Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
"What Mike did for our family wasn't about politics and it wasn't about attention or the spotlight. He stood up to do what was right and help bring justice for our sweet Laken. For that, our family will be forever grateful to Mike Collins, Senator Katie Britt, and President Trump," they declared in the statement.
The "Laken Riley Act" was the first piece of legislation that President Donald Trump signed into law after starting his second term earlier this year.
TRUMP SIGNS LAKEN RILEY ACT INTO LAW AS FIRST LEGISLATIVE VICTORY IN NEW ADMINISTRATION
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-GA., questions the Director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Timothy Haugh; FBI Director, Kash Patel; Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard; CIA Director, John Ratcliffe; and Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse during the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on "Worldwide Threats," on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 25, 2025. (Maansi Srivastava for the Washington Post)
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Another House Republican, Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., is also making a bid for the Senate seat.
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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