WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter celebrates President Trump signing Laken Riley Act into Law WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) released the following statement after President Trump signed his first bill, the Laken Riley Act, into law: "Law and order is being restored in this nation. President Trump was sent to Washington with a mandate to secure our southern border, and he has already taken a critica  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * J.M. Tull-Gwinnett Family YMCA Facility Cuts Ribbon on Facility Upgrades Supported by McBath Funding Request Lawrenceville, GA -- Today, Congresswoman Lucy McBath (D-GA) spoke at the ribbon cutting for the J.M. Tull-Gwinnett Family YMCA in recognition of important facility upgrades supported by McBath's Community Project Funding request from the 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act. These facility upg  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Ossoff to Lead U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction & Veterans Affairs Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff will serve as Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs in the 119th Congress to deliver for Georgia's servicemembers, military families, and veterans. With 13 defense installations a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs Budd-Britt Laken Riley Act into Law Washington, D.C. -- Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law. Senator Budd led this legislation with Senator Katie Britt (R-AL). This was the first bill President Trump signed since he returned to office. The law is named after 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley who  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs the Laken Riley Act into Law Washington, D.C. - Today, President Trump signed Rep. Mike Collins' (GA-10) Laken Riley Act into law. This is the first bill signed into law by 47 th U.S. President Donald Trump, and is named for Laken Riley, the 22-year-old nursing student who was murdered by an illegal alien on the University of Georgia's campus on February 22, 2024. "Nearly one   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) and Republican Members of the Georgia Delegation attended the White House signing ceremony as President Donald J. Trump signed S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, into law. Following the ceremonial bill signing, Congressman Allen issued the statement below: "President Trump and House Republicans made a promise to the American people to secure our border   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rich McCormick (GA 06) and Senator Roger Marshall (KS), both doctors, lead a bicameral group of 29 lawmakers in expressing serious concerns regarding the World Health Organization's (WHO) proposed Guideline Development Group (GDG) on the health of trans and gender diverse people. In a letter to Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, the lawmakers highlighted a range of issues, including a lac  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: Congressman McCormick introduced the PROTECTS Act (Protecting Resources Of Taxpayers to Eliminate Childhood Transgender Surgeries) yesterday along with 32 fellow Representatives from the US House. This legislation is largely the same as the PROTECTS Act McCormick introduced in the 118th and he looks forward to this making it all the way to Pres. Trump's desk to be signed into law. "As a p  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Ossoff, Blackburn Introducing Bipartisan Bill to Improve Prison Safety & Security Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing a bipartisan bill to improve prison safety and security. Sens. Ossoff and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today introduced the bipartisan Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act, which would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop and implement a comprehens  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Ossoff, Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Federal Homicide Prosecutions Bipartisan bill aims to crack down on violent crime, bring justice to families of homicide victims Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing a bipartisan bill to crack down on violent crime. Sens. Ossoff and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) recently introduced the bipartisan Justice for Murder Victims  more