WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2022: Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for historic legislation that will reinstate the assault weapons ban, a key action to ensure safer communities for Georgians by preventing gun violence and keeping weapons of war off our streets. He previously voted the bill out of Judiciary Committee earlier in July to help get the bill to the House floor for a full vote. "Today, House De  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release and a July 28, 2022, letter: Ahead of the federal student loan payment pause set to expire at the end of August, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) joined a bicameral group of 100 lawmakers in the Senate and House in urging the Biden Administration to extend the student loan payment pause beyond August 31, 2022. This effort comes on the heels of several news reports that the Biden Administratio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release and a June 22, 2021, letter: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), a champion of Georgia agriculture, announced he secured a directive in the draft Senate government funding bill directing the federal government to address existing, restrictive trade barriers Georgia peanut farmers are facing when trying to do business with markets in the European Union. "As a senator for the state that leads th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by Jerry Konter, board chairman and president of Konter Quality Homes, on behalf of the National Association of Home Builders, involving a hearing on July 20, 2022, entitled "The Role of Tax Incentives in Affordable Housing": * * * On behalf of the more than 140,000 members of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), I am Jerry Konter, NAHB's 2022 Chairman of the Board and founder and president of Konter  more