WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter statement on House passage of government funding bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to fund the government through November 21, 2025: "Under President Trump's leadership, House Republicans did our job to ensure that our troops get paid, critical programs maintain funding, and the gov more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN BISHOP'S STATEMENT ON HOUSE RESOLUTION 719 * WASHINGTON - Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement regarding today's vote on a resolution concerning Charlie Kirk: "Last week, Charlie Kirk was gunned down in an apparent act of political violence. As I publicly stated on the day of this tragedy, political violence against any individual or group more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rick Allen Leads Colleagues in Reintroducing the Safe Step Act * Today, Representative Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12), Chairman of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee, was joined by Representatives Lucy McBath (D-GA-06), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-01), Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA-25), and Bob Onder (R-MO-03) in reintroducing the Safe Step Act, a bipartisan bill to ensure pa more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Votes NO to Honoring a Legacy of Racism * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) released the following statement after her NO vote to Congressional resolution to honor the legacy of Charlie Kirk: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) said: "Today's resolution was not about condemning political violence or Charlie Kirk's death, to which  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Votes NO to Increasing Healthcare Premiums * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) released the following statement after her NO vote to the partisan continuing resolution proposed by House Republicans: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) said: "Republicans are already ripping Medicaid away from hundreds of thousands of working famili more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Ossoff Introduce Bill to Support Foster Youth * U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) introduced their Hidden Foster Care Transparency Act, which would require states to measure and publicly report on children who have been separated from their parents in so-called "hidden foster care arrangements," or the placement of a child with a caregiver informally, to ensure their wellbeing and more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Florida Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- July 2025 * Florida had 391,000 job openings in July 2025, compared to 467,000 openings in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Florida was 3.7 percent in July and 4.4 pe more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Following tireless advocacy, Carter celebrates FDA approval for Barth syndrome treatment * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today celebrated the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) announcement that it has granted an accelerated approval for Stealth Biotherapeutics' Barth syndrome treatment, Forzinity (elamipretide HC1). This landmark decision comes after tireless advocacy more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Georgia Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- July 2025 * Georgia had 273,000 job openings in July 2025, compared to 281,000 openings in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Georgia was 5.2 percent in July and 5.3 pe more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Lankford, Colleagues Move to Safeguard Students' Freedom of Faith and Association on College Campuses * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Tim Scott (R-S.C) and their colleagues to introduce the Equal Campus Access Act of 2025 to ensure religious student organizations will not face discrimination on college campuses. "Religious liberty i more PR

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Joint Readout From France Air and Space Force Vice Chief-United States Air Force Reserve Chief Meeting * * Published Sept. 19, 2025 * Air Force Reserve Command Lt. Gen. Dominique Tardif, Vice Chief of the French Air and Space Force, and Lt. Gen. John Healy, Chief of the Air Force Reserve and Commander of Air Force Reserve Command, convened in Paris, France, on Friday, September 12, 2025 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * McBath Statement on H.Res.719 * Washington, DC - Following the passage of House Resolution 719, Representative Lucy McBath (GA-06) released the following statement: "I came to Congress after my son was murdered by a man with a gun. I know the trauma that comes when someone is killed with a firearm. I carry it with me every day. I stood on the steps of the courthouse and forgave my son's killer. He more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * McBath, Allen Lead Bipartisan Safe Step Act * Washington, DC --Today, Representative Lucy McBath (D-GA-06) joined Representative Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12), Chairman of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee; Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-01), Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA-25), and Bob Onder (R-MO-03) in reintroducing the Safe Step Act, a bipartisan bill to ensure patients can safely and eff more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone on Continuing Resolution: Republicans Have Created a Health Care Crisis * Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House floor today in opposition to Republicans' continuing resolution: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I want to thank our Ranking Member Ms. DeLauro. I'm opposed to this bill. Presi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2025: * * * Pallone on CR: Republicans Have Created a Health Care Crisis Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House floor today in opposition to Republicans' continuing resolution: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I want to thank our Ranking Member Ms. DeLauro more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Lankford Move to Safeguard Students' Freedom of Faith and Association on College Campuses * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.), along with Congressman Tim Walberg (R-Minn.) and their colleagues, today introduced the Equal Campus Access Act of 2025 to ensure that religious student organizations will not face discrimination on college campuses. "F more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Announces New Slate of Political Appointments * U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the latest slate of presidential appointments and state directors for key positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).  "Today's new USDA presidential appointments will help carry forward the important work of serving the people who feed and fuel our co more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Georgia, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * Subcommittee Ranking Member Johnson's Opening Statement at Hearing on Federal Preemption of State AI Laws Today, Rep. Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, delive more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Vice Ranking Member Amo on Bad Republican State Department Plan to Cede American Global Leadership, Entrench Trump Corruption * Washington, DC - TODAY, House Foreign Affairs Committee Vice Ranking Member Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) issued the following statement on the House Foreign Affairs Committee passage of the State Department Reauthorization bills: "This markup was the latest step in Presi more PR