WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter launches American-Made Medicines Caucus WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today launched the American-Made Medicines Caucus, a group focused on promoting policies to onshore and friendshore pharmaceutical manufacturing, strengthen our economic and national security interests, and reduce America's reliance on adversarial countries for essential medications. The United S  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Don Davis Remarks at Press Conference on First 100 Days of the 119th Congress ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. -- Congressman Don Davis delivered the following remarks at his press conference on the first 100 days of the 119th Congress: Hi, everybody! It is always great to be back home, in eastern North Carolina. I have worked to share the stories, concerns, and issues impacting eastern North Caro  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rich McCormick Visits University of North Georgia Dahlonega Campus DAHLONEGA, GA - Congressman Rich McCormick visited the University of North Georgia Dahlonega Campus (UNG) this week, engaging with cadets, students, faculty, and university leadership. The visit focused on military readiness, national security, leadership development, and educational innovation. Congressman McCormick b  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 23, 2025 NAVY PCG-SMX JV, LLC,* Lexington Park, Maryland, is awarded a $532,138,874 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract This contract will provide support services for enterprise-wide applications, server, storage, data protection/recovery, data transport, and data environment engineering, operations, and hosting support services. Re  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 24, 2025 NAVY Black Construction - Tutor Perini JV, Harmon, Guam (N62742-25-D-1327); CDM Constructors Inc., Boston, Massachusetts (N62742-25-D-1328); Conti Federal Services LLC, Orlando, Florida (N62742-25-D-1329); ECC Expeditionary Constructors LLC, Burlingame, California (N62742-25-D-1330); Icon SI (AUST) Pty Ltd., Richmond, Victoria, Australia (N62742-25-D-1331); MVL USA Inc., Lans  more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, April 25 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers gets new survey boats, names each after fallen Soldier from Georgia The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has now received three new hydrographic survey vessels which will play a vital role across the Savannah District's area of responsibility, and have named each boat after a fallen Soldier from Georgia. The 30-foot Wright is named for   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 25 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Announces First Quarter 2025 Operating Highlights and Declares Dividend ATLANTA, April 24, 2025 - Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (the Bank) today released preliminary unaudited financial highlights for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. All numbers reported below for the first quarter of 2025 are approxi  more

BRUNSWICK, Georgia, April 25 -- The Georgia Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Four Coastal Marinas Earn Clean Certification for Eco-Friendly Practices Four marinas along Georgia's coast have been newly certified under the Georgia Clean Marina Program, recognizing their commitment to protecting coastal waters and implementing environmentally responsible business practices. Savannah Yacht Club of Savannah, Belle Bluff Island Marina of To  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 25 -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news on April 24, 2025: * * * Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Urges DHS to Hear Asylum Claims of Afghan Christian Refugees at Risk of Being Returned to Taliban Atlanta - Yesterday, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem asking that the Trump Administration hear the asylum claims of Afghan Christian refugees currently residing in th  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Response To Vance And Rubio Statements On United States Abandoning Peace Talks Unless Ukraine Capitulates Toledo, Ohio -- Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus released the following statement in response to public statements by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance that the United States of America should aban  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 25 -- The Georgia Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * New Report Published on Trade War's Effect on Georgia's Service Economy ATLANTA - Today, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce published its fourth report on the impact of the ongoing global trade war on Georgia. The most recent report focuses on the trade war's effect on Georgia's service economy and what businesses in this vital sector can do to thrive in the face of global bus  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Allen Introduces Legislation to Protect Americans' Retirement Savings Today, Chairman of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee, Representative Rick W. Allen (GA-12), introduced the Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act. This legislation seeks to codify that those who manage other people's retirement savings under the Employee Retirement Income Security Ac  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Shenandoah National Park announces artists selected for 2025 Artist-in-Residence program LURAY, VA - Shenandoah National Park has selected seven artists for its annual Artist-in-Residence program. This program gives artists an opportunity to creatively explore Shenandoah's natural and cultural resources and pursue their artistic discipline. Each artist will spend three we  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Three Members of an International Money Laundering Organization Charged with Laundering Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds A federal grand jury in Florence, South Carolina, returned an indictment on April 22, charging Nasir Ullah, 28, and Naim Ullah, 32, both of Sumter, South Carolina, and Puquan Huang, 49, of Buford, Georgia, with conspiring to launder millions of dollars of pr  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11287) on April 23, 2025, by attorney-adviser Brandon J. Murrill: * * * The Twenty-Sixth Amendment and Reduction of the Voting Age (Part 2): History of Voter Age Qualifications This Legal Sidebar post is the second in a six-part series that discusses the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits the federal and state governments from denying or abridging, on the   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * VIDEO: At Somerville Town Hall, Pressley Details Meeting with Detained Somerville Resident Rumeysa Ozturk Congresswoman Also Discussed her Fight to Protect Federal Workers, Social Security and Medicaid, Federal Education Funding, and More Video (YouTube) SOMERVILLE - At a town hall yesterday at Somerville High School, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) discussed her meeting in Louisiana with  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Wyden, Gillibrand, Schumer, 100+ Lawmakers Demand Social Security Head Keep Field Offices Open Volunteers across country to visit 50+ field offices in support, deliver copies of lawmakers' letter, emphasize harm of shutting down offices "Field offices provide vital services to Social Security recipients, and beneficiaries need the opportunity to seek assistance from SSA in person  more