WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA02) announced that Camilla Bancshares, Inc. in Camilla, GA will be receiving $13,708,000 from the U.S. Department of the Treasury through its Emergency Capital Investment Program for a range of community investments such as affordable housing and community development projects. "Many small businesses and low-income borrowers were hit hard during the pandemic a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported the passage of H.R. 8873, the Presidential Election Reform Act, which would amend the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to clarify the role of Constitutional officers in verifying presidential electoral votes and to strengthen the integrity of future presidential elections. The bill was approved by a bipartisan vote of 229-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) supported four bills that were passed by the U.S. House of Representatives today with bipartisan support. Each bill addresses an aspect of law enforcement -- resources to recruit and retain officers, improve conflict resolution, solve long-standing unresolved cases, and engage mental health professionals to help settle situations when officers confront a c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Trustworthy AI: Managing the Risks of Artificial Intelligence" at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 29, 2022, at 2318 Rayburn House Office Building: Witnesses * Ms. Elham Tabassi, Chief of Staff, Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology * Dr. Charles Isbell, Dean and John P. Imlay, Jr. Chair of the College of Computing, Georgia Institute  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) voted to support local law enforcement and invest in harm reduction techniques by passing four bipartisan legislative measures, including the Invest To Protect Act, Mental Health Justice Act, Break the Cycle of Violence Act, and the VICTIM Act. "These bills provide new levels of support for local police and many of our city public safety offices while making cri  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced she secured a grant worth $18,411,751 from the U.S. Department of Transportation to reconstruct taxiways at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The money is allocated for taxiways B, E, F, M, and N. Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), a member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee on Av  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: Today at a Senate Banking Committee hearing featuring the CEO's of the nation's largest banks, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA)--the Chair of the Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection --directly pushed the heads of Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase & Co., U.S. Bancorp, and the PNC Financial Services Group to eliminate onerous and confusing overd  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock's (D-GA) bipartisan bill to honor late civil rights icon and Georgia statesman, U.S. Congressman John Lewis. Senator Warnock's legislation will rename the Atlanta Main Post Office at 3900 Crown Road SW the "John R. Lewis Post Office Building." Reps. Nikema Williams (D-GA-05) and Buddy Carter (R-GA-01) introduced the companion legislation in   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Mike Rounds (R-SD), as well as senior members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led a bipartisan letter to Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Lloyd Austin and White House officials, urging increased funding for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) testing and remediation, and to improve PFA  more