WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * After Georgia Misses Key Deadline for Student Summer Meal Program, McBath Leads Delegation Letter to Governor Washington, DC -- Representative Lucy McBath (D-GA-06) is once again leading the Georgia Democratic Congressional Delegation in demanding answers from Governor Brian Kemp after the state missed another key deadline for federal support to feed Georgia's students during the summer months. A lette  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Carter Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Health Hearing on Combatting Existing and Emerging Illicit Drug Threats WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Buddy Carter (R-GA), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing titled Combatting Existing and Emerging Illicit Drug Threats. Subcommittee Chairman Carter's   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Carter Applaud Passage of HALT Fentanyl Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act, by a vote of 312 to 108. "As Republicans work   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Echoing Public Health Experts, Sen. Ossoff Warns CDC is At Risk Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff today released the following statement warning against the Trump Administration's attacks on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "The Trump Administration is undermining vital CDC data, research, and public health reporting, endangering Georgians and all Americans who depe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Following Sen. Ossoff's Inquiry, DOJ Ceases Unprompted Searches of Travelers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Unprompted Federal searches of travelers have disproportionately targeted Black travelers, according to a recent media investigation This is an external link The DOJ announced an end to the program This is an external link last month following Sen. Ossoff's inquiry Atlanta  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) has released a letter, signed by the Georgia Republican Congressional Delegation, to newly confirmed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins expressing deep concern with the VA's failures in Georgia during the Biden Administration. They are requesting that Secretary Collins visits Georgia VA as soon as possible, to see the scale of work needed to reform the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Mike Collins Reintroduces the Safe Passage on Interstates Act Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Mike Collins (GA-10) reintroduced the Safe Passage on Interstates Act, which would make the intentional obstruction of interstate highways illegal. "Activists and left-wing agitators are using our roadways as protest grounds, disrupting traffic, blocking emergency personnel, and enda  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * REPS. BISHOP & LAMALFA LEAD AUTOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE & MOTORSPORTS CAUCUS IN THE 119TH CONGRESS WASHINGTON - This week, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Congressman Doug LaMalfa (CA) re-registered the Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus and will serve as the caucus's bipartisan Democratic and Republican co-chairs, respectively. "Cars are part of what make  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * REPS. BISHOP & MOOLENAAR INTRODUCE BILL TO EXPAND RURAL INTERNET ACCESS WASHINGTON - This week, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) joined Congressman John Moolenaar (MI-02) to introduce H.R. 1020, the Broadening Online Opportunities Through Simple Technologies (BOOST) Act. The two serve as the Democratic and Republican leaders of the bipartisan bill which would allow rural households  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Urges Trump Administration to Quickly Implement Social Security Fairness Act Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is urging the Trump Administration to swiftly deliver expanded Social Security benefits for Georgia law enforcement and teachers. Sen. Ossoff and a bipartisan group of Senators are urging the Social Security Administration to immediately deliver full Social Security bene  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Working Across the Aisle to Help Georgians Afford Job Training Programs Bipartisan JOBS Act would help more Georgia students access job training programs Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working across the aisle to help more Georgia students afford higher education. Sen. Ossoff is co-sponsoring the bipartisan JOBS Act to help more students access and afford job training pro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff: Trump Gaza Plan "Outlandish and Absurd" Washington D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff released the following statement. "President Trump's proposal that the United States 'own' Gaza is outlandish and absurd." *** Original text here: https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/press-releases/sen-ossoff-trump-gaza-plan-outlandish-and-absurd/  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Reverend Warnock Named to TIME's 2025 'The Closers' List Senator Reverend Warnock included in annual recognition of Black leaders working to close racial equity gaps Senator Reverend Warnock : "When we invest in our children--and most poor people are children--we strengthen the future of our country and we help to ensure that the 21st century, like the 20th century, will be the America  more