ATLANTA, Georgia, March 18 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 17, 2023: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced three organizations in Georgia's Fifth Congressional District were awarded $569,250 in AmeriCorps grant funding for 2023. The announcement was made to celebrate AmeriCorps week, which runs until March 18. The three funded programs are: the Center for Black Women's Wellness, which will receive $78,360 for a new healthcare data manage more PR

MCALLEN, Texas, March 17 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) today visited the U.S. southern border with House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) and Rep. Jim Baird (IN-04). "We need a secure border to have a secure nation, and President Biden's lack of border security has created a humanitarian, drug, and national security crisis," Scott said. "I've seen the deadly flow of fentan more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 17, 2023: Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC), Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), and Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) today introduced bipartisan legislation to end spread pricing in Medicaid programs, which leads to low reimbursement rates for pharmacies and artificially raises health care costs.  more PR

DOUGLAS, Georgia, March 18 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to strengthen Georgia's vital peanut industry. On Tuesday, Sen. Ossoff heard directly from peanut growers in Douglas about the needs of the industry, including support for farmers to export their products and increase research on pests and threats to the peanut industry. This week, Sen. Ossoff met with farmers and growers from key agricultural industries as Congress  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) reintroduced the bipartisanSave Rural Hospitals Act, legislation to help curb the trend of hospital closures in rural communities by making sure hospitals are fairly reimbursed for their services by the federal government. Establishing a minimum Medicare reimbursement level helps recruit and retain staff in rural health care facilities. The Senator was join more PR