WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) voted in favor of bipartisan legislation that will help keep Georgians safe from gun violence, with the vote succeeding 65-33. His statement on the vote is below. "After the devastating gun violence we've seen recently in Uvalde and Buffalo, and after watching the senseless harm done to our children and families at the hands of guns every single day in   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Florida, chairman, and Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, ranking member, of the House Ethics Committee, issued the following joint statement regarding Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia: * * * Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement: On January 18, 2022, the Committee received four notifications from the Office of the Sergeant at Arms that Representativ  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) released the following statement after voting against S. 2983, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. "I have long supported proactive measures to fund school security and mental health services, but combining these common-sense measures with policies that would disarm law-abiding Americans makes this package unacceptable. "This bill would criminalize routine firearm tran  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court issued a majority opinion in favor of the plaintiff in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. "I applaud the Supreme Court's decision. In the decades since Roe v. Wade, more than 62 million innocent lives have been lost to abortion. This ruling comes amidst an unprecedented campaign   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2022: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. The legislation was the product of intense bipartisan negotiation in the United States Senate. The U.S. Senate approved the bill on a bipartisan vote yesterday of 65 to 33. Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 234 to 193 to send the measure to President Biden for his signatu  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, helped lead the consideration and approval of the subcommittee's Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations bill by the full House Appropriations Committee. The funds in this bill will support a wide range of federal programs that cove  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) secured funding for health care and workforce projects across Middle and Southwest Georgia, as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. This bill now goes to the full House Appropriations Committee for approval. "This funding bill will help make health care more comprehensive and aff  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) was pleased to announce the inclusion of four of his community project funding requests in the Fiscal Year 2023 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill. The bill must now be approved by the full House Appropriations Committee. "This funding bill supports programs that make investments in vital infrastructure that build our communities, s  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued this statement following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, which overturns the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling: "The Supreme Court has reversed over 50 years of judicial precedent and redefined the Constitution to remove a woman's right to choose. Today's opinion undermines women's autonomy to their own bodies and personal healthc  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), supported the approval of the Fiscal Year 2023 Homeland Security appropriations bill during its consideration by the full House Appropriations Committee. The funds in this bill will support a wide range of federal programs including, but not limited to, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Cybersecurity and Infr  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2022: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) applauded the inclusion of 15 of her community funding projects in FY23 appropriations bills. Included are $13 million in funding for critical programs throughout Georgia's 7th Congressional District. Earlier this year, Rep. Bourdeaux submitted 15 funding requests for important community projects in Georgia's 7th District to the House Appropriati  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Following the United States Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) released the following statement. "Today is a sad day for all Americans. After decades of attacks, abortion rights in the United States have been toppled and women will die because of this decision. "In Georgia, this could have immediate consequences. HB481 -- a cont  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) reacted to today's landmark Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization, overturning the federal abortion protections in Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood in favor of states' rights. "Millions of children have been silent victims of a decades-long siege on their right to life. The heartbeats heard in ultrasound appoi  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's release of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization opinion, overturning Roe v. Wade in a 6-3 decision, returning the issue of abortion back to the states, and saving millions of innocent lives. "Hallelujah! Praise God! I applaud the Supreme Court for rightfully repealing Roe   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) issued this statement after a Republican-appointed Supreme Court majority voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. "This is the most damnable Supreme Court decision in my lifetime. For the first time in our nation's history, the Supreme Court has snatched away a fundamental civil right. For half a century, the reproductive right has been a hallmark  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 6-3 to uphold a 2018 Mississippi law banning most abortion procedures after fifteen weeks of pregnancy. The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, has received national attention because many legal experts believe Dobbs will be used as a vehicle to challenge Pl  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) voted for bipartisan legislation that takes historic steps to combat gun violence and protect Georgia communities. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act will help save lives by keeping weapons out of dangerous hands, strengthening mental health services, and bolstering school safety. This is the first major gun violence prevention legislation passed by Congress in nearly three decades,   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 25 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), Whip of the Democratic Women's Caucus and a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case: "An extremist Supreme Court decided to strip more than half the country of our right to abortion. Today's decision is cruel and does not reflect the w  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman David Scott (GA-13), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, which strikes down the precedent set in Roe v. Wade and upends the constitutional right to abortion: "This morning the Supreme Court issued a ruling that stripped essential human rights from hundreds of millions of Americans. I join my Democratic   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the statement below after the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. "I've always believed a patient's room is too small a space for a woman, her doctor and the United States government," said Senator Reverend Warnock."The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade ends a core protection for women to   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA), comprehensive legislation that provides a roadmap to eliminate racial and ethnic health inequities. Building on the gains made under the Affordable Care Act, HEAA lays out additional investments Congress must make to enhance the health and well-bei  more