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| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for 2021-08-14 ( 5 items ) |
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Rep. Bishop Announces $500 Million for Rural Healthcare Grants Via American Rescue Plan (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Chairman of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, announced that the Biden Administration has made available up to $500 million in grants for two emergency rural healthcare assistance programs, Recovery Grants and Impact Grants, in response to COVID-19. The Congress more PR
Rep. Carter Opposes COVID Vaccine Mandate for Troops (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release:
U.S. Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) joined nearly twenty of his colleagues in calling on U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to abandon plans to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for members of the military.
Secretary Austin confirmed reports of a vaccine mandate Monday, August 8, 2021, saying the Department of Defense would require all servicemembers to be vaccinated by September 15. Carter, a more PR
Rep. Williams Releases New Report Detailing Health Care Savings From American Rescue Plan for Residents of Georgia's 5th Congressional District (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2021:
Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) released a new report prepared by the staff of the Committee on Oversight and Reform highlighting health care savings available to residents of Georgia's Fifth District as a result of the American Rescue Plan. The report reveals that the average Fifth District household could save $2,300 annually. The American Rescue Plan lowers health care cost more PR
Reps. Johnson, Buck Introduce Bipartisan Plan to Rein in App Store Monopolies (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2021:
Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet and Congressman Ken Buck (CO-04), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law, today introduced the Open App Markets Act, which would level the playing field for small app developers, strengthen consumer cho more PR
Sens. Ossoff, Scott Lead Bipartisan Push to Reform Policies That Discriminate Against Black Victims of Natural Disasters (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Tim Scott (R-SC) are leading a bipartisan push to reform Federal policies that discriminate against Black victims of natural disasters.
In a letter to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Sens. Ossoff and Scott called for reform of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policies to ensure Black Americans are not unjustly denied disaster relief.
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