Joint Statement from Senate Appropriations Chairman Blake Tillery and House Appropriations Chairman Matt Hatchett on Scheduled Appropriations Hearings Tomorrow

ATLANTA - Today, State Senator Blake Tillery (R-Vidalia), chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and State Representative Matt Hatchett (R-Dublin), chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, released the following joint statement on Appropriations hearings scheduled for Thursday, January 23:

"Tomorrow's Joint Appropriations hearings scheduled before 11:30 a.m. are cancelled.

The Community Development Block Grant hearing will continue as scheduled at 11:30 a.m., and the hearing will be live streamed on the General Assembly's website here: https://tinyurl.com/ytfxc4k2

Stay tuned for additional information concerning afternoon House subcommittee meetings."

Sen. Blake Tillery serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. He represents the 19th Senate District, which includes Appling, Bacon, Jeff Davis, Long, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wayne and Wheeler counties, as well as a portion of Coffee County. He can be reached at 404.656.5038 or by email at [email protected].

Representative Matt Hatchett represents the citizens of District 155, which includes Johnson and Laurens counties. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2010 and currently serves as Chairman of the Appropriations Committee. He also serves on the Economic Development & Tourism, Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications, Health, Rules and Rural Development committees, as well as the Special Committee on Resource Management. He also serves as Ex-Officio of the Ways & Means Committee.

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