BRUNSWICK, Georgia, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter welcomed the final report of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on the capsizing of the roll-on/roll-off vehicle carrier Golden Ray near the Port of Brunswick in September 2019, saying it highlighted the work of those involved in the initial response. "This report underscores how lucky we are to have had Captain Jonathan Tennant on board that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Jody Hice, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., is requesting information and a staff-level briefing on the impact that a program, which sought volunteers from the federal workforce to help with the child migrant surge at the southern border, had on the effectiveness of the federal government. Hice, the ranking member on the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, wrote to the director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Jody Hice, R-Georgia, ranking Republican member of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following statement on Sept. 14, 2021: * * * Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) released the following statement on his second letter to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) which doubles down on his request for information on the total number of federal employees diverted from their normal  more PR

MARIETTA, Georgia, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2021: This evening, Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Marietta) held a Town Hall for residents of Georgia's Sixth Congressional District. The second-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives highlighted her office's work during her first three years in Congress, including her six bills signed into law. Rep. McBath also emphasized her community assistance program which has helped thousands of comm more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2021: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) released a new report from the Joint Economic Committee estimating that 77,000Child Tax Credit monthly payments were sent to families in Georgia's Fifth Congressional District in August. A total of $31.6 million in tax cuts went back in the pockets of hardworking Fifth District families. Statewide, 1,267,000 monthly tax cut payments totaling $ more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2021: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff released the following statement on the Department of Justice's announced investigation into conditions in Georgia prisons: "Conditions of incarceration in Georgia are unacceptable, and I will continue to drive the attention and resources of the Federal government toward solutions and accountability. I applaud today's announcement by the Department of Justice. It is  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2021: Several of Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff's voting rights bills have been included in major new voting rights legislation introduced in the Senate today. Sen. Ossoff's landmark Right to Vote Act, which would create a first-ever affirmative federal voting rights guarantee for all U.S. citizens, and his Voters' Access to Water Act, which would protect voters' access to water when they are ma more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2021: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) introduced the Freedom to Vote Act, legislation to improve access to the ballot for Americans, advance commonsense election integrity reforms, and protect our democracy from relentless attacks. The Freedom to Vote Act, legislation that includes the Preventing Election Subversion Act and Voters on the Move Act, two specific provisions champ more PR