WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Last Friday, President Joe Biden signed into law H.R. 5754, the Patient Advocate Tracker Act, bipartisan legislation championed in the Senate by U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA). The bill will increase transparency and accountability at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for veterans who report concerns they experience with VA health care services. Senator Reverend Warnock introduced   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: On Saturday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) participated in the 30th Anniversary Ocmulgee Indigenous Celebration at the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park. During the event, he joined U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, whose historic appointment last year made her the first Native American to serve in a Cabinet Secretary position. The in-person event returned a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott is pleased to announce the fall intern for the Democratic staff of the House Agriculture Committee. Madeleine Ring graduated from Delaware Valley University in May with a bachelor's degree in Animal Science: Livestock Science and Production. She recently concluded an internship with the American Society of Animal S  more

AUGUSTA, Georgia, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following floor statement on Sept. 20, 2022: * * * Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) spoke on the House Floor, outlining the harmful provisions in House Democrats' PRO Act which would eliminate Right-to-Work protections currently active in 27 states, including Georgia. During his remarks, Congressman Allen urged his colleagues to instead support the Employee Rights Act, legislation he introduced with Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) to  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to rapidly implement the funding authorized under Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which was signed into law by President Biden last month. This provision authorizes payments to distressed farm loan borrowers whose agricultural operat  more