WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) applauded a decision this week by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to maintain the federal government's definition of a "city" at 50,000 people, rejecting an earlier proposal that would have doubled the figure. Such a move would have jeopardized Albany's Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) designation, impacting Dougherty, Baker, Lee, Terrell, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 14, 2021: U.S. Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter today announced the Biden Administration abandoned a controversial proposal that could have negatively impacted fifteen communities across the State of Georgia including Brunswick and Hinesville. The move comes after Carter joined more than 50 Members of Congress to oppose a plan to expand the threshold for a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Wh more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-New York, issued the following statement on July 13, 2021: * * * Congressman Mondaire Jones (NY-17) released the following statement ahead of President Joe Biden's speech on voting rights: "Our democracy is in crisis. We saw it when insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on January 6th. We saw it when, just hours later, two-thirds of my House Republican colleagues voted not to certify the presidential election. And we are seeing it all across the c more PR