WASHINGTON, June 26 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 25, 2021: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Justice Department announced it would file a lawsuit against the state of Georgia over a restrictive voting law signed in March 2021: "The voter-suppression law enacted in Georgia earlier this year has one purpose alone: to prevent minorities from being able to access the ballot a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on June 25, 2021, after the Department of Justice announced a federal lawsuit in opposition to Georgia's Election Integrity Act (S.B. 202): "Democrats are desperate to halt states' constitutional changes to ensure integrity in their election systems. "The announcement of this lawsuit comes just days after Senate Republicans blocked Democrats' number one legislative priority, the For the People Act, from moving f more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on June 25, 2021, regarding the lawsuit filed by the Justice Department against Georgia seeking to block election reforms enacted earlier this year: "Washington Democrats have become unhinged in their pursuit of power. "Just days after their attempt to federalize elections - the Corrupt Politicians Act - failed in the Senate, they are now coming after Georgia's Election Integrity Act. "The fact is this law ma more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * "I am honored to announce that The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), in partnership with Norfolk Southern Railway and Hall County, has been awarded a $46.8 million grant U.S. DOT INFRA Grant to support the construction of the Northeast Georgia Inland Port along the I-85/I-985 corridor in Hall County. "The new Inland Port will link the Ninth District directly to the Port of Savannah, bringing with it signif more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement on June 25, 2021: * * * Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, today applauded the announcement by Attorney General Merrick Garland to file a challenge against Georgia's new restrictive voting laws. The case will be overseen by Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-New York, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Mondaire Jones (NY-17) released the following statement after the Department of Justice announced that it is suing the state of Georgia over its racist voter suppression law signed into law earlier this year: "Our democracy is in crisis. That's why I've repeatedly called for President Biden and his Administration to do everything in their power to protect the sacred right to vote. "I'm  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement: * * * Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement regarding the decision by the Department of Justice to sue the State of Georgia over its voting rights bill: "President Biden packed the Department of Justice with left-wing ideologues like Merrick Garland, Vanita Gupta, and Kristen Clarke. "Now they're suing to block Georgia from making it easy to vote but hard to cheat. "This baseless l more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee with jurisdiction over federal elections and campaign finance law and a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee with jurisdiction over civil rights law, issued the statement below following the Department of Justice's announcement that it is filing a lawsuit challenging new voting restrictions in Georgia and will launch a tas more PR