WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $4.8 million in Health Center Program grants to three healthcare centers headquartered in Blakely, Macon, and Columbus. The program funds local community-based clinics that treat medical, dental, and other health care needs with a focus on meeting the needs of the   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24), co-chair of the Election Integrity Caucus, reintroduced the End Zuckerbucks Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations from directly or indirectly providing funds for the purpose of the administration of elections. In the 2020 election, Mark Zuckerberg used a non-profit organization called the Center for Tech and Civic Life (C  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, 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) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan raising concern regarding the potential misuse of $600 million from the Department's Environmental J  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Wicker (R-MS) are demanding answers from Georgia Tech regarding its partnership with Tianjin University, a Chinese university with si  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Today Senator Reverend Warnock joined Bloomberg TV to tout his victories in the pending Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization legislation, including major investments to bolster the aviation workforce Senator Reverend Warnock highlighted the legislation's provisions to protect fliers' safety and increase consumer protection provisions Additionally, Senator Reverend Warnock rejected misl  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) welcome Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) as the Republican co-lead of H.R. 8198, the Heirs Education and Investment to Resolve Succession of (HEIRS) Property Act. The bill would reauthorize the Heirs Property Intermediary Relending Program. It would also amend existing law to direct the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to work w  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Atlanta, Ga. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to strengthen emergency health care access for metro Atlanta families. Today, Sen. Ossoff announced he is delivering Federal resources to the Atlanta Regional Commission for an Emergency Health Care Transportation Access Study. Following the closure of several hospitals across the metro Atlanta area in recent years, the study will analyze disparities in emerge  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: A bipartisan bill backed by U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff to crack down on fentanyl traffickers is now law. Earlier this year, Sen. Ossoff co-sponsored the bipartisan Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act, which will sanction drug cartels and combat money laundering by the criminal organizations involved in drug trafficking. The bill became law last month as part of the bipartisan nati  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Jon Ossoff is continuing his push to establish a path to citizenship for DACA recipients. Today, in a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Ossoff delivered a powerful message on the urgent need for bipartisan legislation to establish a clear pathway to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. In compelling remarks, Sen. Ossoff underscored the invaluable contrib  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Click here to watch Sen. Ossoff's remarks Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing to protect Georgia seniors from age discrimination in the workplace. Today, a bipartisan bill backed by Sen. Ossoff that would prevent employers from using forced arbitration against older workers seeking justice and accountability in cases of age discrimination passed the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. The bipartisan Protecting Older A  more