WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Statement on Passage of Laken Riley Act Washington, D.C. -- Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after the U.S. Senate passed the Laken Riley Act. He and Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) led the introduction of the bill on January 7, 2025. The bill is named after 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley who was murdered by an illegal alien on the University of Georgia campus last year. Tha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittees on Highways and Transit issued the following information for a hearing entitled "America Builds: Highways to Move People and Freight" at 10:15 a.m. on Jan. 22, 2025, at 2167 Rayburn House Office Building: Witness List: * Mr. Russell R. McMurry, P.E., Commissioner, Georgia Department of Transportation, on behalf of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) * Mr. Dennis Delling  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Reverend Warnock Reflects on Dr. King's Legacy on NPR's Morning Edition This morning Senator Reverend Warnock joined NPR's Morning Edition with host Michel Martin to talk about his personal connection to Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. as the nation celebrates MLK Day Since 2005, Senator Reverend Warnock has served as the Senior Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the  more