. This legislation prohibits the Biden Administration from canceling student loan debt on a mass scale. Additionally, this bill prevents forgiven loans from being tax-exempt and blocks the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from sharing American's tax data for the purpose of i  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade issued the following testimony by Karla Baker Thompson, vice president of JET Farms Georgia and Integrity Farms, on behalf of the U.S. Peanut Federation, involving a hearing on June 9, 2022, entitled "Agricultural Trade: Priorities and Issues Facing America's Farmers": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today as you review trade priorities for U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade issued the following testimony by Gopinath Munisamy, distinguished professor of agricultural and applied economics at the University of Georgia, involving a hearing on June 9, 2022, entitled "Agricultural Trade: Priorities and Issues Facing America's Farmers": * * * I would like to begin by saying there is much to celebrate in American agriculture. Our farm and food prod  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 14, 2022: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to expand mental health care services for military families and veterans. Today, Sens. Ossoff and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced the bipartisan Military Families Mental Health Services Act to help military families access vital mental health care services. The bipartisan bill will waive out-of-pocket costs for military families and veterans on TRICARE forth  more