WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a legislative hearing where they reviewed the bipartisan H.R. 8182, the Ocmulgee Mounds Park and Preserve Establishment Act, which is co-led by U.S. Representatives Austin Scott (GA-08) and Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA-02). This bipartisan legislation would establish Ocmulgee Mounds and surrounding areas in Middle Georgia as th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), the Democratic leader of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture as well as a member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, applauded today's decision by the Biden-Harris Administration to direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help farmers who grow fruits, vegetables, and nuts overcome market barriers for their products, and help  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Following the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)'s investigation into Georgia's state prisons, U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff today urged the State to swiftly improve conditions in Georgia prisons, which the DOJ found were "unconstitutional." Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock urged Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Tyrone Oliver to promptly address the deeply concerning fin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Following a bipartisan tour of hurricane damage in Florida and Georgia, House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson released the following statement: "Traveling to the Southeast, I was able to see firsthand the devastating impact of the recent hurricanes. Hurricanes Milton and Helene hit our agricultural sector especially hard, highligh  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: VIDEO FOOTAGE: Sen. Ossoff testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on AppropriationsThis is an external link "We must refuse the temptation to delay or to get dragged into politics. We must swiftly pass disaster assistance by the end of the year," Sen. Ossoff testifies Senator Jon Ossoff today pressed both parties on the urgency of passing agricultural disaster assistance for Georgia before the end of the  more