The City of Atlanta and Atlanta Police Department (APD) have been awarded $1,649,965.90 from the State of Georgia Public Safety and Community Violence Reduction Grant.
On May 25, 2023, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) joined fellow Democrats on the House Floor to demand the Republican majority do their jobs and pay America’s bills. Click here for a video of the speech.
Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) and U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock are delivering new resources to help clean up the abandoned Chattahoochee Brick Company site in the City of Atlanta, which is now set to become a public park.
U.S. Reps. Nikema Williams (GA-05), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), and Wesley Hunt (TX-38), as Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations, released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s announcement of the first-ever U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism:
ATLANTA—Mayor Andre Dickens announced the investment of $1,400,000 from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to create a Housing Help Center and expand the Mayor’s Safe and Secure Housing Program.
On May 17, 2023, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced she led 194 bipartisan members of the House of Representatives asking the Department of State to account for the dramatic delays in processing passport applications.
On May 17, 2023, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced she is serving as Vice Chair of the New Democrat Coalition (NDC)’s Economic Growth and Fiscal Responsibility Task Force alongside Chair Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06).
On May 22, 2023, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced she introduced the Kids Fly Safe Act, legislation to enhance children’s safety while flying. The legislation would require the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a robust study of children’s safety and needs at U.S. airports and on domestic airlines.
On May 10, 2023, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced she introduced a resolution that condemns abortion bans anywhere in the world, and highlights the case of Beatriz, a young woman living in rural El Salvador who fought for her life against the state to allow her to terminate a pregnancy that put her life at risk.
On May 3, 2023, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced she introduced the Sunlight in Workplace Harassment Act, legislation to require large, public corporations to publicly report all settlements and judgments related to incidents of discrimination, harassment, and sexual abuse each year.
On May 2, 2023, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), announced she introduced the Election Mail Act, legislation to strengthen and modernize voting by mail.
On April 26, 2023, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced her opposition to the Default on America Act. Congresswoman Williams also released data proving how the Default on America Act would cause catastrophic harm to Georgia families.
I am devastated by the passage of SB 140, a science and conscience adverse measure that will demonstrably and negatively impact those struggling with gender dysphoria.