WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) today released the following statement after voting no on Democrats’ H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act: “America is the best place in the world to do business, and this bill would be a devastating blow to our booming economy. We cannot undo our recent success by enacting legislation that, according to the Congressional Budget Office, would eliminat... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) today introduced the Behavioral Intervention Guidelines (BIG) Act with Congressmen Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Texas), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif) and Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.). This legislation would task the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in consultation with the Department of Education, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Secur... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – This week the House of Representatives passed nine bills that would improve the lives of America’s veterans. These bills cover a wide range of issues impacting our nation’s veterans from mental health resources to successfully transitioning back into the civilian workforce. “22 veterans die by suicide every day,” said Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-Ga). “We cannot sit idle as the br... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) recently joined Congressmen David Scott (D-Ga.) and Mark Takano (D-Calif.) to introduce the Making Advances Kinetic Education, Research, and Skills Act or the MAKERS Act. The MAKERS Act would direct the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education to research or develop makerspaces throughout th... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) recently joined Congressman Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) to introduce the Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers (HEARTS) Act. This bipartisan legislation would make it easier for injured veterans to return to work and keep their Tricare coverage. Under current law, when veterans return to work and no longer receive Social Se... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) today released the following statement after voting no on Democrats’ false flag net neutrality legislation: “Instead of coming to the table and working with Republicans to implement common sense net neutrality regulations, Democrats are once again taking a critical policy issue and holding it hostage for their own political ends. Their legislation... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) today released the following statement after voting no on Democrats’ unconstitutional legislation to put the federal bureaucracy’s thumb on the scale in our nation’s elections: “Democrats have repeatedly claimed that H.R. 1 is critical to safeguarding our democracy, but it is actually their thinly veiled attempt to protect their majority. “Nothing... Read more »
Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) today released the following statement after voting no on Democrats’ disingenuous gun control legislation: “If we want to combat gun violence in this country, we can no longer pretend that false flag legislation like H.R. 8 would bring us closer to this goal. This bill would do nothing to prevent any of the tragic mass shootings our nation has seen over the past s... Read more »
Representatives Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.), Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), Susan Davis (D-Calif.) and Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) introduced bipartisan legislation to support apprenticeships and work-based learning programs to provide workers with meaningful pathways to better paying jobs, and to connect businesses with workers who have the skills they need. Ferguson, Bonamici, Davis and Guthrie introduced the P... Read more »
The House Republican Steering Committee today selected Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) to serve on the Committee on Ways and Means. The Committee on Ways and Means is the oldest committee in Congress and is the tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives. The committee has jurisdiction over all taxation, trade, tariffs and other revenue-raising measures. The appointment will be confirm... Read more »
