Georgia's 7th Congressional District
Recent News About Georgia's 7th Congressional District
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McBath Partners with The Weather Channel for Severe Weather Preparedness Campaign
Representative Lucy McBath (GA-07) has partnered with The Weather Channel for a television campaign encouraging Georgia families to prepare, plan, and practice for severe storms and weather.
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McBath Law Capping Insulin Costs at $35 a Month for Medicare Seniors Extends Coverage
Rep. Lucy McBath’s law capping insulin at $35 a month goes into effect for seniors on Medicare Part B. McBath’s bill will lower health care costs for millions of Americans and help make the drugs more affordable for the Georgians who need it.
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Gwinnett County to Receive $20 Million from Department of Transportation Grant
Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-07), Senator Jon Ossoff, and Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock announced that the Gwinnett County Department of Transportation will be awarded a $20 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant from the United States Department of Transportation.
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McBath Announces $1.3 Billion in Federal Broadband Funding for Georgia
Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-07) announced that Georgia will receive over $1.3 billion to expand highspeed internet access across the State. The funding comes from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, part of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). This investment will expand highspeed internet access by funding the planning and implementation of programs across the country.
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McBath Announces $500,000 Award to Emory University Nursing Program
Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-07) announced that $500,000 will be awarded to Emory University.
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McBath Launches 2023 Congressional App Challenge
Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-07) launched the 2023 Congressional App Challenge, a competition designed to promote innovation and inspire student engagement in computer science, coding, and technology.
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McBath, Thompson, Clyburn, Jeffries, Clark, Pelosi Announce Gun Violence Prevention Legislation Strategy
House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Vice Chair Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-07), House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04), House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05), Assistant Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn (SC-06), and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11) announced a legislative strategy on gun violence prevention. Reps. McBath, Thompson, and Clyburn filed discharge petitions for their bills: the Assault Weapons Ban, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, the Enhanced Background Checks Act. Joining the event to speak were Reps. Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10), and Pat Ryan (NY-18).
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Gwinnett County to Receive Up To $888,000 from Department of Transportation Grant
On June 5, 2023, Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-07) announced that the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners will be awarded up to $888,000 to conduct a feasibility study on three crossings on CSX track in Gwinnett County.
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McBath Statement on Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling
On May 31, 2023, Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) released a statement following the passage of the bill to raise the debt ceiling:
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McBath, Harder, Fitzpatrick, Chavez-DeRemer Introduce Bipartisan Youth Workforce Readiness Act
On May 17, 2023, Reps. Lucy McBath (D-GA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) introduced the Youth Workforce Readiness Act.
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McBath, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Support Mothers and Infants
Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA-7) has introduced H.R.3332, the Extending WIC for New Moms Act, a bicameral bill to expand eligibility and support mothers and infants into the postpartum and breastfeeding periods through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) programs.
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McBath, Bonamici, Moore, Wilson, Sen. Murphy Lead Bill to End Corporal Punishment in Schools
On May 23, 2023, Representatives Lucy McBath (D-GA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Gwen Moore (D-WI), and Frederica Wilson (D-FL) and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced legislation to prohibit the practice of corporal punishment in any school that receives federal funding.
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McBath, House Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill Supporting Quality, Affordable Infant Formula
Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA-7) has introduced H.R.3151, the WIC Healthy Beginnings Act, a bipartisan bill to encourage competition, reduce costs, and improve the quality of infant formula options available through the state Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) programs with an online database.
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McBath Announces Winners of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition
his weekend, Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-07) announced the winners of the 2023 Seventh District Congressional Art Competition. In a ceremony on Saturday at the Duluth library, McBath welcomed all participating students and their families to celebrate their artwork and announce the top 3 winning pieces.
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McBath and Community Justice Host Briefing on DOJ’s Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative
Yesterday, Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-07) and Community Justice Action Fund co-hosted an informational briefing at her Duluth district office spotlighting the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI), which she and other Congressional Black Caucus Members championed in Washington.
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Reps. McBath & Kelly, Sen. Menendez Lead Bicameral Letter of 90 Congressional Colleagues Urging ATF to Fully Implement Federal Rules to Help Close the Gun Seller Background Check Loophole
Representatives Lucy McBath (D-GA-07), Robin Kelly (D-Ill.-02), and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) led a bicameral letter of over nearly 90 Congressional colleagues urging the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to implement federal rules to designate who is “engaged in the business” of selling firearms to help close the gun seller background check loophole.
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McBath, Ossoff, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Overhaul Federal Prison Oversight
Representatives Lucy McBath (D-GA-07) and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-AL) on April 26, 2023 introduced the bipartisan Federal Prison Oversight Act to establish new, independent oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
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New Law Would Reveal True Horror of America’s Deadly School Shootings
On April 26, 2023, Representatives Lucy McBath (GA-07), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act for the 118th Congress, legislation which would allow the public and policymakers to gain a complete, accurate picture of gun violence in and around our school campuses, and provide actionable data to help prevent bloodshed at America’s places of learning.