WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) voted in favor of bipartisan legislation to expand VA health care eligibility to 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxins while they were deployed abroad. The Honoring Our PACT Act, which passed the Senate 84-14 returns to the House, then heads to the White House; President Biden says he will sign it. The bill builds on Senator Warnock's previous work to secur  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement: House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement applauding House passage of the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act. "As we all know, the last two years have led to drastic fluctuations in prices. Whether you look at the ongoing impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, or the global disruptions associated with Putin's war in Ukraine, American farme  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) issued the following statement after U.S. Customs and Border Protection updated its monthly statistics on southwest border encounters. "President Biden's failure to secure our border has once again led to record-setting levels of illegal immigration. Since this administration took over, more than 3.5 million people - one-third of our state's entire population - have enter  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 16, 2022: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) was pleased to announce the inclusion of his community project funding request in the Fiscal Year 2023 Homeland Security government funding bill. The bill must now be approved by the full committee. "The Homeland Security funding bill that we approved today in the Appropriations subcommittee will support a wide range of federal programs th  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported H.R.7606, the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act which is a bipartisan legislative package to help lower prices for America's families in the grocery aisle and at the gas pump. Many of the measures in the bill were first considered in the House Agriculture Committee, of which Congressman Bishop is a member. The legislation was approved by the House tod  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 16, 2022: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) was awarded the 2022 Fiscal Hero Award by Fix the Debt, a project of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Rep Bourdeaux received the honor in recognition of her steadfast commitment to fiscal responsibility. "As we work to leave this nation strong for our children and grandchildren, a key part of this effort must be putting our fiscal   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Loudermilk (R-GA) released the following statement and audio of some threatening phone calls his Washington, D.C. and district offices have received since the Jan. 6 Committee began their smears and false accusations: In response to the many threats, Rep. Loudermilk issued the following statement: "The select committee's irresponsible actions of releasing information to the press, instead of d  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, 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 undermining the Capitol Police and doubling down on the  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement applauding House passage of the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act. "As we all know, the last two years have led to drastic fluctuations in prices. Whether you look at the ongoing impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, or the global disruptions associated with Putin's war in Ukraine, American farmers, ranchers, and consumers have faced inc  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) joined House Agriculture Committee Republicans at a press conference highlighting their plan to combat the Biden Administration's harmful regulatory agenda for American farmers. "With the cost of fertilizer up 220% and the world experiencing shortages, the yields we're accustomed to achieving in the United States are in jeopardy," Scott said. "I'm proud to work along  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to protect children and families from defective or dangerous products. In a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing yesterday, Sen. Ossoff secured a commitment from a key government official to ensure families are promptly notified about product recalls that may put children or families at risk. "I want next to discuss something that I know is top of mind for eve  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Sen. Ossoff and Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA-04) introduced the Small Business Contracting Fairness Act to level the playing field for Black-owned transportation small businesses to secure competitive funding for projects made possible through the bipartisan infrastructure law. The bill would strengthen the U.S. Department of Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program to help more Blac  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 15, 2022: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to boost opportunities for Georgia's Latino-owned transportation small businesses. Today, Sen. Ossoff and Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA-04) introduced the Small Business Contracting Fairness Act to level the playing field for Latino-owned transportation small businesses to secure competitive funding for projects made possible through the bipartisan infrastr  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 16, 2022: The U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation championed by U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff to ensure veterans get the health care they deserve. The Senate voted in an overwhelmingly bipartisan manner, 84-14, to pass the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022, bringing veterans who were exposed to burn pits and other toxins one step closer to receiving the health care and b  more