WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: Yesterday, in a new letter to Senate leadership and the leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), joined by U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) urged their colleagues to allocate necessary supplemental funds to the National Guard and Capitol Police to cover the unanticipated costs associated with respond more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: United States Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) released the following statement following her "no" vote on H.Res. 555, the Rule providing consideration for H.R. 4502, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affair more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: This week, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) and the Florida delegation, led by Rep. Mike Waltz (FL-06), introduced bipartisan legislation to codify former President Trump's Executive Order to ban drilling for 10 years off of the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced the Senate companion. "I've always stood against offshore drilling  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement on July 27, 2021, at a business meeting to consider the 2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act (H.R. 267): * * * Thank you all for participating in this important business meeting today. The issues before us are of critical importance to agricultural producers across the country that have been impacted by severe disasters last year and this year. Following Hurricane Irma in more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: As negotiations on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework and the reconciliation package continue, Congressmen Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), both members of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, led 60 colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden and congressional leadership today insisting on a final bill that addresses the cli more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott and Representative Mike Thompson applaud the passage of H.R. 267 to extend WHIP+ for 2020 and 2021 disasters: "I'm glad that we were able to come together in a bipartisan way to pass this bill that, once enacted, will provide the framework for getting much needed disaster assistance to our agricultu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Citing risks to cybersecurity of critical infrastructure following the recent Colonial Pipeline hack, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff secured a commitment from U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to work with him and the Georgia Ports Authority to bolster cybersecurity at the Port of Savannah. Secretary Mayorkas agreed to visit the Port and meet with the Georgia Ports Authority, noting he would bring  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing to swiftly pass funding to support the Georgia National Guard following their extended deployment to Washington, D.C. in response to the January 6th insurrection. In a letter, Sen. Ossoff called on the Senate to immediately pass legislation that includes urgently needed support for the National Guard. "We have a duty to ensure that the unforeseen costs incurred as a result more PR