WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today questioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its seafood inspection standards following concerns that United States shrimpers are not given the opportunity to fairly compete in the global market. Read highlights from Rep. Carter's remarks below, as prepared for delivery, given during the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee's hearing on "Evaluating  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today introduced a bipartisan resolution declaring the week of September 15, 2024, as Telehealth Awareness Week. The resolution, co-sponsored by Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA), John Curtis (R-UT), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) aims to recognize the impact of telehealth in delivering health care services to patients across the Uni  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: MACON, Ga. Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, is delighted to announce a federal award from the U.S. Department of Education totaling $2,643,209 to the Bibb County School District. The Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Partnership program is a competitive grant program designed to increase the number of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: ALBANY, Ga. Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) is pleased to announce that, last month, Albany State University has received three National Science Foundation (NSF) awards totaling $3,763,838. The funds will bolster biomedical research as well as help engage and support more people to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics professions. "From making discoveries that will   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, led Committee Democrats including Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07) in sending a letter(link is external) to Chairman James Comer calling for the Oversight Committee to hold a hearing to address the gun violence epidemic plaguing this country following the Apalachee High School shooting in Winder, Georgia.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Jon Ossoff is working across the aisle to strengthen lung cancer prevention for Georgia families. Today, Sen. Ossoff is cosponsoring the bipartisan Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventative Services Act to support cancer prevention research in Georgia and across the country. The bipartisan bill would require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct an interagency revie  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: In remarks from the U.S. Senate floor, Senator Reverend Warnock honored the four victims of the Apalachee High School shooting-students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo; educators Cristina Irimie and Richard "Coach Ricky" Aspinwall This is the third time since entering the U.S. Senate in 2021 that Senator Reverend Warnock has given floor remarks to address a deadly mass shooting in Georgia Se  more