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News Articles: Raphael Warnock

Sen. Warnock visited Savannah Tech on July 25, 2024, to meet with the new generation of aviation workers. (Senator Reverend Warnock/Twitter)

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Ossoff holds abortion hearing, Warnock visits Savannah aviation industry

For the week ending July 26, Warnock visited his hometown of Savannah, Ga., and toured Gulfstream headquarters and Savannah Tech to meet students training in aviation, while Ossoff heard testimonies from doctors and nurses on the health impacts of the six-week abortion ban and introduced legislation to help service members access VA benefits.

July 26, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
City of Woodstock Fire & Rescue truck. (Woodstock Fire Department, GA/Facebook)

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Tax breaks for disabled people, fire safety, lowering prescription costs

For the week ending July 19, Warnock and Ossoff worked on providing fire safety upgrades to Georgia communities, lowering the costs of prescriptions, extending tax benefits for individuals with disabilities, and supporting the education of military children who have lost a parent who served.

July 19, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Sen. Raphael Warnock introduced legislation on July 11 to provide a three-year relief plan to cover those in the Medicaid coverage gap under private insurance. (X/Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock)

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‘Nothing matters when you can't take care of yourself when sick’: Warnock introduces Medicaid bill

On Thursday, July 11, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock introduced legislation that would temporarily relieve the thousands of Georgians stuck in the Medicaid coverage gap.

July 15, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Sen. Jon Ossoff at a press conference on July 11, 2024, discussing the Federal Prison Oversight Act that passed in the Senate the same day and heads to the President’s desk to become law. (Screenshot)

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: Ossoff protecting human trafficking victims, Warnock safeguarding veterans

For the week ending July 12, Warnock and Ossoff worked on improving connectivity in Georgia, securing funding for clean energy transportation in three cities, improving support for human trafficking victims, and safeguarding veterans from exploitive entities.

July 12, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Alexander Heffner speaks with Sen. Raphael Warnock in Savannah, Ga. in the new season of 'Breaking Bread'.

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  • News

In 'Breaking Bread,' conversations with politicians over shared meals highlight shared humanity

The series of conversations with political leaders, hosted by PBS host Alexander Heffner, attempts to highlight the bipartisanship and empathy that goes unnoticed in the daily headlines.

July 05, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
Sen. Warnock pictured on June 28, 2024, during his first visit with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. (CDC)

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: Warnock visits CDC, Ossoff protecting election workers

For the week ending July 5, 2024, Warnock and Ossoff worked on protecting election workers ahead of this year's elections, visiting the CDC to discuss maternal mortality and federal funding's impact on public health, improving affordable housing in rural areas, and helping Georgia farmers export more pecans.

July 05, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Sen. Jon Ossoff at the Fulton County Courthouse on June 25 for a press conference to discuss to continued USPS mail delays.

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: Senators on incarcerated deaths, military infrastructure, row crop farmers

For the week ending June 28, 2024, Warnock and Ossoff focused on launching an inquiry to help prevent the deaths of incarcerated people in federal, state, and local facilities, providing infrastructure upgrades to several military facilities in Georgia, introducing legislation to double the Pell Grant maximum award to students, and supporting row crop farmers in Georgia.

June 28, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Sen. Raphael Warnock praises President Joe Biden’s debate performance in the spin room at the McCamish Pavilion. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder.

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Georgians react to Biden-Trump debate

Democrats at Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion faced a crowd of dozens of reporters from around the world shouting questions about President Joe Biden’s debate performance and whether he should remain the party’s candidate.

June 28, 2024
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  • Ross Williams and
  • Jill Nolin
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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  • Politics

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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  • Politics

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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  • Politics

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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  • Politics

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
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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  • Politics

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
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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  • Politics

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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  • Politics

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
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