WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties issued the following testimony by Helen Butler, executive director of the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, involving a virtual hearing on Jan. 20, 2022, entitled "Voter Suppression and Continuing Threats to Democracy": * * * My name is Helen Butler and I am the Executive Director of the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda ("PEOPLE'S AGENDA"). The PEOPLE'S AGENDA is a non-partisan, non-profit organization founded by th more PR

ALBANY, Georgia, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2022: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) applauded the recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) of a grant awarded to the City of Albany, Georgia. The city's Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) will receive a grant award in the amount of $21,725 to continue their housing counseling program for residents in Dougherty and the surrounding 15 counties. "HUD's support  more PR

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2022: Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) invites community members across Georgia's First District to join him this Valentine's Day in thanking first responders for the hard work they do to protect their community. "We rely on first responders to protect our health, safety, and well-being. It's time we give something back to them," said Carter. "Firsts of the First" is a campaign to collect valentines for first responders in Georgia's Fi more PR

SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2022: Rep. Lucy McBath joined Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03), Dusty Johnson (SD-At Large), David Trone (MD-06), Michael Guest (MS-03), Chris Pappas (NH-01), and John Joyce (PA-13) to introduce the bipartisan Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act. The proposed legislation will help higher education institutions implement programs to prevent alcohol and substance misuse on campus and support those with  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2022: On Thursday, the Joint Economic Committee, led by Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), released a new report examining the economy- and society-wide benefits of closing the Medicaid coverage gap. In 11 states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, 2.2 million workers who earn above their state's Medicaid eligibility threshold but below the poverty line are rendered ineligible for both Medicaid and for ACA tax credits t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following floor statement on Jan. 26, 2022: * * * Mr. President, I compliment my colleagues from Maine and Georgia for engaging in perhaps the most substantive exchange I have ever witnessed in 13 years here in the Senate. Earlier this evening, one of my colleagues from across the aisle said: Why are we going down this road? And there have been similar questions: Why is this so important? Why is this bill so important? I will answer simply this: that dark money corrupts election more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 202: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff and Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) are leading a new push to expand public transit across Georgia. Today they led the entire Georgia Democratic Congressional Delegation in urging the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to maximize resources and funding through the bipartisan infrastructure law to boost public transit throughout Georgia. In their letter to Chairwoman Emily Dunn, the del more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2022: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff and Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) are leading a new push to expand public transit across Georgia. Today they led the entire Georgia Democratic Congressional Delegation in urging the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to prioritize new funding opportunities in the bipartisan infrastructure bill to expand public transit, making it easier for people to get to the grocery store, work, school, and the doc more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), joined by U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), introduced bipartisan legislation to help better protect seniors from fraud. According to a report from the Senate Special Committee on Aging released last Congress, older Americans lose approximately $3 billion each year to financial scams and abuse. A separate survey from the Investor Protection Trust found that more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: Following a recent $65 million settlement between the U.S. government and a private housing company guilty of fraudulent and untruthful monetizing practices, today U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) led a new oversight effort to protect the nation's servicemembers from unsanitary, unsafe living conditions at military base housing facilities operated by Balfour Beatty Communities (BBC) LLC. In a new letter to the Department  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2022: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), joined by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) urged the Biden Administration to secure an extension of the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) as a centerpiece of the next round of economic investments. "The expanded CTC is a signature domestic policy achievement of this administration, and has been an overwhelming success," wrot more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2022: U.S. Senators Reverend Warnock, Jon Ossoff and Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) are leading a new push to expand public transit across Georgia. Today they led the entire Georgia Democratic Congressional Delegation in urging the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to prioritize new funding opportunities in the bipartisan infrastructure bill to expand public transit, making it easier for people to get to the grocery store, work more PR