ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) Subcommittee on COVID-19 today issued the following statement regarding the potential risk of spreading COVID-19 at in-person legislative events:
Rep. Davis, Members of Georgia House Democratic Caucus Subcommittee on COVID-19 Request Congressional Investigation into Georgia Department of Labor
ATLANTA – State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), along with other members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus Subcommittee on COVID-19, recently submitted a letter to U.S. Congressman Hank Johnson calling for the U.S. Congress to investigate the Georgia Department of Labor’s (GDOL) Unemployment Insurance (UI) payment processes.
Georgia House Democratic Caucus Urges Georgia Residents to Complete 2020 U.S. Census Before Deadline
ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) encourage all Georgia residents to participate in the 2020 U.S. Census today, Thursday, October 15, 2020, by midnight. Households can complete the census online or by phone by 5:59 a.m. EST on Friday, Oct. 16, but the GHDC urges residents to participate as soon as possible. As of October 13, Georgia’s self-response rate is 62.7 percent, which is behind the national average of 66.8 percent.
Rep. McLaurin, Members of Georgia House Democratic Caucus Send Letter to Call for Investigation of Safety in Georgia Prisons
ATLANTA – State Representative Josh McLaurin (D-Sandy Springs), along with the other first-term members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus, today sent a letter to Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward to call for an investigation into allegations of a breakdown in order and safety in Georgia’s prisons. Continue reading “Rep. McLaurin, Members of Georgia House Democratic Caucus Send Letter to Call for Investigation of Safety in Georgia Prisons”
Rep. Bazemore, Georgia House Democratic Caucus COVID-19 Subcommittee Makes Constituents Aware of COVID-19 Cases in Children
ATLANTA – State Representative Debra Bazemore (D-South Fulton), who also serves as a member of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) COVID-19 Subcommittee, makes constituents aware of statistics regarding the number of children who have contracted COVID-19 in Georgia and in the United States. During the subcommittee’s study of data presented by the CDC, the subcommittee found that there has been a daily increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases among children. Continue reading “Rep. Bazemore, Georgia House Democratic Caucus COVID-19 Subcommittee Makes Constituents Aware of COVID-19 Cases in Children”