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East Point City Hall

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Sen. Ossoff proposes bill providing $20 million funding for East Point water infrastructure

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is proposing legislation that would designate $20 million to make improvements to one metro Atlanta city’s water system.

June 27, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
Sen. Raphael Warnock, in a video, introduced his legislation on June 18 to improve the workforce by bridging the gap between community and technical colleges and the local job industry. (Screenshot)

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Senators on workforce development, military families, water infrastructure

For the week ending June 14, 2024, Warnock and Ossoff focused on reviewing Atlanta's aging water infrastructure after the recent water main break in Midtown Atlanta, improving fire safety throughout Georgia, improving the workforce development by creating partnerships between community and technical colleges and the local job industry, and introducing legislations supporting Georgia military families.

June 21, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Sen. Ossoff, at a June 12, 2024, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, asked what the U.S. Department of Justice and Food and Drug Administration are doing to prevent e-cigarettes from being sold to children. (Screenshot)

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Water infrastructure upgrades, Opposing e-cigarettes sold to children

For the week ending June 14, 2024, Warnock and Ossoff worked on providing water infrastructure upgrades to several areas in Georgia after the recent water main break in Midtown Atlanta, inquire about the dangerous living conditions for children at the border detention families, push for stronger enforcement against selling e-cigarettes to children, and introduce legislation promoting fatherhood engagement for maternal health.

June 14, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Sens. Raphael Warnock (center), Jon Ossoff (right), and Congresswoman Nikema Williams (left) at the 3rd Good Trouble Gala on June 3, 2024, in honor of the late lives of Congressman John Lewis and his wife, Lillian Miles Lewis. (Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock/Twitter)

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Warnock on helping new farmers, Ossoff on protecting contraception rights

For the week ending June 7, Warnock and Ossoff focused on protecting former Georgia U.S. Rep. John Lewis's legacy, introducing legislation to stop fentanyl trafficking at the southern border, protecting women's rights to contraception, and previewing new legislation that would help new farmers enter the profession.

June 07, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Sen. Ossoff at the U.S. southern border on May 29, where he warned about the threats of terroism to U.S. national security without legislation or address unlawful entry at the border.

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Ossoff at U.S.-Mexico border, Warnock joins senators' security statement

For the week ending May 31, 2024, Warnock and Ossoff worked on protecting national security at the southern border, urging Delta Air Lines leadership not to hinder workers' unionization efforts, calling out pharmaceutical companies for high medication prices, and addressing law enforcement shortages.

May 31, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Ossoff in Palmetto

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Sen. Jon Ossoff visits USPS facility in Palmetto, Ga.

Sen. Jon Ossoff visited the U.S. Postal Service’s Palmetto facility Wednesday after months of reported delays in mail delivery. 

May 30, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
Sen. Jon Ossoff speaks on the floor of the U.S. Senate on May 23, 2024 about the border security bill.

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Ossoff gives warning on border security, Warnock touts Pell Grants

For the week ending May 24, 2024, Warnock and Ossoff focused on improving substance abuse treatment for inmates, protecting national security at the southern border, removing hazardous materials from several locations in Georgia and protecting elderly people from financial scams.

May 24, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton

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Mail delays linger for Georgia residents months after new USPS facility opening

Georgia residents have experienced some of the worst mail delays, after the Postal Service consolidated four facilities into one which has been plagued with problems. 

 

May 20, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
Sen. Raphael Warnock during a visit to the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, where he discussed the aviation workforce in an April 13, 2023, photo.

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Warnock on student loan errors, Ossoff on honoring Vietnam veterans

For the week ending May 17, 2024, Sens. Warnock and Ossoff worked in urging the Department of Education to call out a student loan servicer for their failures, proving relocation support for military families, honoring Vietnam War veterans with medals, and investing in Georgia's airports to upgrade their infrastructure.

May 17, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Sen. Jon Ossoff shaking hands with a Habitat for Humanity worker during a visit of a Clayton County neighboorhood.

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Ossoff on protecting children online, Warnock on aviation industry

For the week ending May 10, 2024, Sens. Warnock and Ossoff focused on legislation protecting children from online sexual exploitation, securing funding for humanitarian aid to fight world hunger, securing funding to build more affordable housing in Clayton County and throughout Georgia.

May 10, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Memorial to the Six Million at Greenwood Cemetery.

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Child survivor, U.S. senator speak at Holocaust Remembrance Day event

About 500 people, including U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, Deputy Consul General of Israel Anna Shteingart, a handful of state and local politicians, and dozens of Jewish community leaders gathered at Greenwood Cemetery in Southwest Atlanta today to mark Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.

May 06, 2024
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  • Rough Draft Atlanta
Sen. Warnock (right) and Vice President Harris (left) at the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs.

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Warnock at The Stitch, Ossoff on youth program, big push for National Park

For the week ending May 3, 2024, Sens. Warnock and Ossoff worked on improving youth mentorship, reconnecting undeserved communities in Atlanta, creating Georgia's first National Park and Preserve and expanding nursing programs in West Georgia.

May 03, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Senator Reverend Warnock (right) greeting Pope Francis (left).

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Warnock visits Vatican, Ossoff pushes teacher tax cuts

For the past week, Georgia's U.S Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock discussed global issues with Pope Francis, expanded tax deductions for Georgia teachers, worked to improve the water structure in Bulloch County and provided resources to Georgia’s busiest water ports.

April 26, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Landmark Restoration of Savannah led the project to restore the Memorial to the Six Million.

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Sen. Jon Ossoff to speak at Atlanta Holocaust memorial on Yom HaShoah

After a year of restoration, the Memorial to the Six Million will reopen in time for Yom HaShoah, the commemoration of the Holocaust. Sen. Jon Ossoff, the first Jewish senator from Georgia, will speak at the event.

April 24, 2024
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  • Logan Ritchie
A splitscreen image of Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.

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Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are up to

The senator round-ups are back! For the past few weeks, Ossoff and Warnock have been helping Georgians across the state with issues, including addressing USPS mail delays; investing in clean drinking water; pushing for student loan debt relief; ensuring veterans' support in maternal health care; and planning to meet with the pope.

April 19, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
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