WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter, Griffith release statement on GAO's Vision Benefit Managers Report * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today released the following statement regarding a forthcoming Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on Vision Benefit Managers (VBMs): "We're happy to hear GAO is nearing completion of its work detailing the growing abuses of Vision Benefit Managers. Since GAO was first tasked w more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter, Harshbarger Introduce Legislation to Ensure Access and Transparency in 340B Drug Pricing Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) today introduced the 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-Net Act (340B ACCESS Act). This legislation establishes critical oversight and transparency of the 340B program while providing clear, practical, and achievable solutions to more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Asks Experts on Georgia about the Impact of American-Sponsored Media and U.S. A.I.D. * At Helsinki Commission hearing, asks about role of American-sponsored media in promoting freedom WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), the House Ranking Member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today expressed his disappointment at the dissolution of democracy in the Republ more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Johnson, Rep. Velazquez Reintroduce Resolution Recognizing National African Immigrant and Refugee HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Awareness Day * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (NY-07) reintroduced a resolution recognizing September 9 as National African Immigrant and Refugee HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Awareness Day (NAIRHHA DAY). The resolution seeks to bring natio more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Allen: "FY2026 NDAA Ensures our Fighting Force Remains the Strongest in the World" * Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA). The NDAA authorizes annual funding levels for the U.S. Armed Forces and sets expenditures for the Department of Defense (DoD). H.R. 3838 authorizes a total discretiona more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Austin Scott on Floor Passage of FY26 NDAA * WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Representative Austin Scott (GA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), released the below statement H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, passed the U.S. House of Representative by a vote of 231-196 with his support. The NDAA sets Department  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Seniors' Access to Lab Testing * Senator Reverend Warnock introduced the bipartisan Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services Act with Senator Tillis to update Medicare's payment system for clinical diagnostic laboratory services The legislation also protects patient access to laboratory services and strengthens the nation's clinical lab infrastructure Sen more PR