WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on June 27, 2022: * * * Congressman David Scott (GA-13), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, released the following statement on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. "I was pleased to vote in favor of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, legislation signed into law by President Biden this past week. "The bill institutes common-sense measures for the purchase and possession of firearms and will inves  more

COOLIDGE, Arizona, June 25 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: The House Agriculture Committee held the first in a series of listening sessions entitled "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Perspectives from the Field" at Central Arizona College in Coolidge, Arizona. Three Members of Congress participated with approximately 140 members of the public participating in-person or streaming online. Audience members discussed to  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff last week week hosted Qatar's Ambassador to the United States, Sheikh Meshal Bin Hamad Al-Thani, for a meeting in Washington, D.C. Sen. Ossoff and Amb. Al-Thani discussed regional security in the Middle East, U.S.-Qatar security and economic cooperation, global economic developments, human rights, and Russian military aggression in Ukraine. Sen. Ossoff thanked Amb. Al-Thani for Qatar'  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) announced that rural Georgia would receive several federal investments from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development agency, totaling $1,314,000 that will be used to bolster public safety, improve infrastructure and update senior housing. "Our rural communities are the heart of our state and too often get left behind when it comes to fe  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) applauded last week's Senate passage of bipartisan legislation he pushed to extend critical COVID-era school meal flexibilities that will continue to prevent Georgia children from going hungry during the summer and throughout the school year. The passage of the Keep Kids Fed Act comes just one week before waivers were set to expire, imposing cumbersome restr  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: On Friday, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) engaged with soldiers and military leaders at the Air Dominance Center and Fort Stewart. Senator Warnock has been a stalwart champion of Georgia's military bases and securing resources to ensure our country's national security. Senator Reverend Warnock visited the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) at the Georgia Air National Guard   more