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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for 2021-09-09 ( 5 items )  
House Ethics Committee Chairman Deutch, Ranking Member Walorski Issue Joint Statement on Rep. Greene (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Reps. Ted Deutch, D-Florida, and Jackie Walorski, R-Indiana, chairman and ranking member of the House Ethics Committee, issued the following joint statement on Sept. 8, 2021, regarding Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia: * * * Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement: On August 2, 2021, the Committee received a notification from the Office of the Sergeant at Arm more PR

Rep. Allen Introduces the Truth in Employment Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12), a member of the House Education and Labor Committee, yesterday introduced H.R. 5178, the Truth in Employment Act. This legislation would amend the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to protect small businesses and their employees from the coercive tactic used by big unions known as "salting," which makes small businesses targets of harassment campaigns designed to incre more PR

Rep. Williams Signs on to Cosponsor Bipartisan Congressional Gold Medal Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2021: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), signed on to bipartisan legislation that would posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 U.S. military servicemembers who were killed in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. Originally introduced by Congresswoman Lisa McClain (MI-10) last week, the legislation now has 241 cosponsors. "The 13 fallen servicemembers are heroes who made the u more PR

Reps. Scott, Johnson Urge Kemp to Act to Mitigate COVID-19 Hospitalization Surge, Preserve Hospital Capacity Statewide (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman David Scott (GA-13), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, today urged Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to take action to address the recent surge in COVID-19 related hospitalizations across the state of Georgia. In the letter, the members call for Kemp to place a statewide more PR

Sen. Klobuchar Statement on New Texas Voting Law (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on Sept. 7, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections and campaign finance law, released the following statement on the new Texas law rolling back voting rights that Governor Abbott signed. "The need for federal legislation to protect Americans' fundamental right to vote has never been more clear. more PR