WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2021: Rep. Clyde stated: "I was proud to join with 35 of my fellow House GOP freshmen today demanding the White House provide an immediate briefing to Congress on actions being taken to bring our fellow Americans home and out of harm's way. The American People deserve answers now!" * * * August 16, 2021 To: President Joseph R. Biden, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) issued this statement on the situation in Afghanistan. "The swift seizure of control over Afghanistan by the Taliban is tragic, but inevitable without continued American military presence. "It is past time for America's longest war to come to an end. My prayers are with the people of Afghanistan. "We must do everything within our power to extract those w more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) issued the following statement on Haiti after a 7.2 earthquake hit over the weekend. "My prayers are with the long suffering but resilient people of Haiti. "The only country in history established by a slave revolt that defeated Napoleon in 1804, Haiti has historically been mistreated and neglected. "Rather than aid filtered through non-governmental org more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Texas, issued the following joint statement on Aug. 16, 2021: The co-signers are Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, Ed Case, D-Hawaii, Kurt Schrader, D-Oregon, Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, Jared Golden, D-Maine, Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, and Jim Costa, D-California. * * * Representatives Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Filemon Vela (D-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Ed Case (D-HI), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA), Jared more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2021: Representatives Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA) and Ted Budd (R-NC) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Acting Director Marvin Richardson to voice their opposition to two proposed regulations issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that infringe on the Second Amendment rights of every American: "As an avid supporter of the Second Amendment and a Fede more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight and Department Operations, issued the following statement on Aug. 16, 2021, in response to the Agriculture Department's updates to the Thrifty Food Plan: * * * Chairwoman Jahana Hayes: "The update to the Thrifty Food Plan is long overdue. We've seen a vast body of research with evidence that SNAP benefits  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on Aug. 16, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff today released the following statement: "My team remains on call to assist constituents with information and support regarding evacuation procedures and consular services for Americans who remain in Afghanistan and for SIV-eligible Afghan nationals who have worked for and with the U.S. government. "I continue to urge the Biden Administration to make every ef more PR