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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Tuesday April 30, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Chairman Horsford to Join Vice President Harris for Kickoff of Nationwide Economic Opportunity Tour
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Congressional Black Caucus issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford will join Vice President Kamala Harris in Atlanta, Georgia for the kickoff event of the White House's nationwide Economic Opportunity Tour. The kickoff event will include a panel discussion moderated by Chairman Horsford with Biden-Harris Administration officials regarding actions federal agencies are taking for minority-owned bus  more

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP ANNOUNCES $5.1 MILLION HHS GRANT TO ALBANY AREA PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: ALBANY, Ga. - Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) announced that Albany Area Primary Health Care, Inc. was awarded a $5,187,269 Health Center Program grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS Health Resources and Services Administration-funded health centers are community-based and patient-directed organizations that provide affordable, accessible, high-quality   more

Georgia Caucus Co-Chairs Statement on Georgia's 'Foreign Agents Law'
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Austin Scott (R-GA), the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Georgia Caucus, released the following statement expressing concerns about Georgia's proposed "Foreign Agents Law:" "In 2012, after taking power for a third term, Vladimir Putin signed a "Foreign Agents Law" to require organizations engaged in political activity and receiving foreign funding   more

Rep. Allen Celebrates Vogtle Unit 4 Officially Entering Commercial Operation
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on April 29, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) issued the following statement after Southern Company, Oglethorpe Power Company, MEAG Power, and Dalton Utilities announced that Plant Vogtle's Nuclear Unit 4 has officially entered commercial operation: "Today marks a significant milestone in Georgia's clean energy future. With Unit 4 now at 100% capacity and fully operational, Plant Vogtle  more

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Cardin, Sens. Shaheen, Risch, Colleagues Send Bipartisan Letter to Prime Minister of Georgia Condemning Foreign Agents Law
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote a bipartisan letter with 11 colleagues to the Prime Minister of Georgia following the re-introduction of a law that would force non-governmental organiz  more