WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Andrew Clyde (R-GA) led 65 House Republicans in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval to overturn the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) new "digital discrimination" rule. On November 15th, 2023, the FCC finalized a new rule to "prevent digital discrimination of access to broadband services." The rule hands the B  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Drew Ferguson (R-GA) led the Georgia Congressional Delegation in a moment of silence on the House floor, honoring Sgt. William Jerome Rivers of Carrollton, Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders of Waycross, and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett of Savannah, who were killed during an Iran-backed terrorist attack in Jordan on January 28, 2024. Click here to watch "It's a heartbrea  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Human Rights Subcommittee Chairman Jon Ossoff is launching an inquiry into alleged abuse of youth in juvenile detention facilities in Georgia and nationwide. Today, Chairman Ossoff launched an inquiry with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) into alleged abuse of youth in juvenile detention facilities and requested they review the state of federal oversight and conditions of incarcerat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. A. Drew Ferguson, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Today, Congressmen Drew Ferguson (R-GA) and Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) led the Georgia Congressional Delegation in a moment of silence on the House floor, honoring Sgt. William Jerome Rivers of Carrollton, Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders of Waycross, and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett of Savannah, who were killed during an Iran-back terrorist attack in Jordan on January 28, 2024. "Today  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, chairman of the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight, issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2024: * * * Committee on House Administration's Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) released a statement following the White House's offer to share unredacted transcripts from key White House testimonials in front of the January 6th Select Committee. "While the White House granting access to these transcrip  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittees on Joint Research and Technology and Energy issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Federal Science Agencies and the Promise of AI in Driving Scientific Discoveries" at 10 a.m. on Feb. 6, 2024, at 2318 Rayburn House Office Building: Witnesses: * Ms. Tess DeBlanc Knowles, Special Assistant to the Director for Artificial Intelligence, National Science Foundation * Dr. Georgia Tourassi, Associate Labora  more

HAHIRA, Georgia, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) recently announced the Eighth District's 2023 Congressional App Challenge Winners at a ceremony at Hahira Middle School. Aarin Dave, a student at Lowndes High School, and Aarav Dave, a student at Hahira Middle School, won first place for the second year in a row with their app ICUSpeak. This is Aarin Dave's third time winning the Congressional App Chall  more

DUNWOODY, Georgia, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: On Friday, January 26, 2024, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) presented Dunwoody High School senior Annie Peng with the Congressional Award Bronze and Silver Medals at the north DeKalb school. Peng earned the recognition by achieving personal goals focused on volunteerism, character development, and fitness. Peng is this year's only recipient of the Congressional Award in Georgia's Fo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2024: * * * Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11), Chairman of the House Administration Committee's Oversight Subcommittee, released a statement following the White House's offer to share unredacted transcripts from key White House officials who testified in the former January 6 Select Committee's probe. "While the White House granting access to these transcripts is a step in the right direction, I mai  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Today, Representatives Andrew Clyde (GA-09) and Buddy Carter (GA-01) led 65 House Republicans in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval to overturn the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) new "digital discrimination" rule. On November 15th, 2023, the FCC finalized a new rule to "prevent digital discrimination of access to broadband services." The   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Atlanta, Ga. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff announced Federal grant funding is available to help strengthen Georgia's fire departments. The Federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program offers assistance to fire departments, emergency medical service (EMS) organizations, and State Fire Training Academies (SFTAs) to upgrade equipment, upgrade or purchase new vehicles, train firefighters and more. "Firefi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Atlanta, Ga. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, a member of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, released the following statement: "Three American servicemembers were killed and multiple additional wounded in a cowardly and unprovoked attack on U.S. forces in Jordan earlier today. "I join all Georgians in mourning the loss of these heroic servicemembers and condemning those responsible. "My team and I are in cl  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Atlanta, Ga. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, a member of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, released the following statement: "Georgians are united in our grief and our loving support for the families and friends of Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, three Georgians who lost their lives in a cowardly and unprovoked attack on U.S. forces in Jordan yes  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Federal investments will fund nine projects in eight rural Georgia counties, including GILMER, HABERSHAM, MORGAN, STEPHENS, UNION, CRAWFORD, DODGE & FRANKLIN The investments in total will save Georgians roughly $92,200 a year in energy costs Federal funding will help farmers, ranchers, and small business owners in rural Georgia lower energy costs, generate new income, create jobs, and strengthen comp  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Heavily subsidized Chinese goods threaten U.S. solar manufacturing, Senators say Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is urging the Biden Administration to increase tariffs on Chinese solar imports threatening American solar manufacturing. Today, Sens. Ossoff, Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) urged President Biden to increase tariffs on Chinese-made solar m  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Over the last year, the Ways and Means Committee held numerous hearings on the State of the American Economy to gather feedback from workers, small business owners, and families about the challenges they are facing in the Biden economy. During a series of hearings held in West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Georgia, small business owners testified again and again to   more