WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: United States Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) introduced the Duplication Scoring Act to enact common-sense changes that will ensure policymakers have the information they need to make educated decisions and avoid government waste. Congressman Michael Cloud (TX-27) joined Congresswoman Bourdeaux to introduce this bill on a bipartisan basis. "I've made it clear from my first day  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on July 28, 2021: * * * U.S. Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) released the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated mask guidance recommending vaccinated individuals wear masks indoors: "The best protection against COVID-19 is a vaccine. Period. Today's guidance reeks of political meddling by an administration that won't let science get in its way. "W more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Jody Hice, R-Georgia, ranking Republican member of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following opening statement on July 28, 2021, at a hearing on the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act: * * * The Subcommittee on Government Operations held its biannual hearing on the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA). In his opening statement, Subcommittee Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.)  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today that four venues in his district will receive more than $542,000 in Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG). The four venues receiving funds are: * A.R.T. Station in Stone Mountain: $61,609 * Onstage Atlanta in Scottdale: $84,521 * J.D. Entertainment, LLC in Covington: $391,798 * Conyers Rockdale Council for the Arts in Conyers: $ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Sen. Chris Murphy (CT) on Wednesday introduced the Supreme Court Ethics Act requiring the Judicial Conference of the United States to create a code of ethical conduct for the Supreme Court of the United States. Rep. Johnson introduced the measure in the House and Sen. Chris Murphy introduced the Senate companion. Both members of Congress said judicial ethi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga) issued the following statement after he and his Republican colleagues wrote a letter to President Biden demanding answers about his administration's involvement with social media companies to censor free speech: "A great many Americans claim social media is the predominant source of their news. It doesn't matter if you are Republican, Democrat, Libertarian or apolitical, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing for Congress to pass measures to make college more affordable and to make job training programs tuition-free for Georgians and all Americans. Yesterday in a U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing, Sen. Ossoff called on Congress to expand the Pell Grant program to make it possible for Georgians to obtain a college degree from public universities and HBCUs without taking on deb more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers issued a joint statement in response to the breakdown of the April 19th agreement reached earlier this year to address the political crisis in Georgia. "We are very discouraged by recent developments in Georgia, which undermine the reform efforts agreed to in the April 19 agreement. The United States, in partnership with the Euro more PR