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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for 2021-10-09 ( 8 items )  
Energy Sec. Granholm: Sen. Ossoff's Solar Legislation Is a 'Game Changer' (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2021: Today Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff and U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm traveled across Georgia to highlight the importance of historic investments in solar energy. Sen. Ossoff and Sec. Granholm inspected the SeaPoint Industrial Terminal Complex in Savannah, a manufacturing and logistics hub that includes a 1-megawatt solar installation, and then hosted a roundtable with Savannah M more PR

Rep. Scott, Agriculture Committee Democrats Emphasize Need to Preserve Agricultural Provisions in Build Back Better Act in Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Sen. Schumer, President Biden (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2021: In a letter to President Joseph R. Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Wednesday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott of Georgia and all of the Democratic Committee members reaffirmed support of the historic nature of the Build Back Better Act, while emphasizing the need to preserve agricultural provisions more PR

Rep. Williams Introduces Resolution Commemorating National Nonviolence Week (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2021: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) alongside Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) introduced a resolution commemorating National Nonviolence Week, which occurs annually during the first week of October. During the 116th Congress, Congressman Ryan introduced the resolution with Congressman John Lewis. The resolution raises awareness of youth violence, the need to become a more peaceful society,  more PR

Reps. Hice, Clyde: Pallets of Unopened Mail Likely Delayed Care for Georgia Veterans (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Jody Hice, R-Georgia, ranking Republican member of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2021: Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) and Representative Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) wrote to Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center (AVAMC) Chief of Staff, Dr. Ivan Correa, regarding disturbing reports that the AVAMC had ten pallets of mail sitting unopened in its basemen more PR

Sen. Ossoff Working to Boost Supply of Affordable Housing in Atlanta (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2021: Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff secured commitments today from top Biden Administration nominees for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to visit Atlanta and work with him to address the affordable housing crisis in Georgia. Sen. Ossoff said that is it vital that Congress respond to this crisis by making policy that increases the available supply of housing for homebuyers and renter more PR

Sen. Ossoff Working to Boost Supply of Affordable Housing in Columbus (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2021: Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff secured commitments today from top Biden Administration nominees for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to visit Columbus and work with him to address the affordable housing crisis in Georgia. Sen. Ossoff said that is it vital that Congress respond to this crisis by making policy that increases the available supply of housing for homebuyers and rente more PR

Sen. Ossoff Working to Boost Supply of Affordable Housing in Savannah (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2021: Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff secured commitments today from top Biden Administration nominees for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to visit Savannah and work with him to address the affordable housing crisis in Georgia. Sen. Ossoff said it is vital that Congress respond to this crisis by making policy that increases the available supply of housing for homebuyers and renters.  more PR

Sen. Warnock Emphasizes Need for Congressional Oversight, Calls for Congress to Bring Focus to Servicemembers, Veterans Following War in Afghanistan (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, during a Banking Committee hearing on Afghanistan's future, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) questioned foreign policy and international law experts on the importance of Congress asserting its right to oversight when the United States is engaged in war. Senator Warnock noted that over the 20 years the United States was involved in Afghanistan, the Banking Committee did not conven more PR