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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for 2023-06-22 ( 9 items )  
Ahead of the Anniversary of the Dobbs Decision, Senator Warnock Fights to Protect Women's Right to Seek Reproductive Health Care Across State Lines (10)
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) joined his colleague U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and a group of Democratic senators in re-introducing the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act. As states across the country continue to attack women's freedoms, this legislation would block anti-choice  more PR

Allen and Barr Introduce ESG Act to Protect Americans' Investments and Retirement Savings (10)
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Today, U.S. Congressmen Rick W. Allen (GA-12) and Andy Barr (KY-06) reintroduced the Ensuring Sound Guidance (ESG) Act to protect retail investors' retirement and investment accounts from asset managers who put environmental, social, and governance, or ESG, factors ahead of returns. * * * This legislation would require investment advisers and Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) r more PR

BISHOP, FRANKLIN ACT TO ENSURE AI RESEARCH FUNDING FOR AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS (10)
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) introduced H.R. 4162, the Land Grant Research Prioritization Act. This bipartisan bill would provide land grant universities with dedicated access to existing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant funding to enhance artificial intelligence (AI), mechanization, and other research to develop solutions to the challe more PR

Collins Votes to Censure Rep. Adam Schiff (10)
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on June 21, 2023: Today, House Republicans passed Representative Anna Paulina Luna's (R-Fla.) H. Res. 521, a resolution to censure Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) for misleading the American public as it pertains to the Russia hoax investigation, resulting in a $32 million cost for taxpayers. * * * Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.) released the following statement after voting in favor of the resolutio more PR

Congresswoman Nikema Williams Advances Legislation to Promote Congressman John Lewis' Legacy Globally (10)
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) advanced the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Act out of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The legislation now heads to a vote by the full House of Representatives. The John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Act is bipartisan, bicameral legislation to create the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship within the Fulbright Scholarship Program. The f more PR

ICYMI: Carter Makes Case for Pharmaceutical Independence From China (10)
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Amidst reports of ongoing shortages of essential medications and treatments, from amoxicillin to cancer drugs, Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) joined Fox Business' Big Money Show last week to discuss how the United States can regain its pharmaceutical independence from China. * * * In case you missed it, here are the highlights: * * * ON THE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE'S REQUEST FOR more PR

Rep. Johnson Calls for SCOTUS Expansion, Ethics & Recusal Reforms After Latest ProPublica Bombshell on Justice Alito (10)
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following statement on June 21, 2023: * * * In the aftermath of yet another ProPublica report showing billionaire megadonor - this time hedge fund owner Paul Singer - showering Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito with luxury travel that the justice did not disclose - Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), the Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, issued the follow more PR

Rep. McCormick Amendment Bans U.S. Military Censorship Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Rep. Rich McCormick (GA-06) introduced an amendment to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act which forbids the Department of Defense from contracting or cooperating with any organization that facilitates censorship of Americans and their news sources. The House Armed Services Committee agreed to the amendment in a session on Wednesday. "Political correctness is sabotaging our milita more PR

Sen. Ossoff on Unveiling of Stamp Honoring Late Congressman John Lewis (10)
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on June 21, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff released the following statement on today's Congressional Ceremony unveiling the USPS stamp in honor of the late Congressman John Lewis. "Congressman Lewis was an American hero, a civil rights giant, and a revered Georgian. This stamp is a continuation of our collective national effort to magnify Congressman Lewis' indelible legacy and monumental impact on American more PR