WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today led the Georgia Congressional Delegation in a letter to the White House expressing support for Governor Brian Kemp's request that a major disaster declaration be issued for counties impacted by Hurricane Debby. In the letter, the members write, "in full support of Governor Brian Kemp's request for a major disaster declaration for the counties in the state of Geor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Following the news of Friday morning's fatal car crash at the hands of an illegal alien in Rome, Georgia, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene issued the following statement: "Early Saturday morning, an illegal alien, Omar Alejandro Garcia, crashed head-on into a car in my hometown of Rome, GA, seriously injuring a 1-year-old, Riley Harris, and murdering the infant's mother,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-07), Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11), and Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) reintroduced the Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act, legislation that makes investments to address overcrowded classrooms and set students up for success. Research shows students achieve better academic results with more individualized attention from instructors, especially in kindergarten through thi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing on anti-NGO laws and other tools of democratic repression. Witnesses included Douglas Rutzen, president and CEO of the International Center for Not-For-Profit Law, Yaqui Wang,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senators Jon Ossoff and Marsha Blackburn are launching a bipartisan inquiry to protect Federal prison staff from sexual assault and harassment. Today, Sens. Ossoff and Blackburn, Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Human Rights Subcommittee, launched a bipartisan inquiry with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) into recent reports of inmate-on-staff sexual assault and harassment. According to a F  more