WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: With President Biden's signature, Rep. Lucy McBath-led legislation to help put an end to online child exploitation is now law. McBath's END Child Exploitation Act extends the time period that technology companies are required to securely preserve information about child sexual abuse images they report to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), empowering law enforcement in their investig  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Monroe, GA--In an ongoing effort to provide excellent constituent services, Representative Mike Collins (GA-10) today announced that his staff will hold Mobile Office Hours in Jackson and Taliaferro counties. These events are opportunities for constituents to meet with members of Rep. Collins' staff to share their priorities and concerns or seek help with a federal agency. "Your voice matters," said Rep. Coll  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: MACON, Ga. -Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced a recent $1,008,333 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Mercer University (located in Macon, GA) through the Healthy Start program. The Mercer University School of Medicine runs South Georgia Healthy Start (SGHS) which helps educate mothers and expecting families about maternal health, parenting, infant s  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials, issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Buddy Carter (R-GA) delivered the following opening remarks at today's subcommittee hearing titled "EPA's RMP Rule: Failures to Protect the American People and American Manufacturing." EPA'S  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Jon Ossoff is continuing his work to strengthen domestic solar manufacturing. Last week, Sen. Ossoff pressed the Biden Administration to end the emergency declared in June 2022 that authorized the U.S. Department of Commerce to waive certain duties on solar products manufactured in China and imported from Southeast Asian countries. With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, domestic solar  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Tifton, Ga. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is strengthening health care in South Georgia. Today, Sen. Ossoff announced he is delivering Federal funding for Tift Regional Health System to help upgrade health care services with state-of-the-art equipment for traditional and peritoneal dialysis at Tift Regional Health System, which serves 12 counties in South Georgia. Sen. Ossoff brought Republicans and Democrats tog  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) announced that they secured $80,049,510 in federal housing investments for Georgia through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) FY 2024 Public Housing Capital Fund Formula Grant Awards. The investments will flow to 149 localities across the state and will provide affordable housing options for Georgians of   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) delivered the following opening remarks at today's subcommittee hearing titled "EPA's RMP Rule: Failures to Protect the American People and American Manufacturing." EPA'S REGULATORY BLITZ "The RMP rule will affect producers of critical materials necessary for an innovative and pro  more