DECATUR, Georgia, March 17 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) convened the first meeting of her Veterans Advisory Council at Richland Community College in Decatur. Budzinski was recently appointed to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs which is tasked with overseeing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and advancing legislation to improve veterans' benefits. "I'm so grateful to the local leade more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNStalk) -- The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following statement on March 16, 2023: * * * Two years ago today, a gunman sought out and entered three Asian-owned spas in Atlanta, Georgia, opened fire, and killed eight people, including six Asian women. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statements: CAPAC Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28): "Today, we rememb more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter's (R-GA) bill to boost domestic critical mineral processing was included in House Majority Leader Steve Scalise's (R-LA) H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, which was released this week and represents the House of Representatives' top legislative priority for the 118th Congress. Rep. Carter's bill, H.R. 1070, enhances America's ability to develop critical energ more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: Following U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock's (D-GA) efforts, insulin manufacturer Sanofi's announced that they would cap their most popular insulin at $35 a month in out-of-pocket costs for those with private insurance. Last summer, Sanofi announced a $35 cap on their insulin products for the uninsured. This is the second insulin manufacturer this week to cut the price or cost o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, a member of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, is continuing his work to support military and Intelligence Community missions at Ft. Gordon. Sen. Ossoff is working to strengthen NSA Georgia. In a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing last week, Sen. Ossoff secured a commitment from the Director of the NSA, General Paul Nakasone, to join him to meet with personnel at NSA Ge more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Risky Business: How Climate Change is Changing Insurance Markets" at 10 a.m. on March 22, 2023, at 608 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Witnesses * Mr. Eric Anderson, President, Aon * Ms. Nancy Watkins, Principal Consulting Actuary, Milliman * Dr. Benjamin Keys, Professor of Real Estate, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania * Dr. Judith Curry, President and Co-founder, Climate F more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: During a hearing of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee focused on oversight of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) pressed U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to provide specific details regarding the delayed implementation of Senator Warnock's farmer relief provision in the Inflation Reduction Act, which will bring life-changing relief to Georg more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 17 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock are delivering new resources to strengthen public safety in Atlanta. Working together, Sens. Ossoff and Warnock secured bipartisan support in Congress to help upgrade the City of Atlanta's Emergency Operations Center, replacing older equipment with new technology. The new equipment will help the city coordinate emergency response efforts between lo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on March 16, 2023: * * * Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) issued the following statement on the second anniversary of the devastating shootings at three Asian-owned spas in Atlanta, Georgia that killed eight people: "Two years after the horrific spa shootings in Atlanta, the vile rise in anti-Asian hate crimes continues to spur fear, anger, and grief in the Asian American community. In remembra more PR