WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations, issued the following news release on June 25, 2021: The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies today approved by voice vote its fiscal year 2022 bill. For fiscal year 2022, the bill provides funding of $26.55 b more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 25, 2021: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Vice Chair of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon/VA) Appropriations Subcommittee, voted in support of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 MilCon/VA appropriations bill. The funding bill is the product of months of bipartisan collaboration and provides $279.9 billion for programs which represents an increase of  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) voted to pass the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) funding bill after its markup in subcommittee. It includes $29.1 billion in discretionary funding, an increase of $4.8 billion over 2021. The bill now moves to the full Appropriations Committee for consideration. "Our small businesses and taxpayers are weathering the s more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: United States Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) led a letter to Georgia Department of Labor (DOL) Commissioner Mark Butler expressing concern over the findings of an audit performed by the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General (OIG). The OIG audit uncovered Georgia's inability to provide basic data on the processing and payments of Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 25, 2021: United States Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) released the following statement after Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the U.S. Department of Justice is suing Georgia over the voting restrictions enacted in SB 202, claiming the bill is intended to make voting more difficult, specifically for Black Georgians: "The Department of Justice's lawsuit confirms what Georg more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. A. Drew Ferguson, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Justice's federal lawsuit in opposition to Georgia's Election Integrity Act (S.B. 202): "It is simply astonishing how far the Biden Administration will go to push a false narrative about Georgia's Election Integrity Act," Ferguson said. "After Senate Democrats failed to pass Biden's radical  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Jody Hice, R-Georgia, ranking Republican member of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following remarks on June 24, 2021, at a hearing entitled "Leading by Example: The Need for Comprehensive Paid Leave for the Federal Workforce and Beyond": * * * Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) delivered remarks at today's hearing chastising Democrats for disregarding the substantial costs additional  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 25, 2021: Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) released the below statement upon the Department of Justice (DOJ) announcing a new lawsuit suing the State of Georgia over SB 202, which implemented election reforms in Georgia: "The Biden Department of Justice is suing Georgia over our election reforms that make it easier to vote and harder to cheat. They create more opportunities for Georgians to vote  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on June 25, 2021: * * * U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement today after the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it would file a lawsuit against the state of Georgia over its new voting law: "I applaud the Department of Justice challenging the new Georgia law restricting the r more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) joined Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Congressman Sanford Bishop Jr. (D-GA), Congressman David Scott (D-GA), Congressman Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA), Congresswoman Lucy McBath (D-GA), and Congresswoman Nikema Williams (D-GA) in a letter demanding answers from Georgia Department of Labor (DOL) Commissioner Mark Butl more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 25, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) joined Georgia Equality for a Facebook Live conversation to discuss issues that impact the LGBTQ+ community. During this conversation, Senator Warnock emphasized his commitment to fighting hate crimes, working to secure dignity and equality for all Georgians and Americans no matter their sexual orientation or gender identity, and  more PR