WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following floor statement on July 21, 2021: * * * Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, spoke on the House floor last night highlighting the importance of accurate federal broadband maps in ensuring funds appropriated by Congress fulfill the broadband needs of rural America. Congressman Allen's remarks, as prepared for delivery, can be found below. Congress has appropriated well over $300 b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce two grants awarded to organizations in Donalsonville to help Southwest Georgia respond to the COVID-19 pandemic: * The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved a Rural Business Development Grant of $28,336 for the Donalsonville Seminole Chamber of Commerce. * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $889,375 to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) applauded last week's $13,435,552 grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the Georgia Department of Community Health in Cordele for testing and other COVID-19 mitigation efforts. The funds were made possible by the American Rescue Plan's Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP). "We continue to face tremendous challenges in Sout more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced two recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grants to Enrichment Services Program, Inc. for its Head Start and Early Head Start programs. The awards total $10,111,545 to support programs that promote early learning and development, health, and well-being for low-income families. "The Head Start and Early Head Start Programs have provi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: United States Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) introduced the Medicaid Saves Lives Act to expand access to health care coverage for over four million low-income Americans. This bill would finish the work of the Affordable Care Act, providing health care insurance to low-income Americans in the 12 states that have refused to expand Medicaid. Closing the coverage gap in the United  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) defended consumers and businesses victimized by scams and fraud by voting for H.R. 2668, the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act. This legislation restores the authority of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to take lawbreakers to court and recover stolen funds for victims of scam, fraud and other illegal activities. The agency had exercised this po more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: This week, Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA-08) joined Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA-36) in introducing the American Seasonal and Perishable Crop Support Act (H.R. 4580), which would help level the playing field for seasonal and perishable growers who compete against below-market foreign imports. The legislation was drafted in concert with American growers who have seen drastic drops in production as cheap, foreign-subs more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: Today in a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff secured a commitment from U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to help Georgia farmers export more crops. Sec. Vilsack committed to Sen. Ossoff that he would travel to Georgia in coming months to meet with Georgia farmers, trade leaders, and port authorities to develop plans to increase Georgia's agricultural export more PR