WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The House Oversight and Reform Committee issued the following testimony by Georgia State Rep. Renitta Shannon involving a hybrid hearing on July 13, 2022, entitled "The Impact of the Supreme Court's Dobbs Decision on Abortion Rights and Access Across the United States": * * * Twenty years ago, I had an abortion and faced significant unnecessary burdens in trying to do so. Sadly, over the last 20 years, barriers to accessing abortion care have only increased, exacerbating  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release and letter on July 18, 2022: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07), joined by Congressman Ed Case and seven of their colleagues, sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urging them to address rising inflation by including deficit reduction measures in future reconciliation negotiations. "We are in a tough fiscal situation with rising inflation and rising interest rates   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release and letter on July 18, 2022: Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) sent a letter to Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Robert Manfred today asking how the MLB plans to "redress the harm" caused by its "baseless attacks" on the Election Integrity Act. Despite an uptick in voter turnout since the Election Integrity Act was passed, the MLB has not retracted its accusations that G  more