COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: * * * Business Partner Brothers Sentenced to Federal Prison for their Roles in $2.8M COVID Fraud Scheme CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Three brothers have been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and wire fraud. Two brothers, William Chan, 40, and Siu Chan, 32, both of Georgia, pleaded guilty to a wire fraud conspiracy. The thir  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter joint address guest to focus on fentanyl, VA reform WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today announced his guest for President Trump's first joint address to Congress of his second term, Missy Jarrott, a First District resident whose son tragically died of a fentanyl poisoning after multiple failed attempts to schedule a Veteran's Affairs (VA) appointment. Missy has sinc  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Steil Requests Documents in New Georgia Project Ethics Investigation WASHINGTON - Today, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) sent a letter to the Georgia State Ethics Commission requesting a copy of the investigative file in the New Georgia Project investigation. The New Georgia Project, which is a non-profit organiz  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN BISHOP STATEMENT REGARDING RENAMING OF FORT MOORE WASHINGTON - Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02), a senior member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and co-chair of the Congressional Military Family Caucus, released the following statement regarding the announcement today by the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, to r  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Invites Care Worker, Medicaid Recipient to Join Joint Congressional Session (WASHINGTON) - Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced that Alicia Cleveland, a member of the We Dream in Black initiative of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, will join her in Washington, D.C, for the Congressional Joint Session to highlight the vital imp  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 4, 2025 NAVY Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a $99,964,084 modification (P00007) to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0001923D0015). This modification adds scope and increases the contract ceiling for compatibility assessments and engineering models, cost reduction analysis, softwar  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 24, 2025, from the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Gainesville, Atlanta: * * * To: Lee Zeldin, Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Water Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460 Re: Draft National Recommended Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health for Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Pe  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 26, 2025, from Delta Air Lines Inc., Atlanta, Georgia: * * * To: U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 Fax: (202) 493-2251 Subject: Docket No. FAA-2025-0004; Project Identifier AD-2024-00094-1: B737 - PSU MOUNTED VIDEO MONITOS - RP  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule amending, suspending, or removing Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs), Takeoff Minimums, and Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs) at multiple airports, including Cobb County International/McCollum Field in Atlanta, Georgia, and Bear Lake County Airport in Paris, Idaho. These changes are necessitated by new or revised criteria, updates to the National Airspace System, and safety concerns  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: * * * Former Hapeville Police Officer Charged with Excessively Tasing Detainee ATLANTA - Shevoy Brown, a former officer with the Hapeville (GA) Police Department, has been arraigned on charges of using unreasonable force by repeatedly tasing a handcuffed detainee who had been arrested for trespassing. "Our local law enforcement partners employ dedicated office  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 28 -- Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Lt. Governor Burt Jones Applauds Expanding School Choice to Foster Care Families Senate Passage ATLANTA | Today, Senate Bill 152 passed out of the Senate and will now head to the House for consideration. SB 152, which would expand eligibility for the Georgia Promise Scholarship to biological and adoptive children of foster care parents, is a priority of Lt. Governor Burt Jones for the 2025 Le  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 4 -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news: * * * Secretary Raffensperger Urges President Trump to Repeal FinCEN Reporting Requirements Atlanta - Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, along with several of his colleagues from across the country, sent President Donald J. Trump a formal request urging the immediate repeal of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The letter highlights the significant burden placed on small businesses by the Ben  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Dangerous Judicial Power Grab Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing on Republic  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scanlon's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Dangerous Judicial Power Grab Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2025)--Today, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, delivered opening r  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- President Trump issued the following remarks on March 3, 2025: REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP ON INVESTMENT ANNOUNCEMENT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. This is a very big day for a lot of reasons, but this gentleman is a very unique man. I think I can say, in the world of chips, certainly, but in the world pretty much of business, nobody has done what he's done. For those of you that are into that world, you would say, "Wow, he's  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Rep. Allen Reacts to President Trump's Joint Address to Congress This evening, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) attended President Donald J. Trump's first Joint Address to Congress during his second term in the White House. Following the speech, Congressman Allen issued the statement below: "President Trump is already making good on his promise to the American people. In less than  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Rep. Austin Scott Responds to President Trump's Joint Address to Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) today released the following statement after attending President Donald J. Trump's Joint Address to Congress: "President Trump has delivered on his promise to secure our borders and halt the flow of deadly fentanyl and cartels into our country. His ad  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Rep. Clyde Unveils Bill to Rename D.C.'s BLM Plaza WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) introduced legislation to rename Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C. to Liberty Plaza. "President Trump is 100% right: we must clean up Washington, D.C. for the American people," said Clyde. "I believe that removing BLM Plaza must be part of this critical effort. A  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Loudermilk Reintroduces Legislation to Modernize Financial Reporting and Protect Consumer Privacy Washington D.C. (March 4, 2025) | Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) issued the following statement after he reintroduced the Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization Act (H.R. 1799) to update the Domestic Currency Transaction Report (CTR) threshold from $10,000 to $30,000, and ensure it is period  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * "Walking Out was Good Trouble, Standing Up for The People is Necessary Trouble" Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) released the following statement after walking out of President Donald Trump's Joint Session of Congress address. Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) said: "I walked out because I refuse to sit through yet another one of Donald Trump's lie-filled speeches as he plays in the fa  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Hosts Al Lipphardt, VFW Commander-in-Chief, as His Guest for the President's Joint Address of Congress Lipphardt is a Stone Mountain resident, U.S. Army veteran, and Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is welcoming Alfred J. "Al" Lipphardt, Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., as his guest t  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Block Tuberville Bill to Protect Female Athletes "At least 900 medals that belonged to women went to men instead over the past few years." WASHINGTON - Yesterday, the U.S. Senate took a procedural vote on U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville's (R-AL) Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, his legislation to require federally-funded institutions to keep men out of women's sports,  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Reverend Warnock Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Oversight Effort Demanding Answers from Defense Department on Servicemember Food Access, Quality to Promote Military Readiness Senator Reverend Warnock led a bipartisan, bicameral oversight effort demanding answers from Department of Defense Leadership regarding a lack of nutrient-dense food, food shortages, and inconsistent adherence to the  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Ossoff, Rev. Warnock Announce Application Process for Impending Vacancies on U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Attorneys for Georgia Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock today announced the application process for the impending vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and vacancies for U.S. Attorne  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 5 -- The University System of Georgia issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Finalist Named for Albany State University President The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) voted today to name Dr. Robert Scott as the sole finalist for president of Albany State University (ASU). Dr. Scott currently serves as president of research and development at The Kraft Heinz Co., where he has worked since 2021 and is responsible for a $120   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Carter bill making permanent the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences passes Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today spoke in favor of his bipartisan bill, the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) Codification Act, which unanimously passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Watch and read Rep. Carter's full remarks here : "As demand for   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The White House issued the following news on March 4, 2025: * * * President Trump is Securing Our Homeland After four years of Biden's open borders, President Donald J. Trump launched an unprecedented crackdown on the illegal immigrants and deadly drugs allowed to enter our country to remarkable success -- and he didn't need legislation to do it. * In February -- President Trump's first month in office -- illegal border crossings fell to the lowest level ever recorded  more