WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 29, 2021: The House voted to pass H.R. 4502, the FY22 Appropriations Minibus, which includes Congresswoman Ross' (NC-02) amendment to prohibit funds from being used to implement former President Trump's 10-year moratorium on offshore wind energy leasing off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, which is set to go into place in 2022. The amendment is included in the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement on July 30, 2021: * * * House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's announcement regarding heirs' rights and land ownership issues: "I want to thank Secretary Vilsack and the USDA staff for standing up and rolling out the Heirs' Property Relending Program that was authorized in  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, led a coalition of Judiciary subcommittee chairs and members of the Judiciary Committee today introducing The District Court Judgeships Act of 2021 to address the massive case backlog due to a shortage of federal judges in districts across the country. J more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: Rep. Johnson (GA-04) voted to make historic investments in American jobs, opportunity and working families with H.R. 4502, a package to fund the federal government in the next fiscal year. This essential legislation will improve the health and financial security of American families - while also investing in clean energy, public health and education to set America up for futur more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for H.R. 3237, an emergency funding package to harden the United States Capitol Complex, deliver much-needed resources to the U.S. Capitol Police force and respond to the costs of the January 6th insurrection. "This essential legislation will help keep the Capitol and Congressional community safe and honor the service and sacrifice of our heroi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: Today the House Financial Services Committee advanced the Voters on the Move Registration Act, legislation introduced by Congresswoman Nikema Williams(GA-05) and Representatives Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Marc Veasey (TX-33), Terri A. Sewell (AL-07), and Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03).Built off an amendment that Representative Williams successfully passed into H. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) and Congressman Ruben Gallego (AZ-07) led fourteen of their House colleagues in reintroducing the Higher Education Dream Act, which protects Dreamers from discrimination in higher education eligibility, admissions, tuition, and access to financial aid. Last Congress, Congressman John Lewis led this legislation along with Congressman Gallego. " more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff urged the Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) to allocate COVID relief funding to rural clinics and hospitals in Georgia and across the country. In a letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, Sen. Ossoff called for swift action to provide additional support for Georgia's rural hospitals and clinics. "I write today to ur more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing his colleagues in the Senate to fully fund U.S. Army Cyber Command, headquartered at Georgia's Ft. Gordon, in the National Defense Authorization Act. Sen. Ossoff, a tireless advocate for Georgia's servicemembers and military installations, launched a push to ensure that Army Cyber Command can carry out its mission protecting our national security. "Ft. Gordon is critical to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to secure additional funding for new C-130J military aircraft in this year's National Defense Authorization Act, which are produced in Marietta, Georgia. In a letter earlier this year, Sen. Ossoff and a bipartisan group of Senators led the push to boost C-130J production, noting their critical role in protecting national defense. Sens. Ossoff and Warnock also announced earl more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 29, 2021: U.S. Senator Reverend Warnock (D-GA) led a bicameral group of Georgia lawmakers in urging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to address ongoing issues impacting Georgia's veterans in the Atlanta U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System, which services more than 126,000 Georgia veterans at more than 20 care facilities across north Georgia. In a new letter to U.S. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: Georgia U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock introduced the Expanding Transit Service Act, legislation to expand transit service, reduce wait times, and modernize public transit systems across Georgia and nationwide. TheExpanding Transit Service Act, which is co-sponsored by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Ca.), will give transit operators more flexibility and allow the use of federa more PR