WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: Congressman Rick Allen (GA-12) joined all 50 Republican Senators and more than 160 House members in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to nullify President Biden's vaccine mandate for private workplaces. "Top-down government mandates do not work - the decision to get a vaccine should be a personal choice between an individual and their doctor," said Rep. Allen. "The Biden more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: Congressman David Scott (GA-13), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, today led more than 60 of his House colleagues in a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh expressing growing concern over the nationwide truck driver shortage and its effects on the nation's supply chain challenges. Co-led by U.S. Reps. Frank D. Lucas (OK-03), former chairman of t more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) Whip, and Representatives Jim Cooper (TN-5); Veronica Escobar (TX-16), vice chair of the DWC; Sylva Garcia (TX-29), vice chair of the DWC; Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), co-chair of the DWC; Ayanna Pressley (MA-07); Jackie Speier (CA-14), co-chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC); Eric Swalwell (CA-15); Rashida Tlaib ( more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) and Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) announced they secured $16.4 million to fund construction of the Atlanta BeltLine. The project will construct approximately two miles of the Southside Trail component of the Atlanta BeltLine from Pittsburgh Yards to Boulevard Crossing Park including a 14-foot-wide concrete trail, ADA- more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) and Tony Cardenas (D-CA), along with five Members from the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations, Energy & Commerce, and Transportation & Infrastructure Committees sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra urging him to postpone the expansion of a program that will undermine low-income individuals' acce more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021: Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-06) and Rep. Fred Keller (PA-12) introduced the Prison Camera Reform Act, which would address critical deficiencies in the surveillance and communication equipment used in federal prisons. This legislation follows the findings of a report from the Department of Justice (DOJ) outlining the extent to which outdated and inadequate equipment (including security cameras, radi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) applauded the signing of his $5 billion provision to implement greener, cleaner and environmentally-safer busing options for students in Georgia and across the country as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The provision, based on Senator Warnock's Clean Commute for Kids Act, will transition buses that run on diesel fuel to z more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: Yesterday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution to honor the life and legacy of one of Georgia's most respected leaders, former Georgia Senator Max Cleland. The resolution, which was introduced by Senators Reverend Warnock (D-GA) and Ossoff (D-GA), codifies the remarkable career of service Senator Max Cleland gave to Georgia and the nation. In his roles as U.S. Administrator more PR