WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter honors local firefighter's legacy in namesake safety bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today introduced Chief Chris Eddy's Law, a bill directing the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations requiring placards on all pressurized refrigerated containers following the tragic and avoidable death of Greene County Fire Rescue's Battalion Chief. In 2024,  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Introducing Bill to Ban Private Housing Contractors from Silencing Military Families * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing a bill to ban privatized housing contractors from silencing military families. Sen. Ossoff is introducing the Restore Military Families' Voices Act with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to protect Georgia servicemembers and military families from bei  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Blasts Agriculture Secretary in Ag Committee Hearing: 'Right Now, Somebody Is Trying to Buy Groceries in Georgia and They Can't Afford Them' * Today, Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock challenged Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins' absurd claim that grocery prices and inflation are declining as a result of President Trump's tariff and trade policies In new numbers released this morni  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Requests Safe Working Conditions for Atlanta IRS Employees Due to Rat Infestation * Senator Reverend Warnock asked U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and IRS Chief Executive Officer Frank Bisignano to allow IRS Chamblee campus employees to work remotely, given severe rat infestation The request comes as the IRS Atlanta campus deals with a severe rat and cockroach  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock, Cassidy Declare June 11 National Seersucker Day * Senators Warnock and Cassidy are co-chairs of National Seersucker Day Senator Warnock has been a co-chair of this event since 2024 Senator Reverend Warnock: "Seersucker is interwoven with the style and tradition of the South" Senator Cassidy: "Seersucker is a New Orleans invention, a Senate tradition, and brings a welcome moment   more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Public Health Threats Posed by Ebola and Hantavirus Amid Cuts to Foreign Aid, and WHO Withdrawal * In a new letter, Senator Reverend Warnock presses the Trump administration on how its withdrawal from the World Health Organization and foreign aid cuts could affect public health threats facing Americans Senator Warnock and lawmakers: "The Trum  more