WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC -- With nearly 150,000 Georgia children thrown off their health insurance by the State of Georgia, Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-07) and U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff today demanded answers from the State about this catastrophic failure to care for Georgia kids. According to the Federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), approximately 149,080 Georgian children were disenrolled from hea  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: BRUNSWICK - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) secured $11.35 million for the Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) construction phase of the Brunswick Harbor Modifications project as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. This funding will allow the Army Corps of Engineers to modify the existing federal navigation channel at the Port of Brunswick. The   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) released the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which he was proud to cosponsor: "Hostile foreign nations should not have control over any application that mines and stores American users' data - period. I am proud that the House   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following statement on March 12, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued this statement following U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge's announcement that she will retire later this month: "I would like to thank Marcia Fudge for her decades of service to the American people. She has been a tremendous leader, serving as the Secretary of the U.S. Housing and   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-07), Vice Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, joined Chair Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04), House Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mark Takano (CA-39), and fellow Vice Chairs Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02), and Rep. Maxwell Frost (FL-10) in leading a letter signed by 138 members of Congress. The letter calls on Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonou  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on March 13, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) issued the following statement regarding her vote against H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) said: "Social media is an important part of our lives; and every day millions of people use TikTok for good reasons. I voted no on this legislation becau  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: On Friday, March 8, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, and Ranking Member Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced "The Federal Judgeship Act of 2024" to provide necessary relief to the overburdened judicial system. The bill, H.R. 7597, adopts recommendations made by the Judic  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing legislation to create the first-ever affirmative Federal voting rights guarantee for all U.S. citizens. Today, Sen. Ossoff introduced the Right to Vote Act toenshrine into law American citizens' fundamental right to vote. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chair of the U.S. Senate Rules Committee, Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Angu  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Rand Paul, along with Senators Ron Johnson, James Lankford, Josh Hawley and Roger Marshall, all members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), in sending a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting additional information on Jose Antonio Ibarra. Ibarra faces charges related to the murder of   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), a member of the Senate Banking committee, reintroduced the Downpayment Toward Equity Act to provide downpayment assistance to first-generation homebuyers and help make it possible for every Georgian and American to achieve the dream of homeownership. The legislation would provide federal grants, administered through local entities,  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) testified in front of the Senate Judiciary committee to urge swift action to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act at a hearing entitled "The Right Side of History: Protecting Voting Rights in America." The Senator outlined the consequences of extreme voter suppression laws in Georgia and a  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.) and Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) announced the introduction of the Senate companion to Collins' H.R. 7511, the Laken Riley Act. "The Laken Riley Act passed the House of Representatives overwhelmingly and on a bipartisan basis," said Collins. "I am grateful to Senator Britt for taking the lead on getting this vital legislati  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) announced over $210 million in new federal awards for key infrastructure projects across Georgia, including a $157 million federal grant for The Stitch in Atlanta. The federal package, comprised of five separate grants, also includes a $50 million award for the Atlanta BeltLine to Flint River Trail, and a near  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Savannah, Ga. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering bipartisan infrastructure law funding to upgrade transportation and recreation infrastructure for families in Savannah. Today, Sens. Ossoff and Reverend Warnock announced a historic $1.8 million through the bipartisan infrastructure law for the I-16 flyover project, which aims to remove the flyover exit ramp over Martin Luther King, Jr.  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Macon, Ga. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering Federal funding to upgrade transportation and recreation infrastructure for families in Macon-Bibb County. Today, Sens. Ossoff and Reverend Warnock announced a $500,000 Federal grant though the U.S. Department of Transportation for Macon-Bibb County's Pleasant Hill Neighborhood, which is currently split by I-75. The local project aims to   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Athens, Ga. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering Federal funding to upgrade transportation and recreation infrastructure for families in Athens. Today, Sens. Ossoff and Reverend Warnock announced a $800,000 Federal grant though the U.S. Department of Transportation to upgrade infrastructure along Hawthorne and Oglethorpe Avenues in downtown Athens. The project aims to improve quality o  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Atlanta, Ga. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering historic Federal funding to upgrade transportation and recreation infrastructure for Georgia families. Today, Sens. Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock and Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced two Federal grants for The Stitch and for a new multi-use trail connecting the Atlanta BeltLine with the Flint River Trail. The $157 m  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing bipartisan legislation to expand economic opportunity for military spouses. Today, Sens. Ossoff and Eric Schmitt (R-MO) introduced the bipartisan Military Spouse Job Continuity Act to permanently authorize reimbursements for military spouses who are forced to pay fees for the transfer of a professional license or certification due to a Permanent Change  more