WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) successfully protected the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) and provided federal distinction for the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum in Pooler in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a bill that will bolster national defense and improve service members' quality of life, which passed through the House of Representati  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Healthy Moms and Babies Act to combat the United States' maternal mortality crisis, modernize the health care system, and improve health outcomes for women and children. The Healthy Moms and Babies Act improves maternal and child health by increasing services, supports, and acces  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: Today, Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.) delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), for Fiscal Year 2024. The bill, which passed the House with bipartisan support, includes provisions that extend Congressional support for servicemembers; to include a 5.2% pay raise, increase funding for advan  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) and today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Healthy Moms and Babies Act to combat the United States' maternal mortality crisis, modernize the health care system, and improve health outcomes for women and children. The Healthy Moms and Babies Act improves maternal and child health by increas  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on July 14, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) issued the following statement after voting no on the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) said: "Extreme MAGA Republicans are using the 2024 Fiscal Year National Defense Authorization Act to advance their out-of-touch agenda. Steps toward a national abortion ban, an attack on the rights  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. A. Drew Ferguson, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on July 14, 2023: * * * Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) today released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024, which authorizes $886.3 billion for national defense discretionary programs - an increase of $28 billion over the Fiscal Year 2023 enacted level: "This year's National Defense Authorization Act hardens America's ind  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on July 14, 2023: * * * Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. The NDAA authorizes annual funding levels for the U.S. Armed Forces and sets expenditures for the Department of Defense (DOD). After supporting the bill on the House floor, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) issued the following statement: "House Republicans are deliver  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on July 14, 2023: * * * U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), released the below statement upon the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passing the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 219-210. The NDAA sets Department of Defense (DOD) policies and authorizes funding levels for defense programs. "The bipartisan FY24   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on July 14, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) released the following statement after voting in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, which passed this morning by a vote of 219-210: "As a 28-year Navy combat veteran, ensuring we maintain the most lethal fighting force in the world is one of my top priorities in Congress. This year's NDAA achieves th  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on July 14, 2023: * * * Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement after the House passed the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA sets Department of Defense (DoD) policies and authorizes funding levels for U.S. defense programs. "House Republicans today passed an NDAA that increases our military's lethality and decreases the wokeness that has been infused i  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release and letter on July 14, 2023: Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), along with Reps. Brad Schneider (IL-10), Paul Tonko (NY-20) and Steve Cohen (TN-09), and more than 45 other members of Congress are voicing their support for new EPA coal ash regulations through rulemaking. In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director Michael Regan today, Rep. Johnson and his colleagues applauded t  more