WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Nanette Barragan (D-CA), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) today celebrated the Biden administration's decision to drop its appeal in a case against the patient community, keeping in effect the District of Columbia's District Court ruling affirming the 2020 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) Final Rule requiring that copay assistance count towards a patient more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) announced today that Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) will serve as Chair of the Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee, replacing Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH), who is retiring from Congress later this month. "Energy and Commerce Republicans are leading on solutions to improve people's lives, lower costs, and ensu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Over the last year, small business owners have shared their personal experiences with the Ways and Means Committee of how pro-growth tax provisions like those now included in the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act make a real difference for their businesses and help them address economic challenges. During a series of hearings held in West Virgini more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff's bipartisan bill to help young military families in Georgia afford housing is now law. Sen. Ossoff's bipartisan Junior Enlisted Housing Affordability Act with Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) will update how the Department of Defense (DoD) calculates housing allowances for junior enlisted servicemembers with dependents to more accurately assess their housing costs. The bipartisan bill was sig more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on Jan. 18, 2024: * * * Today, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) released the following statement after multiple reports of a planned walk out this week by federal workers across nearly two dozen federal agencies, including the White House, the Pentagon, and the State Department, in protest of U.S. support for Israel. "Federal workers who plan to walk off the job to protest our nation's strong support for our  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Atlanta, Ga. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff today announced grant funding is available through the bipartisan infrastructure law to upgrade bridges across Georgia. The Bridge Investment Program, created by the bipartisan infrastructure law, offers funding for bridge repair and replacement projects under $100 million through a competitive U.S. Department of Transportation grant process. "Our bipartisan infrastruc more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing a bipartisan bill to reduce VA wait times. The bipartisan SCHEDULES Act, which Sen. Ossoff introduced this week with Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), would require the VA to establish a time standard between medical referrals and appointment times at VA hospitals and community care centers. The bipartisan bill would require the VA to submit both a quarterly and annual report to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Reverend Warnock is chair of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection In November at a Democratic Policy and Communications Committee lunch, the Senator pushed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra to do more to address junk fees and overdraft fees Senator Reverend Warnock: "Big banks shouldn't be padding their profits on the backs more PR