Agriculture

Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) recently sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), demanding answers as to when Georgia farmers can expect to receive hurricane relief funding.  The Hurricane Helene relief package was passed over a year ago, in December 2024, and includes $21 billion for the Southeast region of the country. The […]

Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA) recently secured funding for waterline improvements in the City of Rincon, Georgia, as part of the House-passed Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development, and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act of 2026. Also known as House Resolution (HR) 6938, this bill includes $1 million to upgrade Rincon’s existing 8-inch waterline, which […]

The House of Representatives has concluded 2025 by passing several bills related to economic development, mining regulation, Medicaid restrictions, and agriculture. This year has been notable for the passage of major bills, including House Resolution 1, known as the One Big, Beautiful Bill, and HR 1968, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act.  First, the House passed […]

Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA) recently announced that BioTouch, a global healthcare logistics company, will invest $12.5 million to expand two existing facilities in Columbus, creating a combined 480 new jobs in Muscogee County over the next four years. BioTouch is a global provider of healthcare kitting and logistics solutions. Its offerings include custom healthcare kitting, […]

Representative Rich McCormick (R-GA) recently announced that he has secured $2.5 million in community project funding for the Lake Lanier Water Quality Initiative, a regional effort aimed at reducing nutrient pollution and protecting drinking water for millions of Georgians. The project will be led by the Georgia Water Planning and Policy Center in partnership with […]

Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) recently visited Goodr Community Market in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood, accusing the Trump Administration of cutting SNAP access to gain leverage in shutdown negotiations.  The Senator met with Jasmine Crowe-Houston, the owner, to discuss the impact that confusion over SNAP funding is having on her small business and on community members […]

Governor Brian Kemp’s (R-GA) economic mission to Japan continues with the state delegation meeting with more companies across the country. These companies all have a stake in Georgia’s financial and industrial sectors, but contribute to the state in different ways.  The delegation first met with Yamaha, a corporation operating in Cobb County that produces all-terrain […]

Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) grilled U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inspector General nominee John Walk about his May 2025 letter to Senator Warnock, wherein he called federal food bank funding a “slush fund.”  Before this nomination, Walk served as Acting Deputy Under Secretary for the Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services when the Administration decided to […]

Governor Brian Kemp’s (R-GA) economic mission to Japan is off to a strong start after the delegation met with seven different companies across the country. Each company has a stake in the State of Georgia and contributes to one or more of the state’s important industries. Gov. Brian Kemp's delegation met with leaders from Kubota, […]

Senate Democrats, including Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA), are urging the Trump Administration to sustain the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) amid impending disruptions due to the government shutdown. Specifically, the Senators are calling for U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to use the Agency’s existing authority to fund the […]

Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) has successfully advanced bipartisan priorities aimed at bolstering Georgia’s forests by offering amendments to existing bills and promoting two others to boost Georgia's forestry and aid forest landowners.  The Senator offered an amendment during the committee markup to the Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA) that would provide state forestry agencies a […]

Georgia Speaker of the House Jon Burns (R) has sent a letter to members of Georgia’s Congressional Delegation requesting urgent relief for the U.S. forestry industry. The letter was co-signed by Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, Nathaniel Ledbetter (R), Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, Brian S. Evans (R), Speaker of the Florida […]

Following the first anniversary of Hurricane Helene, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper and U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke L. Rollins have announced that the State of Georgia will receive approximately $531,236,000 in federal funds for the Hurricane Helene Block Grant Program.  Georgia’s Block Grant Program will cover future economic losses, infrastructure losses, and […]

Representative Mike Collins (R) has sent a letter to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Lee Zeldin, urging him to reverse an action taken in the final days of the Biden administration that threatens the American recreational boatbuilding industry. For context, President Biden's EPA moved to make styrene a priority for risk evaluation […]

Last week, the House of Representatives passed notable bills honoring the late Charlie Kirk and a continuing resolution to fund the federal government, thereby avoiding an imminent shutdown. However, the House also passed notable bills on policing, energy, and infrastructure.  House Resolution (HR) 5143, known as the District of Columbia (DC) Policing Protection Act, repeals […]

Congressional Georgia Democrats have banded together with a letter sent to Governor Brian Kemp (R), urging him to opt in to the Department of Agriculture’s EBT summer nutrition program for 2026. The delegation, led by Senator Raphael Warnock (D) and Rep. Lucy McBath (D), includes Senator Jon Ossoff (D), Rep. Hank Johnson (D), and Rep. Nikema […]

Governor Brian Kemp has announced that the city of LaFayette in Walker County is set to welcome a new prepared foods facility. Pilgrim’s, one of the world’s leading food companies, will invest $400 million into the city, expanding its footprint and supporting more than 630 new jobs at full capacity.  For context, Pilgrim’s is a […]

The Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (HHS' OCR) have informed the New England Commission of Higher Education that Harvard University has violated federal anti-discrimination laws. The crux of the Department's argument is that Harvard deliberately ignored numerous instances of antisemitic harassment and discrimination toward Jewish […]