WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $1 million to Georgia Tech's College of Engineering to develop tactics to protect children from harmful emissions from controlled wildland burns. The project would provide equipment and new communications approaches to middle and high schools in Albany and Columbus. "This proj more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is awarding over $4.5 million to the Bibb, Calhoun, Muscogee, Taylor, and Webster County school districts through the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program. This will help provide connected devices and better broadband connectivity for students and educators. "Ensuring that our students have access to more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Education has granted $520,131 to the Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe through its American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program. "I am happy to support this investment by the Department of Education in our Native American community in southwest Georgia," said Congressman Bishop. "Because of this grant, the Lowe more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 by the U.S. Department of Education to higher education institutions across middle and southwest Georgia to help improve the educational outcomes of Black and minority communities. "By investing in these colleges and programs, the Department of Education is helping teachers and administrators strengthen programs an more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Last week, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Chair of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, led the U.S. House of Representatives in adopting a funding bill that keeps the federal government open and serving the people. The funding bill was adopted by a bipartisan vote of 254-175 and was signed by Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: US Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter, R.P.h., along with 14 other health care providers in Congress sent a letter to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urging the agency to acknowledge natural immunity from COVID-19. "It is important for the CDC to provide accurate information and recognize natural immunity to COVID-19 as a legitimate consideration when deciding whether or not to r more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter is continuing his fight against President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, warning it could exacerbate workforce shortages at hospitals and nursing homes. In letter to President Biden, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brookes, Carter and more than 40 House Republicans raise more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), currently the only two pharmacists serving in Congress, today introduced legislation to block the Biden Administration's proposed vaccine mandate for private employers. The Blocking Joseph Robinette Biden's Overreaching Mandates Act would prohibit the federal government from forcing private sector and Federal employees to receiv more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Georgia's Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives are united in opposition to a federally-imposed vaccine mandate for colleges and schools. In a letter to U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, the delegation made clear that decisions regarding mask adherence and vaccine adoption should be left to patients, families, and their doctors. "The pandemic has upended students' lives and the fede more PR

MARIETTA, Georgia, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2021: Representative Lucy McBath (GA-06) highlighted the success of her office's constituent services program in its mission to provide federal casework assistance to the people of Georgia's Sixth District. Since the beginning of this year, the congresswoman's office has worked with more than 3,000 residents who have contacted her office to request assistance through this program. In addition, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2021, applauding the announcement of Rod Snyder as Environmental Protection Agency agriculture advisor: * * * "I am very pleased that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Regan has named Rod Snyder as his Ag Advisor. "The House Agriculture Committee and the broader agriculture community have been eagerly awaiting this announcement. I know that he  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement at an Oct. 7, 2021, hearing to review the state of the livestock industry: * * * We will discuss the very important issues facing the livestock sector. Animal agriculture is an engine of our food system, the U.S. economy, and our international trade. As agricultural policy makers, it is our job to examine the conditions that enable this industry to succeed and to addre more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement regarding an Oct. 7, 2021, hearing to review the state of the livestock industry after having heard testimonies from a group of witnesses: * * * "The group of witnesses that we heard from today provided diverse perspectives on the issues confronting American farmers and ranchers. "They also helped to show that many members of the House Agriculture Committee are motiv more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2021: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) highlighted a new report that shows the Build Back Better Act could save Georgia families thousands of dollars in childcare costs annually. The report was prepared by the House Education and Labor Committee. The Committee's report found that the typical Georgia family of four with one infant in full-time center-based childcare would save $6,510 a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following joint transcript with Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Georgia, of an interview with Ailsa Chang on NPR's All Things Considered: In case you missed it, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) joined NPR's All Things Considered with host Ailsa Chang to discuss the importance of boosting funding for campus infrastructure at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through the IGNITE HBCU Excel more PR