WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter secures $1.37 million for Blackshear critical infrastructure upgrades * WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today announced $1.37 million in funding for the Blackshear, Georgia, Highway 84 Water and Sewer Infrastructure Expansion Project as part of the House-passed Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Appropriations Act of 2027. This fun  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Men's Health Caucus Convenes Inaugural Men's Health Conference on Capitol Hill * WASHINGTON \- T oday, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Rich McCormick (R-GA), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Men's Health Caucus, convened the inaugural Men's Health Conference in honor of Men's Health Month. This event was focused on advancing awareness and policy discussions surrou  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Austin Scott on HASC Passage of FY27 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 upon the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passing out of committee last night by a vote of 44-12. The NDAA sets Department of Defense (DoD) policies and authorizes funding level  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Block Sen. Ossoff's Amendment to Prevent Insrance Companies from Denying or Delaying Needed Health Care * Sen. Ossoff continues working to ban insurance companies from denying needed health care Sen. Ossoff: "Instead of slush funds for criminals and corrupt ballrooms, let's do something useful. Let's ban insurance companies from denying or delaying medically necessary health care to Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Forces Vote on Transparency Surrounding Medicaid Coverage Loss The Senator's amendment would have required basic data on Medicaid coverage loss to be made public The amendment was blocked on a party-line vote 52-46 with all "no" votes coming from Senate Republicans Recent reporting found that about 1.75 million fewer kids were enrolled in Medicaid this January, a year after Congression  more