WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives' approval of his amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) protecting funding for Combat Readiness Training Centers (CRTC) operated by the U.S. Air National Guard. The U.S. Air National Guard provides pilot training, regional training conferences, classified engagements, and regional   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing legislation to keep military families together when welcoming a new child. This week, Sen. Ossoff introduced the Military Families Support Act, which would exempt active duty servicemembers from being deployed, mobilized, or sent to trainings away from their duty stations for a year, helping keep families together after welcoming a new child. The policy would also include ser  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Latest effort is in response to a recent series of catastrophic water main breaks that left hundreds of thousands of residents and businesses without water services The Senator was joined in this bicameral effort by U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Atlanta-area Congresswoman Nikema Williams (D-GA-05) The lawmakers are requesting that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ("the Corps") work with local l  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: The Dads Matter Act of 2024 aims to improve maternal health outcomes through promoting fatherhood engagement Senator Reverend Warnock has vocally advocated for legislation to combat maternal mortality Senators Reverend Warnock and Rubio previously partnered to pass a bipartisan law aimed at reducing maternal death, improving implicit bias training for providers Senator Reverend Warnock: "Georgia's   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Middle Georgia Regional Airport in Macon will receive $1 MILLION in federal funding for infrastructure upgrades Aviation hubs receiving funding include MACON, DUBLIN, REIDSVILLE, SYLVANIA, CAIRO, TOCCOA Federal funding made possible by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, championed by both Senators for its investments in Georgia Funding will go towards infrastructure upgrades including parking lot const  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: At a Wednesday Senate Banking committee hearing, Senator Warnock questioned the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Chopra about the benefits of removing medical debt from credit reports Senator's questioning follows his push earlier this year urging the Biden Administration to address the burden of medical debt on hardworking families Earlier this week, the Biden Administration anno  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Jon Ossoff is pressing for stronger enforcement against illegal e-cigarettes being sold to children across Georgia, pointing to several cases of kids being exposed to products laced with fentanyl and other dangerous drugs. Today, in a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Ossoff highlighted the stories of a child in Lee County who was hospitalized after using a vape reportedly laced with THC a  more