WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), a pharmacist by trade, issued the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today sued the nation's largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) Optum Rx, Caremark, and Express Scripts and their respective group purchasing organizations for spiking insulin prices, imperiling the health of over 8 million Americans: "PBMs are finally facing accountability  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In Georgia, Experts Say Were This Mother's Death Was Preventable. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and 38 of their Democratic colleagues in introducing a Senate resolution to reinforce the standard that every patient has the basic right to emergency health care, incl more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, chairman of the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight, issued the following news release: Committee on House Administration's Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) revealed that days before January 6, 2021, President Trump met with senior Pentagon leaders urging them to do their jobs to protect lives and property. The transcripts released show Trump gave senior Pentagon leadership directives to keep January more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: ICYMI: Murray Leads Congressional Democrats in Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS to Affirm that EMTALA Requires Hospitals to Provide Emergency Stabilizing Care Including Abortion Care, Preempts Idaho's Draconian Abortion Ban ICYMI FROM PROPUBLICA: Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In Georgia, Experts Say This Mother's Death Was Preventable. Murray: "Here in America, in the 21st century, pregn more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Reverend Warnock, a champion of bipartisan cooperation, co-hosted the Annual Bipartisan Members Barbecue, bringing together Senators from across the aisle over Georgia barbecue The lunch was provided by the premier pitmasters at South 40 Smokehouse in Marietta and Bub-Ba-Q Restaurant in Woodstock Senator Reverend Warnock is rated as the 14th most bipartisan senator according to the Lugar Cen more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * This week, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) released the following statement after his bills H.R. 4823, the American Financial Institution Regulatory Sovereignty and Transparency (American FIRST) Act and H.R. 4648, legislation to hold America's largest asset managers accountable, both passed the U.S. House. Both bills were included as part of a larger package, H.R. 4790, the Priorit more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following information for a business meeting at 10 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2024, at 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Business meeting agenda: * Nomination of Matthew J. Marzano to be a Member of the NRC * Nomination of Matthew Kaplan to be Federal Cochairperson of the Great Lakes Authority * H.R. 532, a bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 600 East First Street in Rome, more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Reverend Warnock: "Reproductive rights are under attack in this country from all angles whether it's women who choose to end a pregnancy or women who are choosing to start a family, they're meeting opposition from bad-faith actors who aren't interested in letting people live their lives on their terms" Senator Reverend Warnock: "It's ironic that the people who claim to defend life are so adam more PR