WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following opening statement on Sept. 23, 2021, at a hearing entitled "Voluntary Carbon Markets in Agriculture and Forestry": * * * Ecosystem service markets, including carbon markets, provide an interesting value proposition to producers, business interests, and the public at large. These markets have the potential to create new economic opportunities while also tackling the greatest ch more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 24, 2021, in response to the Agriculture Department's announcement of its intent to establish an Equity Commission: * * * "I am thankful for Secretary Vilsack's efforts to address wrongdoing at USDA. "For too long, discriminatory practices have been allowed at all levels of the Department. "Today's announcement of an Equity Commission to remedy inequali more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on Sept. 23, 2021: * * * Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) today released the following statement after voting for House passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual bill that authorizes defense spending and sets priorities for America's military. "Our military must be prepared to fight and win at any given moment, and Congress has a duty to ensure our service members ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following floor statement on Sept. 24, 2021: * * * Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) today spoke on the House floor about the ongoing national security and humanitarian crisis at our Southern Border, highlighting the alarming border numbers for August. Congressman Allen's remarks can be found below. August Border Numbers OMS This country is going through crisis after crisis. Border Patrol apprehended over 200,000 immigrants at o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter, R.Ph., (R-GA) and Scott DesJarlais, M.D., (R-Tenn) authored a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra expressing concerns over the distribution of monoclonal antibody therapies. The Department of Health and Human Services made changes to the policy just days after President Biden announced multiple executive orders for vacc more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021: U.S. Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) voted today against Democrats' "Abortion on Demand Act" (H.R. 3755), which overrides all state and federal pro-life provisions allowing abortions to allow abortions up until birth. "This bill is an atrocity and a tragedy,"said Carter."I will protect the rights of our children both born and unborn because they are a gift from God. Unfortuna more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) released the following statement pursuant to the House of Representatives vote on H.R. 4350, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022": "Article I Section 8 of our Constitution lays out the explicit duties of Congress, foremost of which is to "provide for the common Defense" of our Nation. Each year Congress fulfills this duty through the passage of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021: Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), legislation that makes key investments to improve the lives of Servicemembers and military families, while also strengthening our national security. "As Members of Congress, we have no greater responsibility than to ensure the security of our nation - and that starts with supporting our men a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021: Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Marietta) voted to defend women's right to reproductive health care with H.R. 3755, the Women's Health Protection Act. Amid attempts to strip away basic health freedoms for millions of Americans, this landmark legislation protects against assaults on reproductive care and enshrines into law the vital protections of Roe v. Wade. Her remarks from the House floor can be fou more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), released the below statement upon the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passing the House of Representatives last night. The NDAA sets Department of Defense (DOD) policies and authorizes funding levels for defense programs. "While this certainly isn't a perfect bill, I believe we were ab more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following floor statement: * * * Congresswoman Williams (GA-05) delivered a House floor speech in support of H.R. 3755 the Women's Health Protection Act. Congresswoman Williams is an original co-sponsor of the Women's Health Protection Act, which will enshrine into law reproductive rights for everyone in the country. The Congresswoman's remarks as prepared for delivery are: Mr./Madam Speaker: I rise today in support of rep more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) voted to pass H.R. 3755, the Women's Health Protection Act, for which she served as an original co-sponsor. The legislation would enshrine into law abortion rights for everyone in the country. "I proudly voted to pass the Women's Health Protection Act for everyone's abortion rights, but especially for everyone I met while working for Planned Parenthood who had to t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is fighting to help reopen the Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center in Cuthbert, a rural hospital forced to close its doors in the middle of the pandemic due to financial strain. Georgia has lost nine rural hospitals in the last 11 years, thanks in large part to the state's refusal to expand Medicaid. In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Agricult more PR