WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2021: Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07), joined by Reps. Suzan DelBene, Terri Sewell, and Kathy Manning led 34 colleagues in a letter to Congressional leadership urging them to prioritize including a permanent, comprehensive fix for the Medicaid coverage gap in the final reconciliation bill. In the letter, Members wrote, "We must finally fulfill the promise Congress made when it passed more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following floor statement on Oct. 22, 2021: * * * During remarks delivered on the House floor yesterday, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) urged Democrats to allow consideration of legislation he cosponsored, H.R. 5586, the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act. The bill would prohibit the implementation of a Democratic proposal that would authorize the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to require financial institutions to report privat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2021: Representative Lucy McBath (GA-06) joined Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08), a member of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, and Representatives Fred Upton (MI-06) and Young Kim (CA-39) to introduce the bipartisan Bring Animals Relief and Kibble (BARK) Act, to provide liability protections for pet suppliers donating food and supplies to animal shelters. By eliminating a current dona more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is continuing his push to reopen Cuthbert, Georgia's hospital, which was forced to close its doors in the middle of the pandemic due to financial strain. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Sen. Ossoff urged the Department to dedicate $9.3 million to help upgrade hospital infrastructure and reopen the facility. "Reopening this hospital will have ripple effects far beyond more PR