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Congresswoman Nikema Williams Announces $569,250 in AmeriCorps Grants for Addiction Recovery, LGBTQ+ Street Outreach, and Increasing Access to Healthcare
Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced three organizations in Georgia’s Fifth Congressional District were awarded $569,250 in AmeriCorps grant funding for 2023. The announcement was made to celebrate AmeriCorps week, which runs until March 18.
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Congresswoman Nikema Williams Announces The Stitch to Receive One of the First Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program Grants
Congresswoman Nikema Williams Announces The Stitch to Receive One of the First Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program Grants
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Congresswoman Nikema Williams Announces Jared McKinley as New District Director
Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced that Jared McKinley will serve as District Director for Georgia’s Fifth Congressional District.
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Congresswoman Nikema Williams Secures $18.4 Million Grant to Reconstruct Taxiways at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced she secured a grant worth $18,411,751 from the U.S. Department of Transportation to reconstruct taxiways at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The money is allocated for taxiways B, E, F, M, and N.
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Congresswoman Nikema Williams’ Statement on the Anniversary of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) issued the following statement on the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks:
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Congresswoman Nikema Williams Statement on Student Loan Debt Cancelation
Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) issued the following statement after President Joe Biden announced announced that the Department of Education is extending the pause on student loan repayment, interest, and collections through 2022, providing up to $20,000 in debt cancellation to Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 in debt cancellation to non-Pell Grant recipients, and capping the amount borrowers would pay monthly for undergraduate loans at 5 percent of their income:
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Congresswoman Nikema Williams Announces $20 Million in Community Project Funding Requests
Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced all 15 of her Community Project Funding Requests were included in the House of Representatives’ FY2023 appropriations legislation.
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Congresswoman Nikema Williams Statement Marking the End of Gun Violence Awareness Month
Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) issued the following statement marking the end of Gun Violence Awareness Month:
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GA US HOUSE DISTRICT 5: Congresswoman Nikema Williams’ Response to Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), Whip of the Democratic Women’s Caucus and a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case:
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GA US HOUSE DISTRICT 5: Congresswoman Nikema Williams Increases Support for Children’s Mental Health Services in Georgia
On May 2, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced Georgia State University’s School of Social Work Professional Excellence Program the Child Welfare Training Collaborative (CWTC) will receive $200,000 from a Community Project Funding Request.
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GA US HOUSE DISTRICT 5: Congresswoman Nikema Williams Statement on Leaked Draft of Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
Congresswoman Nikema Williams Statement on Leaked Draft of Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
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GA US HOUSE DISTRICT 5: Congresswoman Nikema Williams Announces $9.6 Million to Lower Georgians’ Energy Costs
Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced that Georgia will receive $9,592,448 to bring down heating and cooling costs for working families utilizing Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
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GA US HOUSE DISTRICT 5: Congresswomen Williams, Underwood Lead Effort to Permanently Lower Health Care Costs
Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) led a group of over 70 members of Congress in urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to include provisions in reconciliation legislation to permanently lower out-of-pocket health premium costs and extend Medicaid coverage to people in states that have refused to expand the program.
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GA US HOUSE DISTRICT 5: Congresswoman Nikema Williams Statement on Black Maternal Health Week
Congresswoman Nikema Williams Statement on Black Maternal Health Week
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GA US HOUSE DISTRICT 5: Reps. Williams, Johnson and Scott Announce $2.1 Million in Public Health AmeriCorps Grants in Atlanta, Decatur, and Dekalb County
Today, Reps. Nikema Williams (GA-05), Hank Johnson (GA-04) and David Scott (GA-13) announced that three organizations in Atlanta, Decatur, and DeKalb County, will receive a total of more than $2.1 million in Public Health AmeriCorps funding from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism.
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GA US HOUSE DISTRICT 5: Congresswoman Nikema Williams Statement on the Passing Madeleine Albright, First Woman to Serve as Secretary of State
Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) issued the following statement after the passing of the 64th United States Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright:
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GA US HOUSE DISTRICT 5: Congresswoman Nikema Williams Statement on the Passing of her Great Aunt, Autherine Lucy Foster
Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) issued the following statement after the passing of Autherine Lucy Foster, her great aunt:
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GA US HOUSE DISTRICT 5: Congresswoman Nikema Williams, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, ATLDOT Commissioner Josh Rowan Discuss Infrastructure Act’s Investment in Atlanta
On Thursday, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, and Atlanta Department of Transportation (ATLDOT) Commissioner Josh Rowan briefed the public on how federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will invest in the City of Atlanta’s future.
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GA US HOUSE DISTRICT 5: Congresswoman Nikema Williams Statement on the Death of MARTA CEO and General Manager Jeffrey A. Parker
Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) issued the following statement on the death of MARTA CEO and General Manager Jeffery A. Parker:
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GA US HOUSE DISTRICT 5: Congresswoman Nikema Williams Announces $1.962 Billion Coming to Georgia in First Round of Funding Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Act
Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced that Georgia will receive $1.962 billion in the first round of federal funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.