WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release and letter on June 23, 2022: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to reduce violence and safeguard human rights at the Pulaski State Prison in Hawkinsville, Georgia. Sen. Ossoff today launched an inquiry with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to investigate reports of violence and extortion at the second-largest women's prison in Georgia. According to reporting by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, gang  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported the approval of H.R. 5585, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health (ARPA-H) Act. The new agency, which is modeled after the military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), would help speed up the development of medical treatments by funding high-risk, high-reward, innovative projects that cannot readily be accom  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 23, 2022: Congressman David Scott (GA-13), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, led Democratic members of Georgia's Congressional Delegation in introducing a House Resolution commending United States Capitol Police (USCP) Officer Caroline Edwards for her heroic service in defense of American Democracy during the January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol. Officer Edwards is a 4-year ve  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. A. Drew Ferguson, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: U.S. Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) yesterday spoke on his legislation, the Behavioral Intervention Guidelines (BIG) Act, a bill to support students' mental and behavioral health. The BIG Act was offered as an amendment to H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, and passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 320-103. This legislation will ena  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on June 23, 2022: * * * U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), released the below statement upon the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passing out of Committee early this morning. The NDAA sets Department of Defense (DOD) policies and authorizes funding levels for defense programs. "After more than 15 hours and sorting th  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on June 23, 2022: * * * "I know there is no worse nightmare for Georgia parents than the death of a child to gun violence. "For parents who fear for their children at school, for Americans threatened by abusive partners, for neighborhoods suffering from violent crime, Congress is finally taking action to protect our schools, our workplaces, and our communities. "The bipartisan legislation we passed tonight will  more