WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter Introduces Bill to Spur American Economic Development in Housing * WASHINGTON D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) introduced the Catalyzing Housing and American Ready Growth and Expansion (CHARGE) Investments Act, a bill that will encourage economic growth and development throughout the country by modernizing the eligibility for Transit Oriented Developmen more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter, Bera Introduce Bill to Strengthen Palliative and Hospice Care Workforce * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today introduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), bipartisan legislation to invest in training, education, and research for the palliative care and hospice workforce, allowing more practitioners to ent more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, issued the following news release: * * * Chair Allen Announces Hearing on Enhancing Transparency and Oversight at EBSA Tuesday, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), will hold a hearing titled "Restoring Trust: Enhancing Transparency and Oversight at EBSA." What: Subcom more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 17, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on Empowering Independent Workers, Strengthening Access to Portable Benefits U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during hearing on how to empower independent workers to access more PR

UPTON, New York, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * First Physics Results from the sPHENIX Particle Detector * UPTON, N.Y. -- The sPHENIX particle detector, the newest experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, has released its first physics results: precision measurements of the number and energy density of thousands of particle more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 18 -- The Georgia Department of Community Affairs issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Georgia's Main Street Programs Delivered $824 Million in Economic Impact in 2024 Atlanta, GA. (July 16, 2025) - Downtowns are thriving across Georgia thanks to the continued efforts of local Main Street programs. Georgia's accredited Main Street cities generated more than $824 million in combined private and public investment in 2024, reinforcing the vital role th more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 18 -- The Georgia Department of Driver Services issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) Successfully Onboards 500,000 Digital Driver's License and ID Users The Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) is pleased to announce that the Digital Driver's License and ID application has achieved a remarkable milestone - over one half million (500,000) customers have added a digital driver's license and/or ID to t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Savannah, Georgia, has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) addressing concerns related to Draft Notice N8100.20. This draft outlines the annual ethics training requirements for Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) holders, specifically addressing Unit Members (UM) and administrators. The letter includes insights collected from Gulfstream subject matter experts, emphasizing the company's co more ST

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has issued a public notice concerning an ongoing investigation involving certain polyvinylidene fluoride resins. This notice highlights the agency's decision not to review an initial determination that permits a key amendment to the complaint and investigation notice. The activity involves multiple private sector entities demonstrating the interactive nature of trade disputes and their resolution processes. The investigation comm more PR

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, July 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Military Reserve Exchange Program connects Citizen Airman with international partners in Denmark * * Published July 16, 2025 * By James Bowman * 624th Regional Support Group JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Senior Master Sgt. Erin Esquer, senior enlisted leader of the 624th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, participated in an international Military Reserve Exchange Program host more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Durbin, Welch, Colleagues Condemn DOJ's Baseless Voter Fraud Investigations * On John Lewis National Day of Action, Senators request access to Civil Rights Division Memo that changes mission statement to investigating voter fraud Senators: "Taken together, the Department is clearly pursuing an anti-voter, partisan agenda aligned with 2020 election deniers and conspiracy theorists" WA more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following floor remarks on July 15, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today for the 28th time to call on the Trump administration to restore lifesaving food aid for malnourished children. I see some of my friends and colleagues are here who perhaps haven't heard this before. I will set aside my prepared rema more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following floor remarks on July 15, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak out against the attack on every American's right to a quality public education in this country. Families have been promised the right to send their kids to good public schools, regardless of where they live, how much money they mak more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, issued the following opening remarks on July 16, 2025, at a hearing on the use of artificial intelligence in law enforcement and how to combat AI-enabled crimes: * * * Mr. Chairman, thank you for convening this hearing to discuss AI-enabled crime, efforts to detect and combat such crime, and how law enforcement deploys AI tools. Like so ma more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Renews Effort to Address Bias in Housing Appraisals, Help Families Build Generational Wealth through Homeownership * Senator Reverend Warnock's legislation would empower Georgians with more data and tools to fight bias that would lower their homes' values For most Americans, the largest driver of wealth is their home. This makes it important to have accurate, unbiased home valuatio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock, Capito Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Child Care Workforce, Increase Access to Early Head Start Programs * The bipartisan HEADWAY Act would address staffing shortages in the child care workforce by allowing Early Head Start classroom teachers to teach and earn their Child Development Associate (CDA) credential simultaneously Senator Reverend Warnock is one of two Head Start alum more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Senate Republicans Block Sen. Ossoff's Amendment to Prevent Cutoff of Food Aid to Starving Children in War Zones * Washington, D.C. -- Senate Republicans last night blocked U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff's amendment to prevent the cutoff of food aid to starving children in war zones. Overnight, the Senate debated the Trump Administration's request to rescind funding passed by Congress for public med more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The White House sent on July 17, 2025, the nominations of 12 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Jeffrey Anderson, of Georgia, to be Representative of the United States of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, with the rank of Ambassador. Julie Callahan, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, vice Douglas J. more PR