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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Saturday May 04, 2024 ( 3 items )  

"HBCUs Have Long Punched Way Above Their Weight": This May, Senator Reverend Warnock Kicks-off Southern HBCU Commencement Tour to Urge the Class of 2024 to Use Their Voices, Uplift Importance of Nation's Historically Black Colleges & Universities
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) announced he would be delivering commencement addresses to the graduating Class of 2024 at three historically Black universities throughout the South this May. The Senator, an alum of Atlanta's Morehouse College, will serve as the featured commencement speaker at Albany State University (Albany, GA), as well as Tennessee State University (Nashville, TN)  more

Sen. Ossoff Pushing to Strengthen Public Transportation Across Rural Georgia
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Jon Ossoff is launching an inquiry with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to strengthen transportation options in rural Georgia. Earlier this month, Sen. Ossoff launched an inquiry with the FTA requesting an update on the implementation of his Local Transit Planning Support Act, which was signed into law in 2021 as part of the bipartisan infrastructure law. The Local Planning Transit Support Act  more

Senators Reverend Warnock, Butler Introduce Bipartisan Bills Commemorating Barrier-Breaking Contributions of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm
WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senators' legislation posthumously honors the legacy and life of the first Black woman to serve in Congress The Shirley Chisholm Statue Act directs Congress to commission and place a statue of Shirley Chisolm in the United States Capitol The Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act instructs Congress to posthumously award Chisolm with the Congressional Gold Medal Senator Reverend Warnock: "Shirle  more