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Ossoff urged USDA Secretary to expedite Helene Relief to Georgia farmers U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies hearing on May 6, 2025.

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Ossoff on canceled EPA grant, Warnock town hall, disaster aid, CDC firings

Georgia's U.S. senators worked on hosting a town hall, expediting hurricane relief for farmers affected by Helene, posed questions about the CDC firings in Georgia and more.

May 16, 2025
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  • Ambria Burton
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Sen. Raphael Warnock holds town hall in Southwest Atlanta

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock held a town hall near Atlanta on Sunday evening.

May 05, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
Georgia U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock at a press conference highlighting his Child Tax Credit legislation on April 9, 2025. Credit: Screenshot

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Child tax credit, protecting online data, safety measures for World Cup

The senators worked on doubling the child tax credit, extending tax credits for Georgians with disabilities, and more.

April 16, 2025
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
A coaltion of Georgia housing rights organizations descended outside the state capitol on the March 5 eve of a critical deadline to advance legislation. Habitat for Humanity volunteers would build a makeshift home to promote a tax credit bill that would save money for home construction expenses for nonprofits. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Georgia housing groups pessimistic over prospects of Legislature reining in investor price squeeze

A coalition of housing rights advocates are seeing little progress on bipartisan bills aimed at protecting Georgians — despite a push from U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock pushes for federal help.

March 25, 2025
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
Georgia U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock pictured at the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection on February 26, 2025, to highlight the importance of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Credit: Senator Raphael Warnock

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Assistance for farmers, food access for service members, federal prisons

For the week ending March 7, the senators worked on efforts including providing service members with healthy food on military bases, and pushing the Trump administration on federal prison security and economic assistance for Georgia farmers.

March 12, 2025
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
A splitscreen image of Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Warning of risks to CDC, capping prescription costs, forestry industry

For the week ending Feb. 14, the senators focused on warning the public of the risks the CDC faces under the Trump administration, capping prescription medication costs, questioning the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about the failure to execute dredging operations at the Brunswick Harbor, and introducing legislation improving Georgia's forestry industry.

February 17, 2025
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
The BioLab plant in Conyers, Ga. is seen on Dec. 18, 2024, nearly three months after a Sept. 29 fire that left a weekslong chemical plume in the area.

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Georgia lawmakers press BioLab parent company for updates on Conyers fire investigation

Members of Georgia’s congressional delegation are calling on KIK Consumer Products, the parent company of BioLab, to release updates on its investigation into the chemical fire at its Conyers facility last September.

January 27, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Georgia U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock (left) and Jon Ossoff (right). (Screenshots)

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Foreign threats to U.S. elections, prescription costs, organized crime

For the week ending Jan. 17, the senators worked on questioning CIA Director nominee John L. Ratcliffe about protecting U.S. elections from foreign threats, addressing the negative impacts of cutting Medicaid to senior access to prescription, supporting an amendment to improve the Laken Riley Act, and inquire about mail delays affecting veterans.

January 21, 2025
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  • Ambria Burton
Stacey Abrams, Democratic candidate for Georgia governor, gives a concession speech in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

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Pro-Stacey Abrams groups fined $300,000 after admitting they broke Georgia campaign finance law

Two Georgia voter advocacy groups founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams and led by Raphael Warnock before he was elected to the U.S. Senate have admitted to campaign finance violations and will pay a $300,000 fine.

January 15, 2025
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  • Associated Press
A splitscreen image of Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.

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Ossoff, Warnock pick up new Senate committee assignments

Georgia’s two U.S. senators have landed plum committee assignments as the 119th Congress prepares to convene on Friday.

January 06, 2025
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  • Dave Williams
A splitscreen image of Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.

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Democratic senators ask watchdog agency to investigate Georgia’s Medicaid work rule

Three Democratic senators asked the country’s top nonpartisan government watchdog on Tuesday to investigate the costs of a Georgia program that requires some people to work to receive Medicaid coverage.

December 19, 2024
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  • Renuka Rayasam ,
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Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock appeared at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, to stress the importance of clearing medical debt from credit reports. Screenshot

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Expanding Okefenokee, emergency weather planning, medical debt

For the week ending Dec. 13, the senators worked on sending their support to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in their proposal to expand the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge boundaries, introducing legislation to improve local government's extreme weather planning, pushing to clear medical debt from credit reports, and delivering public safety resources.

December 18, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff questioned USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Dec. 5 at a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about how to resolve the mail delays in Georgia. Screenshot

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Disaster assistance; post office honors the Carters; USPS Postmaster DeJoy

For the week ending Dec. 6, the senators focused on requesting federal disaster assistance from congressional leaders post-Hurricane Helene, pressing U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy under oath on the continuing mail delays in Georgia, and introducing legislation to rename the Plains, Ga., post office after Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.

December 11, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Rivian SUV

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Federal disaster assistance, port upgrades, Rivian plant

For the holiday week ending Nov. 29, the senators worked on introducing legislation to stop political discrimination in providing federal disaster assistance, providing infrastructure and security upgrades at the Port of Savannah, and announcing a conditional federal loan to help the Rivian electric vehicle plant restart construction.

December 04, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Georgia U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock spoke on the Senate floor on November 22, 2024, to ask colleagues to approve additional federal investments to support families impacted by recent natural disasters. (Screenshot)

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Agriculture aid post-Helene, improving state prisons, south border smuggling

For the week ending Nov. 22, the senators pushed: Congress to provide agricultural assistance to Georgia after the damage caused by Hurricane Helene, the state of Georgia to improve prison conditions following the Department of Justice's investigation of Georgia's prisons, and for more federal protections against human smuggling at the southern border.

November 25, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
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