WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following floor statement on July 20, 2022: * * * Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) spoke on the House Floor in defense of amendments he introduced to cut government spending by five percent in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Department of Interior and Environment, and Financial Services and General Government divisions of the Democrats' 'minibus' spending package, H.R. 8294. His amendments were included in a broa  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- 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 debate on and approval of H.R. 8294, a Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations bill which covered several U.S. departments, agencies, and programs. The bill was approved by a vote of 220-207. The six-bill package consis  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Congressman Drew Ferguson (GA-03), Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), and Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-03) introduced H.R.8432, the Beagle Brigade Act of 2022 in the House of Representatives. The legislation would provide permanent authorization for the National Detector Dog Training Center, located in Newnan, Georgia. The center extensively trains detector d  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) applauded the passage of six of her 15 community funding projects as part of an FY2023 Minibus Appropriations Bill. Included is $8.2 million in funding for critical programs throughout Georgia's 7th Congressional District, including funding for a collection of African American books and historical artifacts as part of the renovation of the historic Hooper-Renwick   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) applauded the passage of the GREATER Revitalization of Shopping Centers Act -- her bill to support the redevelopment of abandoned malls incorporated into the FY2023 Appropriations legislation. The legislation includes $60 million for the redevelopment of vacant shopping centers and other underutilized commercial or industrial properties. With the   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted to invest in American families and the American economy with a package of government funding legislation for Fiscal Year 2023. This legislation will support Georgia families, create good-paying jobs and protect Georgians' health and well-being. "I believe that good governance can be a powerful force for progress - which is why, today, I   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: In response to continued right-wing threats to Georgians' personal liberties, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) on Tuesday voted to enshrine marriage equality into federal law. The Respect for Marriage Act will officially repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a defunct and discriminatory statute excluding same-sex couples from marriage under federal law. This legislation w  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: Congressman David Scott (GA-13), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, today voted to pass eleven out of his requested Community Project Funding requests to deliver $18,108,519 to support constituents of Georgia's Thirteenth Congressional District. "I am pleased to announce that this appropriations package includes more than eighteen million dollars for transportation and infrastruct  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: Congressman David Scott (GA-13), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) today applauded the passage of their amendment ensuring the Department of Veterans' Affairs continues to provide safe, experienced, and high-quality anesthesia care for our Nation's veterans. This amendment will pave the way for Congressman David Scott's previously introduced Pro  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing to strengthen national security at the Port of Savannah. In a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing today, Sen. Ossoff secured a commitment from Gary Rasicot, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security's Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD), to safeguard the Port of Savannah against po  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) introduced a legislative package that will help servicemembers across Georgia and nationwide obtain affordable and quality housing. During the Senator's visits to nearly every military base in the state, servicemembers have expressed frustrations about the lack of access to affordable, safe, and quality housing on military bases and in respective   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on July 20, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) issued the statement below following the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling that will allow HB 481 to go into effect in Georgia, further restricting a woman's right to make her own health care decisions. "Today's ruling is yet another consequence of the dangerous decision by the United States Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release and letter: Following reports of sexual assault of migrant women at a Georgia ICE detention center, U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) pushed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for answers concerning the status of the investigation into these deeply disturbing reports. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, four women have come forward s  more