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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Friday March 15, 2024 ( 5 items )  

As State of Georgia Throws 150,000 Georgia Youth Off Health Insurance, Rep. McBath & Sen. Ossoff Demand Answers
WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: 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 health coverage from   more

Carter snags Belfast Keller Road improvement grant for Richmond Hill
WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: RICHMOND HILL - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) secured $4.78 million for the Georgia Department of Transportation for I-95 interchange improvements at Belfast Keller Road as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. This funding will support the joint effort between the City of Richmond Hill and Bryan County to widen Belfast Ke  more

McBath, Thompson, Takano, Kelly, Frost Urge VA to Protect Veterans After Misguided Inclusion of the Kennedy Amendment in Government Funding
WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: 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 McDonough to protect vete  more

Rep. Nikema Williams Secures $12.5M in Community Project Funding for Georgia Fifth Congressional District
WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced she secured $12,461,365 in funding for 14 Community Project Funding Requests. Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) said: "I will always put the people of Georgia's Fifth Congressional District First. That's why I secured funding for 14 transformative projects that invest in people throughout the District. This $12.5 million dir  more

Sen. Boozman Helps Introduce Laken Riley Act
WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Following House-passage of the Laken Riley Act, legislation to provide U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and state governments more tools to fight crime committed by illegal immigrants, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) helped introduce the companion bill in the Senate. The bill, named in honor of Laken Riley, a nursing student who was killed by an illegal immigrant on the University of Georgi  more