WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, posted the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Amended Senate Budget Bill Would Trigger Nearly 20 Million People Losing Health Insurance Updated Analysis Also Includes State-by-State Coverage Loss Estimates * WASHINGTON - The Joint Economic Committee - Minority released updated data, broken down by state, that shows that the Senate budget bill, if amended as indicated by Sen more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Atlanta Area Employment -- May 2025 * Total nonfarm employment for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, metropolitan area stood at 3,120,000 in May 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the employment level in the Atlanta area  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * By The Numbers: What the GOP Tax Bill Means for Georgia * Yesterday, Senator Reverend Warnock voted "NO" on the GOP Tax Bill, which passed by a vote of 50-50, with the Vice President breaking the tie The legislation will kick 750,000 Georgians off their health care, raise health care premiums for over 1.2 million Georgians, risk up to 42,000 Georgia jobs, threaten 66 rural hospitals, and add  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Johnson Offers Six Amendments to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, Seeks Exemption To Worst Effects in Georgia * Congressman Seeks Deal to Exempt Georgia, While Also Focusing on Reversing Cuts to Healthcare Access for Children, Providing Counsel for Unaccompanied Minors, and Strengthening Environmental Protections WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tonight, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) offered  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Brown Speaks on House Floor in Opposition to Trump Cuts to SNAP, Unfunded Mandates on States That Imperil Benefits * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) spoke in opposition to the Republican Reconciliation Bill on the House floor Wednesday (link is external), calling attention to the bill's cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The Senate-passed Re more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces First Georgia School to Join Enhanced Air Traffic Controller Training Program * Program ensures more bright minds have access to this critical career path WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has signed an agreement with Middle Georgia State Universi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision: * * * Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces First Georgia School to Join Enhanced Air Traffic Controller Training Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has signed an agreement with Middle Georgia State University (link is external) to become the next school for the E more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Ossoff on GOP Budget: "This Bill is a Disaster for the State of Georgia" * Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff voted against the GOP budget that guts Medicaid and crushes nursing homes & hospitals, drives up health insurance premiums for middle-class families, and takes a hatchet to Georgia's fast-growing clean energy industries. Sen. Ossoff held a news conference to discus more PR