WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) today appointed Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) to the conference committee on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets the military's fiscal year (FY) 2024 funding levels and provides for national security and military priorities. The bipartisan, bicameral conference committee will meet to improve and work towards a version of the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--Today, U.S. Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.) released the following statement upon accepting an appointment to serve as a Conferee from the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology during the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference with the U.S. Senate: "As a freshman congressman, it is an honor to serve on this Conference Committee and fight for the most conservative N  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA02) co-led the introduction of H.R. 14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would protect the right to vote and safeguard American democracy by restoring and modernizing the full protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). It is named in honor of the late John Lewis, an iconic leader of the Civil Rights Moveme  more

PERRY, Florida, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Florida, issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2023: * * Congressman Neal Dunn (Florida-02) released the following statement after issuing a list of demands to Georgia-Pacific regarding the Perry Foley Cellulose mill closure announcement. "Today's call with the head of cellulose operations at Georgia-Pacific was extremely unhelpful. His callous and vague responses left me wondering 'But what about the families?'" said Congressman Dunn. "The  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: In an effort to restore legitimacy and independence to the nation's highest court, today Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced the Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization (TERM) Act, which would establish term limits for Supreme Court justices while establishing a new process for Supreme Court appointments. Under the TERM Act, a president would   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: Today, Hepatitis Caucus Co-Chairs, Congressman Hank Johnson and Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (NY) along with HIV/AIDS Caucus Co-Chair, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA), introduced a resolution to recognize September 9th as National African Immigrant and Refugee HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Awareness (NAIRHHA) Day. NAIRHHA Day takes place in September because this is the month that  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Reverend Warnock gave the keynote address at the National Head Start Association's Fall Leadership Institute During his address, the Senator introduced the bipartisan HEADWAY Act (Head Start Education and Development Workforce Advancement and Yield Act) The legislation would address shortages in the early child care workforce by allowing Early Head Start classroom teachers to teach an  more