WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Neal Dunn (R-FL) this week introduced the Medicaid Staffing Flexibility and Protection Act, which alleviates staffing shortages at state Medicaid agencies so that beneficiaries do not lose their coverage due to procedural or staffing issues. During the pandemic, states were required to continuously enroll people into Medicaid for the duration of the p more PR

COLUMBUS, Georgia, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Military Family Caucus, organized and led the 2023 Military Family Summit which was hosted at the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center, adjacent to Fort Moore. Congressman Bishop was joined by Caucus Co-Chair, Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-05) in hosting th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Following reporting from The Markup and the Associated Press that formerly redlined Atlanta neighborhoods were offered substandard internet deals, U.S. Senator Reverend Warnock joined Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) to urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take action on rulemaking regarding digital discrimination. Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the FCC is required to issue rules more PR

GAINESVILLE, Georgia, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) returned to North Georgia to hear from health care providers and Georgians at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville about the state's maternal mortality crisis and why Congress must act to invest in better health care outcomes for women in Georgia and across the country. Senator Warnock also visited Carniceria Tapatia, a fa more PR