MARIETTA, Georgia, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2021: Rep. Lucy McBath announced that $763,000 in new federal funding under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is headed to Georgia to make much-needed improvements to Peachtree-DeKalb Airport. The money can be invested in runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, as well as terminal, airport-transit connections, and roadway projects. "Thanks to the Bipartisa more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced that Georgia will receive $1.962 billion in the first round of federal funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This first round of funding includes: $1.711 billion to improve roads and bridges across the state, $92.5 million for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and $158.6 million to strengthen water infras more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate passed the FY 22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual legislation needed to authorize the Department of Defense's programs and a component of Department of Energy operations. U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) voted in favor of the legislation, which includes a number of critical priorities for Georgia military installations championed by the Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights. The medal will be awarded to the two surviving Freedom Riders, collectively, and the medal will be displayed in an appropriate Smithsonian museum. The original Freedom Riders, comprised of 13 ri more PR