WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: The Rome Police Department's Assistant Chief of Police received an email containing a bomb threat directed at Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. We are pleased to report that Congresswoman Greene is safe. She extends her heartfelt gratitude to the Rome Police Department for their swift and professional response in ensuring her safety. The content of the emailed threat can be viewed below. [Vi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today the winners of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) for Georgia's Fourth Congressional District. This annual district-specific competition invites students to create and submit their original apps, showcasing their talent in coding, STEM, and computer science. More than 40 students competed from four high schools from throughout Georgia's F more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: ATLANTA C.W., Inc., which does business as CPG Staffing, and Executive Personnel Group, LLC, sister staffing companies that assign employees to construction industry clients, illegally discriminated against a job applicant when they rescinded his job offer in Hazlehurst, Georgia, because they regarded him as having a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 11, 2024, from I-charging USA, Peachtree Corners, Georgia: * * * To: Federal Highway Administration and Department of Transportation 1. ABOUT US i-charging was born in March 2019, from the desire to create technology-based products, enhancing innovation, differentiation, design, and quality, within the most sophisticated segments of the infrast more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 --The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-739) on the College Cost Reduction Act (H.R. 6951), which aims to lower the cost of postsecondary education for students and families. The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on Nov. 18, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose The purpose of H.R. 6951, the College Cost Reduction Act, is to lower the cost of postsecondary education for students and families. Committee Acti more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 --The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-739) on the College Cost Reduction Act (H.R. 6951), which aims to lower the cost of postsecondary education for students and families. The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on Nov. 18, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 6) Accreditation Accreditors serve as key gatekeepers in postsecondary education because they must give their stamp of approval to institutions in or more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) today penned an op-ed in Agri-Pulse emphasizing the importance of disaster relief for our farmers after Hurricane Helene. "Hurricane Helene caused a devastating blow to Georgia's number-one industry, with over $6.4 billion in agricultural economic loss alone," Scott wrote. "If we fail to provide agriculture-specific appropriations to help our farmers  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on Dec. 9, 2024: * * * We Must Help Our Communities Unfortunately, natural disasters, accompanied with human hardship and tragedy, were not scarce over this past year in our country. From floods to droughts to wildfires to hurricanes to tornadoes, many communities across the United States suffered this year due to major weather events. Hurricanes Helene and Milton caused devastating blows to North Carolina, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Jon Ossoff is backing a bipartisan bill to strengthen Georgia's veterinary workforce. Today, Sen. Ossoff is launching a push to pass the bipartisan Rural Veterinary Workforce Act to help address the veterinary shortage across Georgia. The bipartisan bill would eliminate the income withholding tax on each individual Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) award, which would allow the U.S. De more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: In recognition of International Human Rights Day (IHRD), the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is announcing new designations and highlighting other human rights-related sanctions actions taken over the last year. IHRD is observed annually on December 10 in commemoration of the United Nations' adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on that day in 19 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: Today the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to consider the Water Resources Development Act: bipartisan, bicameral legislation that authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Civil Works Program for projects to improve the nation's ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation, flood and storm protection, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Dec. 9, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Leads by Example, Leveraging the Federal Government to Catalyze Clean Energy Jobs and Cut Costs and Pollution Three years in, President Biden's executive order has catalyzed global markets and put the U.S. Government on track to meet his ambitious sustainability goals and save taxpayers money When President Biden entered office, he pledged to restore America's  more PR