WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Allen Holds Hearing on Expanding Access and Affordability in Employer-Sponsored Health Care Today, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "A Healthy Workforce: Expa  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account, U.S. and States, 2023 New Statistics for 2023; 1998-2022 Updated The Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that arts and cultural economic activity, adjusted for inflation, increased 6.6 percent in 2023 after increasing 3.8 percent in 2022 (chart 1 and t  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter statement on 3rd ID soldiers deceased in Lithuania WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement after the 3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart, GA identified the four soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team who were found deceased in Lithuania: "My heart breaks for the families of Staff Sgt. Jose Duenez, Jr., Staff Sgt. Edvin F  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * DOGE Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Reducing Federal Real Estate WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) today announced the panel will hold a hearing on "Federal Foreclosure: Reducing the Fe  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 3 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Awards Nearly $6 Million to Organizations Addressing Heirs' Property Issues ATLANTA, April 2, 2025 -- Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) has finalized its selection of Heirs' Property Family Wealth Protection Fund (FWP) award winners. Through the program, FHLBank Atlanta is awarding a tota  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 3 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Gov. Kemp: Georgia-based Flock Safety Opens New 97,000-Square-Foot Manufacturing Facility ATLANTA - Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Georgia-headquartered Flock Safety, a leading safety technology solutions provider, is opening a new manufacturing facility in Smyrna. The new 97,000-square-foot facility will ultimately create an estimated 210 new jobs over the next t  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Warren, Wyden, Warnock Launch Social Security War Room to Fight Back Against Trump Admin Attacks Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) launched their new Social Security War Room, a coordinated effort to fight back against the Trump administration's attack on Americans' Social Security. The lawmakers announced the effort at a pre  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Goldman, Crockett Introduce Abortion Care Awareness Act to Combat Anti-Abortion Misinformation Legislation Ensures Women Have Access to Accurate Information About Abortion Services and Where to Obtain Them Goldman's Bill Will Specifically Combat Misinformation about Medication Abortion, the Most Common Abortion Used in Telehealth Abortions Read the Bill Here Washington, DC -   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Science Committee Members Blast Trump Administration for its Attack on American Manufacturing (Washington, DC) - Yesterday, funds for ten of the 51 centers that make up the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) were withheld by the Trump administration. T  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Reverend Warnock Issues Statement on Potential Harm President Trump's Reckless Tariffs Will put on Price of Groceries, Everyday Goods Today, President Trump announced the rollout of a sweeping set of tariffs that will raise the cost of everyday goods for ordinary Georgians The tariffs will increase costs on many consumer purchases, including cars and groceries, and risk the loss of Ge  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter, R-Georgia, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Subcommittee on Health Holds Hearing on Over-the-Counter Monograph Drugs WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, led a hearing titled Examining the FDA's Regulation of Over-the-Counter Monograph Drugs. "Over-the-counter (OTC) medications  more