WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Below is a statement from Chairman David Scott announcing that he will be introducing legislation to help small family farmers and ranchers and address the national crisis in our nation's beef supply chain: "What has been missing from the conversation is help for the very beginning of our food supply chain, which is our nation's small family farmers and ranche  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2022: House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement at today's hearing "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: The State of Credit for Young, Beginning, and Underserved Producers." [As prepared for delivery] Good Morning, I'm grateful to be here today to hold another full Committee hearing to review the credit title of the  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2022: House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement after today's hearing titled "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: The State of Credit for Young, Beginning, and Underserved Producers." "When I began my Chairmanship of this Committee, one of our first hearings was on the state of Black farmers in the United States. Sin  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) joined Healthy Future Task Force members in releasing solutions to lower the costs of health care and health insurance. "House Democrats continue to push a single-payer agenda that would reduce patient choice, decrease competition, and raise taxes and health care costs for American families and workers. My Republican colleagues and I remain committed to fixing our broken heal  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 14, 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 the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 329-101. The NDAA sets Department of Defense (DOD) policies and authorizes funding levels for defense programs. "Today, the House passed   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $135,424 to the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport through its Airport Improvement Program (AIP). This money helps complete the new passenger boarding bridge project at the Albany, Georgia, airport. "Our local and regional airports help residents quickly and safely travel acr  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) voted to approve H.R. 7900, the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill authorizes $839 billion in funds that will improve pay for service members and their families as well as be used to build, maintain, and innovate the weapons and resources that will allow the United States to confront security challenges, at home and abroad.  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 14, 2022: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) joined her colleagues in passing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. "Today, I voted to keep our commitment to those who serve our country and to reaffirm our commitment to keeping a strong national defense as we face increasing global threats from Russia and China," said Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux. "This year's NDAA  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on July 14, 2022: * * * Following the Department of Health and Human Services' memo warning pharmacists that failing to fill prescriptions for abortion pills will violate federal law, Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), a pharmacist by trade, sounded the alarm on this gross abuse of executive authority. "Bureaucrats should not infringe on a pharmacist's ability to do their job. "There is no constitutional ri  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on July 14, 2022: * * * Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) released the following statement after voting against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, which ultimately passed the House this evening by a vote of 329-101. "While I fully support our brave service members and want to ensure that we continue to have the most lethal military force in the world, I couldn't lend my sup  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. A. Drew Ferguson, R-Georgia, issued the following news release and letter on July 14, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. House Republican Chief Deputy Whip Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) joined U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Representatives Kat Cammack (R-FL), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Brian Mast (R-FL), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), John Rutherford (R-FL), Gregory Steube (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Byron Donalds (R-FL),   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Below is a statement from Chairman David Scott announcing that he will be introducing legislation to help small family farmers and ranchers and address the national crisis in our nation's beef supply chain: "What has been missing from the conversation is help for the very beginning of our food supply chain, which is our nation's small family farmers and ranchers. And, helping our nation's small family fa  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) issued the following statement after voting no on the House's FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act: "President Joe Biden has prioritized providing a strong national defense while working toward Democrats' longstanding goal of promoting responsible military spending. However, Republicans remain determined to bloat defense spending while underinvesting here at  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), joined by Congresswomen Kathy Manning (NC-06), Sara Jacobs (CA-53), and Angie Craig (MN-02) introduced the Right to Contraception Act. This critical legislation would codify the right for Americans to access birth control into federal law. Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), Co-Chair of the Congressional Endometriosis Caucus and Whip of the Democratic Women's Cau  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release and letter on July 14, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), a member of the Senate Banking Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions, along with committee chairman Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), sent a letter to Chairman Jerome Powell of the Board of  more