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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Tuesday August 13, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Carter, Bishop introduce bill renaming USDA facility after Abit Massey
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (D-GA) introduced a bill to rename the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Poultry Research Center in Athens, Georgia after the late President of the Georgia Poultry Federation, Francis "Abit" Massey. Abit Massey, who passed in June at the age of 96, served as President of the Georgia Poultry Federation for 48 years and w  more

ICYMI: Senator Reverend Warnock Champions Bill to Address Affordable Housing Crisis
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: The once in a generation legislation aims to fill the gap in the supply of housing units following the devastation of the 2008 financial crisis The American Housing and Economic Mobility Actwould create nearly 3 million new housing units and reduce rents by 10% for American families--paid for by reforms to the estate tax The bicameral legislation would create incentives for local governments to elimi  more