ATLANTA, Georgia, March 15 -- The Georgia Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * 82,000 Georgians Employed in Multi-Billion Dollar Clean Energy Economy ATLANTA - Today, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and Chambers for Innovation & Clean Energy (CICE) highlighted a new report showing how Georgia has emerged as a leader in the clean energy economy and the tremendous statewide economic impact from clean energy (https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56a85  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Brooke Army Medical Center recognizes two senior enlisted leaders during change of responsibility JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Brooke Army Medical Center recognized two senior enlisted leaders during a change of responsibility ceremony March 13. Command Sgt. Maj. Dedraf Blash has been the BAMC command sergeant major sinc  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Brian Jack, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Congressman Brian Jack introduces Resolution Commemorating 100 years of Delta Air Lines Today, Congressman Brian Jack (GA-03) and Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) introduced a bipartisan resolution commemorating the centennial anniversary of Delta Air Lines. Congressman Jack represents the most Delta Air Lines employees of any Congressional District in the country, and Congress  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: Congresswoman Nikema Williams Leads Introduction of a Resolution Honoring Delta Air Lines' Centennial Milestone ATLANTA - Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) introduced a resolution honoring Delta Air Lines for a hundred years of service. This resolution is co-led by Congressman Brain Jack (GA-03). Delta Air Lines was founded on March 2, 1925, as Huff Daland Dusters--the worl  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 14, 2025 AIR FORCE General Electric Aerospace, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity $5,000,000,000 ceiling contract for F110 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) engines. This contract provides five years of pricing for F110-129 install and spare engines, with modernized engine monitoring system computers and spare engine accessories s  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on March 13, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Gerolsteiner 750ml Sparkling Water Bottles Hazard: The recalled water bottles can crack, causing a laceration hazard. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: March 13, 2025 Units: About 61,500 bottles Consumer Contact: Gerolsteiner at 800-777-0633 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at customerservice@consup.us, or online at https://www.gerols  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, March 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Dover reservists exercise combat capabilities during March Madness 2025 * Published March 13, 2025 * By Jeremy Larlee * 512th Airlift Wing Public Affairs DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- Citizen Airmen from the 512th Airlift Wing sharpened their combat capabilities during the March Madness 2025 exercise Feb. 27- March 2 at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The readiness exercise is a b  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by George J. Terwilliger III, ex-deputy attorney general and counsel, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Legislative Reforms to End Lawfare by State and Local Prosecutors": * * * Mr. Chairman, ranking member and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to appear to discuss with you the potential need for Congress to address aspects of so-called "l  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: * * * Former Mohawk Executive Sentenced to Prison ATLANTA, Ga. - Jana Kanyadan, the former Global Chief Information Officer of Mohawk Industries, Inc. ("Mohawk"), has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for defrauding Mohawk. "Kanyadan held a position of authority as a C-suite executive at Mohawk and abused his fiduciary duty by stealing  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 14 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * Gov. Kemp Announces Chris Green to Serve as President of GSFC ATLANTA - Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced the Georgia Student Finance Commission Board has voted to approve his recommendation of Chris Green as the next president of the state agency. Green will fill the role at the beginning of April, following the retirement of current president Lynne Riley who shared he  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Demand HHS Secretary Kennedy Launch National Vaccination Campaign to Stop Spread of Measles and Save Lives Lawmakers: "It is imperative that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) act immediately and robustly to stop the spread of this preventable infection and save American lives." WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Knife Rights Inc, Chairman Doug Ritter from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The Right to Self Defense": * * * Chairman Biggs, Ranking Member McBath, and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to testify about the Knife Owners' Protection Act or "KOPA". This bill is a commonsense criminal justice reform solution that would protect law-abiding   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Reps. Allen and DeSaulnier Reintroduce the Startup Act Today, Congressmen Rick W. Allen (GA-12) and Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) introduced the Startup Act, bipartisan legislation that would support American entrepreneurs by expanding access to programs that offer training and resources to individuals seeking to start their own business. Upon the bill's introduction, Reps. Allen and De  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Watson Coleman, Rutherford Reintroduce the Bipartisan, Bicameral HELPER Act March 14, 2025 Today, U.S. Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), John H. Rutherford (FL-05), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), and Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) reintroduced H.R. 2094, the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, in the House. Senators Ashley Moody (FL) and Jon Os  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: * * * Robert Burkich, M.D. Settles Case Alleging that he Submitted False Claims for Chelation Therapy to Medicare ROME, Ga. - Robert Burkich, M.D., of Chattanooga, Tennessee and Preventive Medicine Anti-Aging & Chelation, Inc., his practice in Ringgold, Georgia, have settled claims under the False Claims Act to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. John Rutherford, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Rutherford, Moody Reintroduce the Bipartisan, Bicameral HELPER Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives John H. Rutherford (R-FL-05), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05), and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-02) reintroduced H.R. 2094, the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act, in the House. Senators Ashley Moody (R-FL) and   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Brooke Rollins Takes Bold Action in First 30 Days at USDA WASHINGTON, March 13, 2025 - In her first month, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has moved swiftly to advance key priorities focused on efficiency and agricultural prosperity. From addressing industry challenges to streamlining government operations, she has focused on policies that reinforce the U.S. Department of  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Will Vote 'No' on House Budget Proposal, Demand Bipartisan 30-Day Stopgap to Avoid Shutdown Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff tonight announced he will oppose cloture and, if it comes to it, final passage on the partisan House budget proposal and issued the following statement -- "Among the risks to Georgia in the House GOP's partisan budget proposal: it guts NIH research into   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats vs. Senate Democrats For Immediate Release March 13, 2025 Contact: Taylor Haulsee WASHINGTON -- "The House has done its job and passed a clean CR to fund the federal government," Speaker Johnson said. "If Senate Democrats block an up-or-down vote, then it's crystal clear: they are responsible for the ensuing government shutdown. Period." For years, Senate D  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Reverend Warnock Announces "NO" Vote on Dangerous Government Funding Legislation Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the following statement on his intention to vote "NO" on the immensely harmful Continuing Resolution. This vote comes after Washington Republicans halted bipartisan negotiations and left two terrible options, both of which woul  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Reverend Warnock Unveils Legislative Package to Address Housing Affordability and Availability Crisis The transformative housing package addresses rising rental costs and downpayment fees, private equity's domination of Atlanta's housing market, and the overall lack of available housing units This week, Senator Reverend Warnock introduced the Downpayment Toward Equity Act, the Rent R  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Reverend Warnock Votes "NO" on the HALT Fentanyl Act Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the following statement on his "NO" vote against the HALT Fentanyl Act. "As a pastor, I've sat with families as they've struggled with the anguish of a loved one suffering from addiction. I've seen how that anguish is even worse when that loved one is swept up in the lega  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSFR) -- The Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium (UTIC) has announced changes to its membership, according to a notification filed on January 17, 2025, with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. The filing, submitted under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, extends legal protections that limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specific conditions. The latest update welcomes several ne  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe released the following testimony by Anna Borshchevskaya, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, from a March 5, 2025, hearing entitled "Bridging the Gap: Turkey Between East and West": * * * Chairman Self, Ranking Member Keating, Honorable Members, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. Russian president Vladimir Putin made Russia's war in Ukraine about the United States and the West m  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Senator Reverend Warnock Puts Dr. Oz on Record Supporting Medicaid Access for Georgians Caught in Health Care Gap During Nomination Hearing to Oversee Medicare and Medicaid At Friday's Senate Finance committee hearing, Senator Reverend Warnock questioned Dr. Oz, President Trump's nominee to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Senator Reverend Warnock put Dr. Oz on  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Women for Gun Rights founder Dianna Muller from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The Right to Self Defense": * * * Thank you for inviting me to discuss self-defense and the role of the 2nd Amendment. For decades now, gun control advocates push for more laws and more restrictions. It's time to look at the evidence and acknowledge the truth. Guns save lives   more