WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Committee on House Administration Member Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement about the partisan 1/6 Committee doubling down on their smear campaign, alleging that Mr. Loudermilk led a reconnaissance tour of the Capitol on January 5, 2021:

 "The Capitol Police already put this false accusation to bed, yet the Committee is undermin  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: House Agriculture Chairman David Scott announced the first in a series of listening sessions entitled "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Perspectives from the Field." The House Agriculture Committee has conducted a number of hearings in Washington, DC focused on the 2018 Farm Bill and improvements that can be made in the 2023 Farm Bill. This series of listening sessi  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on June 14, 2022: House Agriculture Chairman David Scott of Georgia delivered the following statement at today's hearing "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Stakeholder Perspectives on Non-SNAP USDA Nutrition Programs" [As prepared for delivery] Good morning and welcome to today's hearing, "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Stakeholder Perspectives on Non-SNAP USDA Nut  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on June 15, 2022: House Agriculture Chairman David Scott of Georgia delivered the following statement at today's hearing "The Role of Climate Research in Agricultural Resiliency." [As prepared for delivery] As many of you will recall, our first hearing in my tenure as Chairman of this Committee discussed the role that farmers, ranchers, and foresters have in addre  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on June 14, 2022: House Agriculture Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement after today's hearing titled "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Stakeholder Perspectives on Non-SNAP USDA Nutrition Programs." "Each day, USDA's nutrition programs, including The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), Food Distrib  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on June 15, 2022: House Agriculture Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement after today's hearing titled "The Role of Climate Research in Supporting Agricultural Resiliency." "It is crucial that we join together and move toward bipartisan solutions to mitigate and adapt to climate change, rebuild and retool rural and urban communities, and invigorate  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) reaffirmed his strong support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and its participants--knowns as Dreamers--as he continues pushing at the federal level for comprehensive immigration reform policies. For over a decade, Dreamers have contributed in countless ways to Georgia and our nation and need to be able to live and thrive withou  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following floor statement: * * * Congressman Rick W. Allen spoke on the House Floor about the Biden administration's current efforts to restrict workers' freedoms by reclassifying independent contractors as traditional employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Department of Labor (DOL) is currently in the process of redefining the term "employee" to also include independent contractors such as entrepreneurs and gig economy   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release and letter on June 15, 2022: Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) outlined the Republican plan to provide farmers with relief from the harmful effects of President Biden's agenda like skyrocketing input costs such as fertilizer and diesel fuel. During a press conference hosted by Republican members of the House Committee on Agriculture, Congressman Allen described the steps the Biden administration can take immed  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 15, 2022: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, introduced and led the subcommittee in approving its Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill. The funds in this bill will support a wide range of federal programs that cover agriculture, rural development, and the Foo  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement to mark the tenth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative, established by President Obama on June 15, 2012: "Today, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of President Obama's establishment of DACA, which provides legal protections for nearly 800,000 young immigrants, over 20,000 of whom live   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced the Small Business Contracting Fairness Act of 2022, critical legislation to standardize treatment of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) within the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). The bill would strengthen the U.S. Department of Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program to help more minority and women-owned sm  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced a resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA). AHEPA was founded on July 26, 1922, in Atlanta, Georgia, by eight Greek immigrants to help unify, organize, and protect individuals of all ethnic, racial, and religious backgrounds against the terror, hatr  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced a resolution commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA). AHEPA was founded on July 26, 1922, in Atlanta, Georgia, by eight Greek immigrants to help unify, organize, and protect individuals of all ethnic, racial, and religious backgrounds against the ter  more