| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Friday September 30, 2022 ( 6 items ) |
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Carter Sounds Alarm On Conflict Of Interest Threatening Veterans' Access To Prescription Medications
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release and letter on Sept. 29, 2022:
Congressman Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) sent a letter today to Seileen Mullen, the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, seeking answers about the recent announcement that a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), Express Scripts, will strip pharmaceutical access away from TRICARE patients and their families, a move that presents a clear c
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Congress Passes Ferguson Bill To Boost Domestic Baby Formula Production
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. A. Drew Ferguson, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2022:
Congress passed the Bulk Infant Formula to Retail Shelves Act, bipartisan legislation that would boost domestic baby formula production and get more product on shelves amid the continued shortage across the United States. The House unanimously approved the legislation by voice vote this afternoon. Earlier in the day, the bill passed the Senate unanimously. It now goes to President Bide
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Rep. Allen Co-Sponsors Bill To Defund IRS Enforcers And Codify Tax Break For Americans
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release:
Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) co-sponsored legislation to remove funding for the 87,000 new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents hired to conduct tax audits on middle-income Americans.
The Defunding the IRS Army Act, introduced by Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), would rescind the partisan Inflation Reduction Act's $80 billion in new IRS funding, which would increase audits on thousands of individuals earning le
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Rep. Jody Hice: Director Of Athens Non-Profit Receives Hice Headliner Award
ATHENS, Georgia, Sept. 29 (TNSawa) -- Rep. Jody Hice, R-Georgia, issued the following news release:
Congressman Jody Hice (GA-10) presented the Hice Headliner Award to Doris Aldrich, founding president of Women to the World, an international nonprofit organization committed to improving the lives of women and children in developing countries.
"It would be nearly impossible for me to overstate the positive influence Doris has had in the lives of impoverished women throughout the world and the s
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Sen Ossoff Presses New BOP Director To Crack Down On Corruption, Crime, And Abuse
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2022:
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff today pressed the new Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director to crack down on corruption, crime, and abuses in Federal prisons.
In July, as Chair of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Sen. Ossoff unveiled the results of his 10-month bipartisan investigation (https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/investigations/media/chair-ossoff-opening-state
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Senator Reverend Warnock Introduces Bill To Ensure Georgia Car Buyers, Automakers Fully Benefit From Cost-Cutting Tax Credits
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) introduced the Affordable Electric Vehicles for America Act which would create a phase-in for the electric vehicle (EV) sourcing and manufacturing requirement provisions for automakers that was included in the final version of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The Affordable Electric Vehicles for America Act will ensure Georgians may immediately and fully
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