WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Brian Jack, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Congressman Brian Jack Passes Critical Legislation, Saving Hundreds of Manufacturing Jobs in Spalding County Today, Congressman Brian Jack led a bipartisan majority to pass H.J. Res. 20, a joint resolution that repeals a regulation imposed during the Biden Administration that would ban non-condensing tankless water heaters manufactured in Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia at Rinnai Am  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Johnson Headlines UN Atlanta Chapter Black History Month Event on Capitol Hill: Celebrating Resilience & Empowerment: The 2nd International Decade for People of African Descent (2025-2034) WASHINGTON, D.C. - On December 17, 2024, the United Nations proclaimed a Second International Decade for People of African Descent 2025-2034. This Second International Decade confronts th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams and Lizzie Fletcher Lead Reintroduction of Legislation to Provide Funds to Help Families Secure Generational Wealth, Receive Disaster Relief Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), along with Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05), and Congressman Byron Donalds (FL-19), introduced a two-bill legislative package seeking to assist heir  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * David Scott, Brian Fitzpatrick, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Don Bacon, and Jan Schakowsky Reintroduce Measure Recognizing the Seriousness of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Washington D.C. - Today, Representatives David Scott (GA-13), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Don Bacon (NE-02), and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) reintroduced a bipartisan measure recognizing  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-Georgia, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, released the following opening remarks from a Feb. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: Clean Water Act Permitting and Project Delivery * * * For over fifty years, the Clean Water Act (CWA) has functioned to improve the quality of rivers, lakes, and streams throughout the country, including in my home state of Georgia. Back in 1972  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congressman Johnson Holds Press Conference on GOP Healthcare, Medicaid Cuts STONECREST, GA - On Thursday, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) held a press conference at a senior care facility in South DeKalb to highlight the dangerous consequences of House Republicans' Rip Off reconciliation budget legislation and its drastic cuts to Medicaid. WATCH HERE (link is external) Join  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * *Ranking Member McBath's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Protecting Victims of Human Trafficking and Online Exploitation Washington, D.C. (February 27, 2025)--Today, Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, delivere  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * REP. BISHOP JOINS REP. BUDDY CARTER AND GA DELEGATION TO LEAD BILL NAMING USDA POULTRY REESEARCH CENTER AFTER ABIT MASSEY WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) joined Congressman Buddy Carter (GA-01) and the entire Georgia Delegation to introduce H.R. 1596, a bill that would designate the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Poultry Research Center in Athen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Reverend Warnock, Murray Introduce Legislation to Improve Children's Health Care Access Senator Reverend Warnock introduced the Kids' Access to Primary Care Act, which would incentivize more providers to participate in Medicaid and increase access to care for children and families by requiring Medicaid to pay at least the same rate as Medicare for primary care Senator Reverend Warnoc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Ossoff, Grassley Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Contraband & Organized Crime in Federal Prisons Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing a bipartisan bill to crack down on organized crime in Federal prisons. This week, Sens. Ossoff and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the bipartisan Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act, which would crack down on the smug  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Senator Reverend Warnock Defends Consumer Protections Under Threat by DOGE During a Wednesday Senate Democratic Banking Committee forum, Senator Reverend Warnock spotlighted disastrous harm for Georgia families because of the Trump Administration's reckless attack on consumer protection, gutting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) The special hearing followed the recent new  more