WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * The House of Representatives passed H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023, legislation to curb illegal immigration and secure our border. After voting in support of the bill, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) issued the following statement: "We are facing an unprecedented national security and humanitarian crisis at our southern border. Since President Biden took office, more than 1.3 m more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation championed by U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff to prosecute sexual predators who target children online passed the Judiciary Committee. The bipartisan Project Safe Childhood Act, which Sen. Ossoff helped introduce earlier this year with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), would strengthen the DOJ's Project Safe Childhood program and boost resources to combat the online sexual exploitation of children in Geo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. Representatives Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02), Drew Ferguson (R-GA-03), Dan Kildee (D-MI-08), and Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) applauded today's approval of H.R. 1480, the Beagle Brigade Act, by the U.S. House Agriculture Committee. Congressman Bishop led the effort in committee to secure its passage with a unanimous, bipartisan vote. The bill can now be considered by the full U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Ahead of National Police Week, Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) laid a wreath at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in honor of Ludowici's former Police Chief, Francis "Frank" McClelland, Jr., who died in the line of duty in 2018. He was joined by officers from the Savannah Police Department. This annual House Republican event, hosted by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), recognizes the law enforce more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today proudly voted in favor of the strongest border security bill to ever pass through the U.S. House of Representatives, the Secure the Border Act, hours before Title 42 is set to expire and increase the flow of illegal border crossings, which already broke a single-day high on Wednesday of more than 10,000. H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, will increase more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2 the Secure the Border Act of 2023. Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.), who voted in favor of the bill, issued this statement after passage. "House Republicans have once again delivered on our Commitment to America by voting to do something the Biden administration won't -secure our border. "For the last two years, President Biden and Secre more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following joint statement on May 11, 2023, with Ranking Member David Scott, D-Georgia, and Sens. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, and Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, after a meeting with President Biden and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack: * * * "The four leaders of the Agriculture Committees had a conversation with President Biden and Secretary Vilsack on the importance of passing a bipa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) today voted in favor of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 219-213. "Over 5 million illegal immigrants have crossed the border since Biden took office, creating tremendous fiscal challenges," Scott said. "Biden is giving them education, housing, and transportation, which are free to them but not to more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) led 65 of his House Republican colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough expressing outrage over the VA's false claims that House Republicans' Limit, Save, Grow Act cuts veterans' benefits. Additionally, the lawmakers demand the immediate removal of the VA's April 21st press release containing this dishonest allegatio more PR

FT. MOORE, Georgia, May 12 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff released the following statement on the Official Designation of Ft. Moore today. "I join with Major General Buzzard and the entire Columbus community in honoring the service of Lieutenant General Hal Moore, Julia Moore, and the entire Moore family. "Today's designation of Ft. Moore is a testament to the extraordinary sacrifices all our military families make more PR