WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: U.S. Representatives Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02), Drew Ferguson (R-GA-03), Dan Kildee (D-MI-08), and Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) along with U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced the Beagle Brigade Act in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. These bipartisan bills would provide permanent authorization for the National D  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on March 9, 2023: * * * The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.J. Res. 27, a resolution of congressional disapproval of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule issued by the Biden administration. Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.), who voted in favor of the resolution, issued this statement after passage: "The WOTUS rule is an attempt by the Biden administration to give the federal government contro  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The House Administration Committee issued the following testimony by Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, at a member day hearing on March 8, 2023, on the right to vote: * * * For the last two election cycles, millions and millions of Georgians have come out in record numbers to vote and make their voices heard. In presidential years, in midterms, and in runoffs, the people of Georgia have made it clear that they want the opportunity, access, and freedom to vote. And while  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a business meeting on March 9, 2023, to consider fiscal 2024 budget views and estimates letter: * * * I call to order the business meeting to consider the Agriculture Committee's fiscal year 2024 Budget Views and Estimates letter. "Before we get into the letter, I would like to extend a warm welcome to two returning members of the House Committee on  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, issued the following news release and letter: Chairman Jamie Comer, Congressman Clay Higgins, and Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene sent a letter on behalf of the Oversight Committee to DC Mayor Muriel Bowser demanding accountability in the DC Jail and its treatment of pre-trial detainees. March 9, 2023 To: The Honorable Muriel Bowser, Mayor of the District of Columbia, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW #406, Washington, D.C. 20004 D  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) voted to pass H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act, out of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. The Parents Bill of Rights Act would amend several existing laws to improve transparency and accountability within the public school system by guaranteeing: 1. Parents have the right to know what is being taught. 2. Parents have the right to be heard. 3. Parent  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) voted to pass H.J. Res. 27, legislation he co-introduced that would nullify a Biden administration rule which significantly expands the federal government's authority to regulate what is considered a "navigable water" by redefining the term "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act of 1972. The Biden Administration's WOTUS rule would have enormous   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on March 8, 2023: * * * Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) released the following statement after his resolution of disapproval, H.J.Res. 26, passed the Senate with bipartisan support by a vote of 81-14. The resolution, which passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support last month (250-173), blocks the D.C. Council's dangerous Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022 (RCCA). "I applaud the Senate for pas  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Representatives Andrew Clyde (GA-09) and Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) introduced a joint resolution of disapproval to strike down the D.C. Council's Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2022. The Council first passed the emergency "police reform" bill in the wake of anti-police protests during the summer of 2020. This new permanent legislation includes additiona  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: U.S. Representatives Lucy McBath (GA-07), Angie Craig (MN-02), and Dan Kildee (MI-08) reintroduced their legislation to cap insulin copays at $35 per month. The Affordable Insulin Now Act passed the House with broad support from Democrats and 12 Republican votes during the 117th Congress. The price of insulin has skyrocketed over 600% over the past 20 years, despite the fact that it only c  more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, March 10 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering new resources to strengthen Chatham Area Transit and help Georgians get around. Sen. Ossoff brought Republicans and Democrats together to help Chatham Area Transit (CAT) establish a new maintenance facility and strengthen ADA transit services for customers. The project aims to open a new maintenance facility in western Chatham County, improving access, reducing w  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff this week hosted representatives from the Georgia Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) to discuss his continued support for Georgia veterans and their families. Sen. Ossoff heard directly from the VFW representatives about key issues facing veterans in Georgia, including the need to improve suicide prevention efforts to passing legislation to improving benefits for servicemembers injured in  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), joined by U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), led a bipartisan group of senators in reintroducing the Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act--legislation which reauthorizes the Haitian Hemisphere Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) Act and the Haitian Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act until 2035. These two bills remove duties from Haitian a  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) led a bipartisan Georgia delegation in announcing an additional $7.5 million in United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) investments for Georgia's meat-processing industry. The funding was awarded to Augusta-based CSRA Business Lending, which provides loans to rural small businesses and will use the federal grant to expand Georgia's meat-processing ca  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing to protect Georgia's poultry industry from avian flu outbreaks. Last week, Sens. Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock urged U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, to prioritize increased funding for research on poultry processing, poultry production, and diseases such as avian influenza currently affecting the industry. "Additional funding for poultry research is neede  more