WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, chairwoman of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, issued the following news release on July 19, 2021: At today's Senate Rules and Administration Committee field hearing in Atlanta, Georgia, Chairwoman Klobuchar, emphasized the need to take bold action and enact basic federal voting standards in response to new laws limiting Americans' freedom to vote. "We've got to be as sophisticated in Washington as the people trying to mess  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) celebrated the expanded Child Tax Credit, which began hitting Georgia families' bank accounts on Thursday, July 15th, and his decisive vote in support of the American Rescue Plan that helped to bring the overdue tax cut to 1.2 million working Georgia families. Early last week, Senator Warnock also introduced the Medicaid Saves Lives Act, federal l more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on July 19, 2021: * * * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--the lead sponsor of the For the People Act, and member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration--issued the following statement today after the Committee's field hearing in Georgia, underscoring the importance of protecting Americans' sacred right to vote: "Georgia has always been in the center of America's long struggle to deliver on its pr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) secured $1 million for the City of Bainbridge in the Fiscal Year 2022 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which was approved on Friday by the House Appropriations Committee and will soon be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives. The funds will be used for water and wastewater infrastructure a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: On Friday, July 16, U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) led colleagues from the New Democrat Coalition (NDC) in sending a letter to House and Senate leadership urging the inclusion of NDC-endorsed priorities in the bipartisan infrastructure bill. The priorities include 22 NDC-endorsed bills, many of which were included in the bipartisan, House-passed Investing in a New Vision for the Environmen more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 20 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 19, 2021: * * * More than 50,000 Households Covering 91% Of All Children, in Georgia's Fourth Congressional District Could Get Up to $300 Per Child Every Month from July-December as Part of the American Rescue Plan Rep. Hank Johnson Helped Pass * * * For the July 14 national roll-out of the Child Tax Credit, Rep. Johnson teamed up with local non-profit Our House, the United Way more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 20 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 19, 2021: Congressman David Scott (GA-13), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, today announced that five Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Spouses Education Scholarships have been awarded to exceptional students from Georgia's 13th Congressional District. Since 2003, Congressman David Scott and his wife, Mrs. Alfredia Scott, have awarded over $223,000 in CBC Scholarships to 116 students.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release on July 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), member of the Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections and campaign finance law and California's former Secretary of State, participated in a Rules Committee field hearing in Georgia titled, Protecting the Freedom to Vote: Recent changes to Georgia voting laws and the need for basic federal standards to make sure all more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding Senate Democrats' field hearing in Georgia and efforts to federalize our nation's elections: "Democrats' fake outrage may have driven jobs and opportunities out of the state of Georgia, but I'm sure Georgians will appreciate that Democrats are bringing their own partisan circus to to more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, July 20 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following remarks on July 17, 2021, at the christening ceremony for the USNS John Lewis: * * * Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Members of a Congressional delegation participated in the Christening Ceremony of the USNS John Lewis in honor of the late Congressman John Lewis of Georgia. Below are the Speaker's remarks: Speaker Pelosi. Good morning, everyone. Thank you. Good morning, everyone. Officially, as House S more PR