WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2022: Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) introduced the Startup Act, legislation aimed at supporting entrepreneurship by expanding access to programs that provide training and resources to individuals seeking to create a business. Specifically, the Startup Act amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 by including language that incorporates entrepreneurial skills development training  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), a vocal advocate for Georgia's rural and low-income communities, announced he is helping found the newly created Senate Community Development Finance Caucus (CDFC), a bipartisan caucus dedicated to supporting the missions of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) to scale their activities and fuel mor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2022: The Senate passed U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff's bipartisan bill to fund law enforcement and mental health services. Sens. Ossoff and Chuck Grassley (R-IA)'s bipartisan bill will fund trainings for first responders; crisis intervention teams; mental health courts; and other programs that help law enforcement assist individuals experiencing mental illness. The bill will also fund new trainings to he  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working across the aisle to protect children from online predators and sexual exploitation. Today, Sens. Ossoff and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the bipartisan Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2022 to strengthen Federal protections against the sexual abuse of children, including online exploitation. The Atlanta division of the FBI recently warned (https://www.11alive.com/articl  more