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Efforts in Congress to ban the types of assault weapons used in recent mass shootings are aiming at the wrong target, the CEO of a Georgia gun manufacturer said Wednesday.

A Georgia gunmaker testified before Congress. Here’s what he said

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJuly 27, 2022July 27, 2022

The chairman of a congressional committee is asking the CEO of a Georgia firearms manufacturer to testify at an upcoming hearing on the industry’s role in the spike in gun violence in America.

Georgia gun maker asked to testify before Congress

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJuly 8, 2022July 8, 2022

Both the Biden administration and Congress moved Wednesday to try to relieve a national infant formula shortage, as the White House invoked the Defense Production Act and the U.S. House approved $28 million for the Food and Drug Administration.

The latest on the baby formula shortage

by Jennifer Shutt | Georgia Recorder and Jacob Fischler | Georgia RecorderMay 19, 2022June 23, 2022

Stacker compiled a list of five notable numbers in the news this week.

News By The Numbers: COVID, gas prices, and inflation

by Lauren Liebhaber | StackerMarch 13, 2022March 13, 2022

Former state Rep. Vernon Jones dropped out of the Republican gubernatorial race Monday and announced instead he will run for a seat in Congress.

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Vernon Jones drops out of governor’s race to run for Congress

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 7, 2022September 24, 2023

Georgia state capitol building in Atlanta at night

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Showdown looms between Georgia Republicans and Democrats

by Tim Darnell | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 29, 2021October 29, 2021

American Election

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Georgia Democrats release a Congressional map of their own

by Tim Darnell | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 21, 2021September 24, 2023

Four Democrats and two Republicans want U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s job.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene has raised millions more than her political opponents

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 18, 2021October 18, 2021

The General Assembly’s special redistricting session doesn’t start until November, but the first map of redistricting season was released late Monday.

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Proposed redistricting map could squeeze democrats out of Congress

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 27, 2021September 30, 2021

The U.S. House voted Tuesday to remove a statue of former Georgia governor Alexander Hamilton Stephens from Statuary Hall at the Capitol, as well as evict stone monuments to other men who fought for the Confederacy or served in its government.

U.S. House votes to give Georgia’s confederate statue the boot

by Laura Olson | States Newsroom and John McCosh | Georgia RecorderJune 30, 2021July 2, 2021

The United States Capitol building

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What to expect when Georgia redistricts Congressional seats

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJune 7, 2021September 24, 2023

The U.S. House on Wednesday passed a resolution condemning the March 16 mass shooting in Atlanta and Acworth and reaffirming Congress’ commitment to combating racism and violence against the Asian American community, which has seen a spike in hate crimes since the onset of the pandemic.

Congress condemns Georgia spa shootings

by Ariana Figueroa | Georgia RecorderMay 19, 2021September 24, 2023

A Georgia Congressman is under fire this week from both Republicans and Democrats after his remarks at a Congressional hearing, where he claimed that the insurrectionists who invaded the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 were normal tourists.

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Did a Georgia Congressman claim Capitol insurrectionists were just tourists?

by Thom ChandlerMay 14, 2021September 24, 2023

The Gist: Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has been voted out of the two congressional committees she serves on by a bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene booted from committees

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 2021

The Gist: A California congressman plans to introduce a resolution to expel a Georgia Congresswoman from the U.S. House of Representatives after revelations of social media posts where she appeared to show support for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.

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California Congressman to file resolution to expel Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 27, 2021January 28, 2021

In a historic move, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time. Trump becomes the first president in history to be impeached twice.

Trump Impeached Again: How your representatives voted

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 13, 2021January 19, 2021

WASHINGTON — For just 31 days, Democrat Kwanza Hall will be a federal legislator representing Georgia’s 5th Congressional District.

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Kwanza Hall sworn in for 31-day Congressional term

by Laura Olson | States NewsroomDecember 4, 2020December 4, 2020

(The Center Square) – Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux and Republican Rich McCormick and are running for election in Georgia's 7th Congressional District.

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Bourdeaux and McCormick face off for Georgia’s 7th Congressional District

by Nyamekye Daniel | The Center SquareOctober 5, 2020October 5, 2020

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