WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN BISHOP HELPS INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS, PROTECT HEALTHCARE ACCESS * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) called on the U.S. House of Representatives to take up the Pharmacists Fight Back Act to rein in the abusive practices of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), the middlemen of drug pricing. The bipartisan legislat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman David Scott Introduces Bill to Restore $30 Million in Local Tax Revenue to Clayton County and the Clayton County Public Schools * Read Bill Text WASHINGTON D.C. \- Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13 ), introduced the Airport Revenue Clarity Act, a bill that will return $30 million in tax revenue to Clayton County and the Clayton County Public Schools (CCPS). The measure addresses rul  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * House of Representatives Passes Rep. Collins' Permitting Reform Package * Washington, D.C. - Today, the United States House of Representatives passed Rep. Collins' (R-GA) H.R. 3898, the PERMIT Act, to cut red tape, streamline review processes, and make permitting under the Clean Water Act (CWA) more efficient and transparent. This bill will have an immediate impact on energy producers, the agricul  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Austin Scott on Final House Passage of FY26 NDAA * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), released the below statement regarding S. 1071, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 312-112 with his support, sending it to the floor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Calls Affordability Crisis a "Spiritual Crisis" in Landmark Speech * In a speech at the Center for American Progress, Senator Reverend Warnock offered a unique spiritual perspective on the affordability crisis The Senator argued that cost-of-living increases over the past few decades have led to a deeper spiritual crisis in our country Warnock urged stronger executive action to   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Finds FEMA Withholding $600 Million in Disaster Relief from Georgians * Following the Senator's September report finding the Trump Administration was shortchanging Georgians half a billion dollars in disaster relief aid, the Senator has now found the number INCREASED to $600 million Senator Reverend Warnock : "After over a year of delays, the Trump admin has STILL not released $600 m  more