U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-GA, is the toast of the town in Washington D.C. this week after his bill blocked the District of Columbia from revising its sentencing laws, which would have let offenders back out on the streets more easily. After the bill passed the House President Joe Biden surprisingly announced he would sign it if passed, and the Democrat-led U.S. Senate quickly got on board approving it 81-14, (Ossoff voted in favor, Warnock voted ‘present.’) The bill was a win for Clyde cracking down on crime, a GOP focus, as well as a rare bipartisan victory in a very partisan town. RISING…
Georgia’s female leaders
Two Georgia congresswomen – U.S. Reps. Nikema Williams, D-Atlanta, and Lucy McBath, D-Marietta, have been voted into leadership positions in the House Democratic Women’s Caucus. Williams will serve as vice chairwoman while McBath is the group’s chief whip. With 16 new women elected by Democrats in 2022 the caucus continues to grow, and with a pair of Georgians in leadership its reach is RISING…
