WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following opening statement as part of a Sept. 23, 2021, hybrid 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 g more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce four grants awarded to three community organizations and higher education institutions across middle and southwest Georgia through the U.S. Department of Education's Talent Search Program. The program is designed to help make postsecondary education accessible to qualified youths. * Boys & Girls Club of Central Georgia received a gran more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced a $10 million loan award to Middle Georgia EMC and a $32.5 million loan award to Southern Rivers Energy from the U.S. Department of Agriculture through its Electric Loan Program which helps modernize and improve the reliability of rural electric grids. "Ensuring that families, farmers, and businesses have dependable access to electricity and a mod more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced that health centers across middle and southwest Georgia will be receiving over $4.9 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the American Rescue Plan to help modernize and improve facilities. Grant awardees in middle and southwest Georgia include First Choice Primary Care in Macon, the Georgia Department of Commun more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is awarding $199,850 to Open Arms, Inc. in Albany, Georgia through the department's Transitional Living Program. The program supports projects that provide long-term residential services to homeless youth between the ages of 16 and 22. Open Arms, Inc. is an umbrella organization which over more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) released the following statement after an agreement could not be reached to pass the bipartisan infrastructure framework (BIF). Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux said, "I would have significantly preferred that the House pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill today so we could start working on long-overdue investments in our physical infrastructure to address conge more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux, a former Professor at Georgia State University's Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona regarding COVID-19 risks affecting higher education students and educators. In the letter, Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux said, "employees at our Universities are essentially compelled to work in unsafe environm more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux released the following statement after voting to keep the government open. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux said, "I voted in favor of the continuing resolution in order to prevent a shutdown that would have been detrimental to the economy and American families. Keeping the government open means that social security payments don't lapse, our military members and federal employee more PR

MARIETTA, Georgia, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: U.S. Reps. Lucy McBath (GA-06), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) announced that the School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act has been filed, legislation that will allow the public and policy makers to more accurately assess gun violence on school campuses and work toward solutions to keep children safe. Crucially, this law would create a definition for 'scho more PR

ATLANTA, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced that schools and libraries in the Fifth Congressional District can apply for additional funding from the American Rescue Plan to increase broadband services now through October 13th. Local schools and libraries can learn more about eligibility and apply here: https://www.emergencyconnectivityfund.org/ "The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the need f more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to protect election workers from threats of harassment and violence. His new voting rights legislation, the Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act,would help protect election workers and their families from threats of harm not only to themselves, but also to their property. The bill would also prohibit intentional damage to election infrastructure, such as polling  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff launched his official U.S. Senate website focused on helping Georgians navigate the Federal Government and its vast array of resources. The new constituent-focused website is available in English and Spanish. The site underwent an A11y Project (https://www.a11yproject.com/) audit for compliance with the AA level of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is leading the push for a new postal stamp to commemorate the life and legacy of his mentor, the late Congressman John Lewis. In a letter addressed to the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, Sen. Ossoff urged the Committee to recommend approval of a stamp highlighting the late Congressman's legacy as a leader and champion for civil and human rights. "Congressman Lewis was an American h more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to help more Georgians afford higher education. Sen. Ossoff today called on Senate leadership to expand the Federal Pell Grant Program in the upcoming Senate budget legislation by increasing the maximum Pell Grant award per recipient. "The kind of opportunity that access to public college and HBCU education without debt would make for the people of Georgia wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) joined Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and 23 of his colleagues in an effort to make it easier for low-income and middle-class families to install solar energy and incentivize widespread installation. In a letter, the Senators urged inclusion of a direct pay option for residential renewable energy tax credits in the reconciliation bill, in which eligible taxpayers can receive a full r more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, a member of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and 47 colleagues in introducing the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, landmark federal voting rights legislation that would restore key parts of the Voting Rights Act to protect the sacred right to vote. The bill is named in honor of Sen. Ossoff's mentor, the late Congr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 4, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the municipal elections conducted in Georgia over the weekend: "This weekend's elections in Georgia were incredibly disappointing and a dramatic departure from the 2012 elections that I observed. "The i more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: Today U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff announced more than $22 million in funding they secured for infrastructure investments at community health centers across the state of Georgia. The funding comes from the American Rescue Plan, which Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock helped pass earlier this year. The funding Sens. Rev. Warnock and Ossoff secured will help improve q more PR