WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Bipartisan bill would crack down on violent crime & bring justice to families of homicide victims Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff's bipartisan bill to strengthen Federal homicide prosecution and crack down on violent crime passed the U.S. Senate last night. Sens. Ossoff and Chuck Grassley's (R-IA) bipartisan Justice for Murder Victims Act would help prosecute violent criminals and bring justice  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials issued the following testimony by John Eunice, deputy director of Georgia Environmental Protection Division, involving a hearing on Feb. 15, 2024, entitled "Safeguarding American Prosperity and People's Livelihoods: Legislation to Modernize Air Quality Standards": * * * Good morning Chairman Carter, Ranking Member Tonko and Members of the Subcommittee. My name is John Eunice  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: Today, Congresswomen Nikema Williams (GA-05) and Katie Porter (CA-47) introduced the Solar Use Network (SUN) Act to spur development of renewable energy infrastructure and electric vehicle charging stations along interstate highways. Their proposal would convert unused rights-of-way, like interstate medians, into valued community assets that can be used for renewable energy projects. Reps more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S Senator Jon Ossoff is continuing his work to crack down on fentanyl trafficking and strengthen border security. Today, Sen. Ossoff joined a group of Senators calling on President Biden to include robust Federal funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) drug trafficking prevention initiatives in his FY2025 budget. Between FY 2020 and FY 2023, the amount of fentanyl seized at the southern border more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law issued the following information for a field hearing entitled "Human Rights in Housing" at 11 a.m. on March 4, 2024, at Roswell City Hall, Georgia: Witnesses * Latysha Odom, Tenant, Griffin, GA * Ayanna Jones, Senior Litigation Counsel, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Atlanta, GA * DeAnna Hines, Tenant, Morrow, GA * Esther Graff-Radford, Tenants' Rights Attorney, Founder of Graff-Radford Law, Chamblee more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and 16 of his colleagues urged President Biden to include robust funding in his forthcoming budget request to Congress for border security and drug interdiction efforts to stem the flow of fentanyl and similar illicit drugs being smuggled across the border through official ports of entry. In fiscal year 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) s more PR