WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2023: Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) this week introduced bipartisan legislation with Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) to help working forests recover from natural disasters. The Disaster Reforestation Act would reduce the financial burden of recovery by amending the tax code to recognize the value of destroyed timber. The current tax code disadvantages forest landowners by restricting their ability to more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) introduced the Ralph David Abernathy, Sr. National Historic Site Act, legislation establishing West Hunter Street Baptist Church as a National Historic Site. Rev. Dr. Ralph David Abernathy, Sr. began his pastoral service at West Hunter in 1961, serving for 29 years. Congressmen Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Austin Scott (GA-08) are co-leading introduction of the Ralph David more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2023: Following Sen. Ossoff's push, the Republic of India announced a major 70% cut to tariffs on U.S. pecan exports, a big win for Georgia farmers. At the request of Georgia farmers (https://specialtycropindustry.com/senator-ossoff-assures-pecan-growers-indian-tariffs-a-top-priority/), Sen. Ossoff has worked behind the scenes for months with U.S. trade negotiators and Indian government officials to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: This week, both the House Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce announced their membership for the 118th Congress. Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-07) will serve on both committees and the following subcommittees: House Committee on the Judiciary * The Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance * The Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) voted for legislation that would repeal the Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration for COVID-19 and end the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers. H.R. 382, the Pandemic is Over Act, would end the PHE first declared by Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar on January 31, 2020. By law, such a declaration is limite more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro urging the GAO to evaluate if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) new mifepristone policy change is considered a "rule" and subject to congressional review under the Congressional Review Act. On January 3, 2023, the FDA posted new gui more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2023: Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) reintroduced the Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act, which fights back against the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' (ATF) recently announced federal registry for firearms with stabilizing braces. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D (R-KS) and John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced the Senate companion bill. "Congress cannot continue to turn a blind e more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release and letters: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is calling on insurance companies to cover more products and services to help Georgia moms who are breastfeeding. This week, Sen. Ossoff launched an inquiry with several insurance companies to make it easier for mothers in Georgia and across the country to access breastfeeding options for their babies. "I've heard from moms in Georgia about the challenges they face more PR