WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) announced her Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA) priorities, which the House passed earlier this year, passed the House as part of the annual National Defense Authorization Act. This year's WRDA package includes numerous provisions championed by Rep. Bourdeaux to support and modernize water resources along the Chattahoochee River Basin and in the Metro  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 9, 2022: * * * House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the statement below following USTR's announcement regarding beef safeguard provisions of the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement: "Japan is a top export destination for U.S. beef and today's announcement marks an important development for the U.S. beef industry. "The exchange of letters formalize  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following remarks: Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) participated in a media call organized by the Independent Women's Forum about the Department of Labor's proposed rule to strip flexibilities currently enjoyed by millions of independent contractors by reclassifying them as traditional employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Congressman Allen's full remarks are below: As my colleagues have noted, independent contractors are   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) led 45 of his colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh expressing concerns about a potential average hourly wage rate increase for users of the H-2A visa program. On November 23rd, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service released their semi-annual Farm Labor Report, which included   more