WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), who has been pushing for a suspension of the federal gas tax for months, today released the following statement in response to President Biden's call for Congress to pass legislation to provide relief to Georgians and Americans at the gas pump by suspending the federal gas tax for three months. "I've been fighting for months to pass my fed  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement at today's hearing "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Dairy Provisions." [As prepared for delivery] Good morning and thank you to our Committee members and witnesses for joining us today. Before we discuss the topic of today's hearing, I would like to welcome Congres  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced that two of his community project funding requests have been included in the Fiscal Year 2023 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies subcommittee bill which was approved by the subcommittee yesterday. This bill now goes to the full House Appropriations Committee for approval. "These projects will ensure that our waste and water infrastructur  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported the adoption of H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, a bipartisan legislative package that would expand access to mental health resources for America's veterans, students, and working families. This bill would strengthen and expand more than 30 critical programs that collectively support mental health care and substa  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) applauded the inclusion of her bill to support the redevelopment of abandoned malls in FY2023 Appropriations legislation. The legislation includes $60 million for the redevelopment of vacant shopping centers and other underutilized commercial or industrial properties. With the expansion of online retail, once-vibrant shopping centers and malls have become eyesores  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: In the face of a nationwide mental health crisis, the U.S. House of Representatives, with support from Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), today passed the bipartisan Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, which will improve school safety for young Americans and provide necessary aid to those suffering from severe mental illness. "This is how we heal America. Our children are   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) and 53 original cosponsors introduced the RETURN (Repealing Excise Tax on Unalienable Rights Now) our Constitutional Rights Act to eliminate the federal excise tax on firearms and ammunition. "In case my Democrat colleagues forgot, the Bill of Rights enumerates rights to which the government cannot infringe. Unquestionably, infringement exists when the government taxes those  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) released the following statement after the United States Senate released text of a gun violence prevention package: "Gun violence is the challenge of our lifetime and the issue of our era, and we must do all we can to keep families together, our communities whole, and our loved ones safe. "After my son Jordan was taken from me by gun violence, I promised that I would spend the r  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release and letter on June 22, 2022: The entire Georgia Congressional delegation, led by Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA), sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging him to house the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) headquarters in Georgia. In the letter, which was also sent to the White House and Acting Director of ARPA-  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) cheered the announcement of a bipartisan proposal he's supported to lower the high costs of insulin, which also includes his Affordable Insulin Now Act that would cap costs for insulin at $35-a-month for many patients. The bipartisan proposal, announced by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), follows Senator Warnock  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: The entire Georgia Congressional delegation, led by U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and U.S. Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), on Tuesday sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging him to house the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) headquarters in Georgia. ARPA-H is a newly established agency within the National Institu  more