WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: GLYNN COUNTY - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) secured $3.7 million to update Glynn County's emergency communications technology as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. This funding will allow the county to replace its portable radios, which had an end service date of December 31, 2023, with radios that have LTE and Wi-Fi capabilities, ensuri  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: CAMDEN COUNTY - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) secured $1.24 million for the Camden County Resiliency Center to combat sea level rise along Georgia's coast as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. This funding will support the center's work to protect, restore, and responsibly develop Camden County. In partnership with College of Coastal Geor  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Buddy Carter (R-GA) released a statement following the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement of the final rule for its reckless tailpipe emissions standard, which mandates that 67 percent of all new vehicles be electric by 2032. "The Biden adm  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: During today's Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Judge Nancy Maldonado, nominated to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit; Georgia Alexakis, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois; Krissa Lanham, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Distric  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: This Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will go towards replacing airport traffic control tower equipment, ensuring the safety of passengers and airport employees, as well improving the airport's efficiency Senators Reverend Warnock, Ossoff championed the 2021 Bipartisan Infrasture Law Senator Reverend Warnock: "The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is making Georgians safer everyday" Senator Ossoff  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is launching an inquiry into how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducts its Farm Labor Survey in Georgia. This month, Sen. Ossoff launched an inquiry with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) asking for more transparency in the Farm Labor Survey, which the Department of Labor uses to determine wages for H-2A workers in Georgia and across the nation. Sen.  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: According to the FBI, financial scams targeting seniors in Georgia have increased in recent years U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to protect Georgia seniors from financial scams. This week, Sen. Ossoff launched an inquiry with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to better protect Georgia seniors from financial scams. According to the Better Business Bureau, Georgia seniors lost more than $77  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working across the aisle to expand maternal health care for moms in the military. This week, Sen. Ossoff launched a push to pass the MOMS Who Serve Act of 2024, legislation he co-sponsored to help moms in the armed forces access perinatal health care services. On Monday, Sen. Ossoff met with military families and spouses on Ft. Moore to discuss the need to expand maternal health ca  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Nancy Maldonado, nominated to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit; Georgia Alexakis, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois; Kr  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: During today's Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Judge Nancy Maldonado, nominated to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit; Georgia Alexakis, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois; Kriss  more