WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today issued the following statement after President Biden pushed for an expansion of the Inflation "Reduction" Act's (IRA) government-controlled drug pricing mandates, which threaten the development of up to 342 cures and treatments and has already resulted in multiple cancer and rare-disease drugs being pulled from the market: "The drug pricing mandates in President Bide more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) gave the following response today after President Biden delivered his third State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress: "Early on, I said I needed to hear three things from President Biden tonight: his plan to secure the border, an outline of his budget, which was due February 5th, and his national security strategy. Unfortunately, he misse more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, chairman of the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Today, Committee on House Administration's Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) released a transcribed interview the January 6 Select Committee conducted with President Trump's former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Anthony Ornato, which shows President Donald Trump pushed for 10,000 National Guard t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Today, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 7511, the Laken Riley Act, legislation to give ICE and state governments more tools in the fight against illegal alien crime. The bill passed overwhelmingly, 251-170, with 37 Democrats joining all Republicans in support. During debate, Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.), who authored the bill, urged his colleagues to support it and to continue f more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) today responded to President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address. "President Biden has consistently made disastrous policy decisions that have put our national and global security at risk. He is directly responsible for the crisis at our southern border," Scott said. "Tonight, he announced that he is asking our military to build a port in Gaza, w more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Today, Rep. Barry Moore voted in favor of the Laken Riley Act, sponsored by Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA). Moore is a co-sponsor of this legislation. Laken Riley was a nursing student with a bright future who was murdered by an illegal immigrant on the campus of the University of Georgia. This legislation, in honor of her life, would require Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain illegal i more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7511, the Laken Riley Act in a bipartisan vote. This legislation was named after Laken Hope Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student from Woodstock, Georgia who was brutally murdered by an illegal immigrant released due to the Biden Administration's open-border policies. This legi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on March 8, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) issued the following statement on President Biden's 2024 State of the Union Address. Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) said: "President Biden outlined his vision for the country with a powerful State of the Union Address. It's clear that President Biden's policies are delivering to improve the lives of the American people with lower more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-06) addressed statistics, recently released by the House Homeland Security Committee, indicated more than 600,000 illegal immigrants are in the U.S. with either criminal convictions or pending charges. The full remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below: Mister Speaker, the White House is attempting to downplay the threat the wide-open southern border presents to our nat more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on March 8, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) and Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) introduced H.R. 7578, the Promote Resilient Connectivity to Taiwan Act, bipartisan legislation which would direct the National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA) to submit a report to Congress containing an assessment of technologies available to increase the security and resilie more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S Senator Jon Ossoff is recognizing State Representative Pedro "Pete" Marin on his recently announced retirement with an official U.S Senate commendation. In January, Representative Marin announced he would retire from the Georgia State House, concluding over two decades of service to the people of Gwinnett County. Rep. Marin currently stands as Georgia's longest-serving Latino legislator. Born in Puerto R more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Atlanta, Ga. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is recognizing Nancy Flake Johnson for her leadership as President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Atlanta with an Official U.S. Senate Commendation. Ms. Johnson has served as President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Atlanta since 2008, working to deliver impactful programs focusing on economic mobility; developing, delivering, and advocating for innovati more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is encouraging Georgia veterans to access their expanded health care benefits through the bipartisan PACT Act. This week, as a result of the bipartisan legislation championed by Sen. Ossoff, the VA announcedThis is an external link that veterans who were exposed to toxins and other hazards while serving in the military are now eligible to enroll directly in VA health care without goi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Protecting Our Communities from Biden's Border Crisis On Thursday, February 22, Laken Riley, a Georgia college nursing student with a promising future and loving family, was brutally murdered by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant. Jose Ibarra had been paroled and released into the United States after cro more PR