SAVANNAH, Georgia, June 9 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: * * * At the urging of Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), the Department of Transportation (DOT) this week awarded Chatham County, Georgia a grant to remove unnecessary railroad crossings and improve traffic mobility in cities surrounding the Port of Savannah. The $1.87 million grant, funded through the FY22 Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program, will support planning and proje more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on June 8, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), Co-Chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Alabama must redraw congressional district maps that discriminated against Black voters: "Today's Supreme Court decision is a victory for democracy and voters, affirming the continued need for the Voting Rights Act's protecti more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on June 8, 2023: * * * Yesterday, President Biden vetoed H. J. Res. 45, a bipartisan resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act which would have blocked the administration's reckless student loan transfer scheme. Congressman Allen issued the following statement in response: "President Biden has once again gone against the will of the American people by vetoing H. J. Res. 45. "Our democracy is b more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Rep. Rich McCormick (GA-06) has introduced the Aviation Weather Improvement Act, which will enhance National Weather Service modeling for aviation purposes by requiring the use of better commercially available data. "As a Marine aviator, I believe that the safety, security, and supremacy of American flight is incredibly important in both our military and commercial sectors," said Rep. McCormick. "Our pilot more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced a bipartisan bill that will help servicemembers across Georgia, Alaska and the entire country obtain sufficient and affordable housing. The bipartisan Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) Restoration Act will help servicemembers and their families make ends meet by restoring the full BAH be more PR