COLUMBUS, Georgia, July 1 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following statement on June 30, 2023: * * * Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement in response to the Majority Opinion that was issued in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College - the U.S. Supreme Court decision to end race-conscious admissions policies at public and private universities. "Today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling to end race-conscio  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: This week, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) urged Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr to ensure Wellstar Health System commits to long-standing investments in Augusta University Health System (AUHS). The Senator sent the letter as a part of the public comment period regarding the proposed merger between Wellstar and AUHS. The Senator offered his conditional support for the m  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: * * * Today, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) struck down President Biden's massive student loan transfer scheme - ruling that the President exceeded his authority in unveiling a plan to forgive federal student loan debt. Following the ruling, Congressman Allen issued the statement below: "My Republican colleagues and I have been sounding the alarm on President Biden's reckless  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 1 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following statement on June 30, 2023: * * * Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, issued the following statement as the Supreme Court leaves on its summer recess. "Last year, on the last day before justices scurried out of town -- perhaps to embark upon unreported luxury vacations paid for by wealthy patrons -- S  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following testimony by Jaysin Saxton, a fired worker at Starbucks, involving a hearing on March 29, 2023, entitled "No Company is Above the Law: The Need to End Illegal Union Busting at Starbucks": * * * My name is Jaysin Saxton. I'm a disabled veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, a proud father to a beautiful two-year old girl, Ava, and a former Starbucks Shift Supervisor. I grew up in a small, predomina  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on June 30, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court blocked President Biden's plan to cancel $10,000 of student loans for Americans earning under $125,000, and cancel $20,000 for Pell grant recipients. "This ruling is devastating news for millions of borrowers. The Supreme Court's decision to usurp the President's executive a  more