WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter Introduces Bill to Spur American Economic Development in Housing * WASHINGTON D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) introduced the Catalyzing Housing and American Ready Growth and Expansion (CHARGE) Investments Act, a bill that will encourage economic growth and development throughout the country by modernizing the eligibility for Transit Oriented Developmen  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter, Bera Introduce Bill to Strengthen Palliative and Hospice Care Workforce * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today introduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), bipartisan legislation to invest in training, education, and research for the palliative care and hospice workforce, allowing more practitioners to ent  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, issued the following news release: * * * Chair Allen Announces Hearing on Enhancing Transparency and Oversight at EBSA Tuesday, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), will hold a hearing titled "Restoring Trust: Enhancing Transparency and Oversight at EBSA." What: Subcom  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following floor remarks on July 15, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak out against the attack on every American's right to a quality public education in this country. Families have been promised the right to send their kids to good public schools, regardless of where they live, how much money they mak  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, issued the following opening remarks on July 16, 2025, at a hearing on the use of artificial intelligence in law enforcement and how to combat AI-enabled crimes: * * * Mr. Chairman, thank you for convening this hearing to discuss AI-enabled crime, efforts to detect and combat such crime, and how law enforcement deploys AI tools. Like so ma  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Renews Effort to Address Bias in Housing Appraisals, Help Families Build Generational Wealth through Homeownership * Senator Reverend Warnock's legislation would empower Georgians with more data and tools to fight bias that would lower their homes' values For most Americans, the largest driver of wealth is their home. This makes it important to have accurate, unbiased home valuatio  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock, Capito Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Child Care Workforce, Increase Access to Early Head Start Programs * The bipartisan HEADWAY Act would address staffing shortages in the child care workforce by allowing Early Head Start classroom teachers to teach and earn their Child Development Associate (CDA) credential simultaneously Senator Reverend Warnock is one of two Head Start alum  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Senate Republicans Block Sen. Ossoff's Amendment to Prevent Cutoff of Food Aid to Starving Children in War Zones * Washington, D.C. -- Senate Republicans last night blocked U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff's amendment to prevent the cutoff of food aid to starving children in war zones. Overnight, the Senate debated the Trump Administration's request to rescind funding passed by Congress for public med  more