U.S. House Republican Chief Deputy Whip Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization: “The Dobbs ruling appropriately recognizes the Constitution does not confer the right to abortion, and gives individual states the ability to regulate the practice. The Supreme Court is correct in this r... Read more »
U.S. Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) yesterday spoke on his legislation, the Behavioral Intervention Guidelines (BIG) Act, a bill to support students’ mental and behavioral health. The BIG Act was offered as an amendment to H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, and passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 320-103. This legislation will enable the U.S... Read more »
U.S. Representatives Drew Ferguson (R-GA) and Mike Gallagher (R-WI) recently introduced H.R. 8006, the Student Loan Accountability Act. This legislation prohibits the Biden Administration from canceling student loan debt on a mass scale. Additionally, this bill prevents forgiven loans from being tax-exempt and blocks the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from sharing American’s tax data for the purpo... Read more »
Today, in the Washington Examiner, Congressman Drew Ferguson, D.M.D. (R-GA) and Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) penned an op-ed providing a bipartisan legislative response to some of the recent mass shootings. Their legislation, the Behavioral Intervention Guidelines Act of 2021, or simply the BIG Act, received strong bipartisan support in the House and is waiting for Majority Leader C... Read more »
U.S. Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) co-signed a letter led by U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) to President Biden and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf asking a variety of questions, including details regarding the supply of formula, the recall of certain formulas, and whether the Administration has performed outreach to pediatric hospitals. “Amid another ... Read more »
NEWNAN, GA – U.S. Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) today announced Leah Ross, a senior at Trinity Christian School, as the winner of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition for the Third District. Leah’s artwork, titled “Shattered Emotions,” will be sent to Washington, D.C. and displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year. “The talent in the Congressional Art Competition gets better and better each ... Read more »
NEWNAN, GA – U.S. Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) announced that public voting for the 2022 Congressional Art Competition People’s Choice Award is now open. Through Friday, May 6th, at 11:59 p.m., Third District residents are invited to view all 69 high school students’ entries on Ferguson’s Facebook page and vote for their favorite piece of artwork. The winner of the People’s Choice Award will ... Read more »
U.S. Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.), chief deputy whip of the House Republican Conference, released the following statement blasting President Biden’s nomination of Dara Lindenbaum to serve as a member of the Federal Election Commission (FEC). “While we work to make it harder to cheat and easier to vote, there is no place on the Federal Election Commission for someone who calls Georgia’s voting... Read more »
On Thursday, April 14, 2022, U.S. Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) will host an event to honor ten young men and women from the Third District who have received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, NY, U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY, and U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. The ceremony and reception will held ... Read more »
U.S. Congressmen Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) and Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), members of the House Ways and Means Committee and the GOP Doctors Caucus, introduced the American Made Medicine Act. This legislation will strengthen America’s domestic medical supply chains, create good, high-paying jobs in the United States in this critical sector, and enhance our national security. The bill will also incentivize... Read more »
