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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for 2024-09-07 ( 4 items )  
House Education Committee Chair Foxx Reacts to Georgia Tech Decision to End Partnership With Blacklisted Chinese University (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx today issued the following statement regarding the Georgia Institute of Technology's (Georgia Tech) decision to end its partnership with Tianjin University, a blacklisted institution with known ties to the Chinese Communist Party and its military: "The captain of the Titanic didn't get a gold star for p more PR

Rep. David Scott Issues Statement on Shooting at Apalachee High School (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * Congressman David Scott (GA-13), Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee, today issued the following statement: Once again, we find ourselves grieving the loss of life caused by gun violence during today's shooting at Apalachee High School. I stand firm in offering my strongest condolences and support to the victims, students, parents, staff, and first responders in Winder during this time of immense tragedy. Today's even more PR

Rep. DeLauro Issues Statement on Apalachee High School Shooting (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro released a statement in response to a shooting at Georgia's Apalachee high school. "We face yet another senseless and preventable tragedy after a gunman killed two students, two teachers, and wounded nine others during a school shooting in Winder, Georgia on Wednesday morning. This gun violence epidemic touches every corner of the nation - from rural towns to large cities, from college campuses  more PR

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Sets Sept. 12 Hearing on Anti-NGO Laws, Other Tools of Democratic Repression (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Anti-NGO Laws and Other Tools of Democratic Repression" at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 12, 2024, at 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Witnesses 1. Mr. Douglas Rutzen, President and Chief Executive Officer, International Center for Not-For-Profit Law, Washington, D.C. 2. Ms. Yaqiu Wang, Research Director for China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, Freedom House, Washington, D.C. 3. Ms. Eka Gigauri, Executive Director, Transparency Internati more PR