WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Following U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff's bipartisan push, the U.S. Department of the Interior announcedThis is an external link today that it will nominate the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge for the UNESCO World Heritage List. The nomination follows a concerted bipartisan effort led by Sen. Ossoff who, along with other members of Georgia's congressional delegation, urged the Department of the Interior to purs  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced that Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) has been selected to serve as the Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology (C&T). Following the announcement, Congressman Allen issued the statement below: "I am honored to have been selected as the Vice Chair of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee for the 1  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: This week, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) secured increases in funding authorizations for vital water infrastructure in the Fifth District with the passage of the 2024 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). This critical legislation will authorize essential investments in America's water infrastructure. Each Congress must reauthorize WRDA legislation. Included in this year's WRDA   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing a bipartisan bill to strengthen transparency in child protective agencies and protect vulnerable children. This week, Sens. Ossoff and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the bipartisan Generate Recordings of All Child Protective Interviews Everywhere (GRACIE Act of 2024) to bring transparency and improve outcomes for children involved with Child Protective Services, including  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff's legislation to rename the Plains, Georgia, Post Office in honor of former President Jimmy Carter and the late First Lady Rosalynn Carter has passed the U.S. Senate. Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock introduced the legislation to honor the Carters by renaming the Post Office located at 119 Main Street in Plains, Georgia, as the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post Offic  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: The stop-gap government funding legislation includes several legislative measures championed by Senator Reverend Warnock, including robust federal disaster assistance for Georgia families and farmers impacted by recent hurricanes The legislation also includes tens of millions of federal dollars for Georgia's commodity farmers The bipartisan bill will fund the government through March 14 Senator Warn  more