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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Friday November 01, 2024 ( 4 items )  

CONGRESSMAN BISHOP RECEIVES "FRIEND OF FARM BUREAU" AWARD
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: BRINSON, Ga. Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) received the Friend of the Farm Bureau Award from the Georgia Farm Bureau at a ceremony hosted at Glenn Heard Farms in Brinson. "I want to thank the Georgia Farm Bureau for this award and honor. It has been my pleasure to work with the Farm Bureau and I will always be a strong voice in Washington for our farmers and producers," said  more

Sen. Ossoff Strengthening Mental Health Counseling for Georgia Students
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Atlanta, Ga. U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering Federal resources to hire more counselors in Georgia schools. Today, Sen. Ossoff announced he is delivering Federal resources through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to help hire licensed mental health providers that will better support students in and around Fulton, Gwinnett, Macon-Bibb, and Muscogee Counties. "Bringing both political parties together   more

Senators Reverend Warnock, Ossoff, Secure Over $60 Million to Improve Rail Safety Across Georgia Through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: The Georgia Department of Transportation will receive $8,496,000 to improve rail line in Lowndes and Berrien Counties The Georgia Ports Authority will receive $26,521,740 to finalize designs and build improvements at Brunswick's Colonel's Island Terminal Funding provided through federal CRISI program Senator Reverend Warnock championed through the Senate Commerce committee Senator Reverend Warnock:  more

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AWARDS OVER $4 MILLION TO BIBB & MUSCOGEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SUPPORT SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: MACON, Ga. Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, is delighted to announce a federal award from the U.S. Department of Education totaling $4,567,325 to the Bibb County ($2,569,674) and Muscogee County ($1,997,651) School Districts. The School-Based Mental Health Grant Program provides public schools with the resources needed to hire and ret  more