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News Articles: U.S. Senate

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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By:
  • Ambria Burton
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter speaks at a Trump campaign rally at the Savannah Civic Center on Sept. 24, 2024.

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  • Politics

Georgia congressman Buddy Carter launches 'MAGA warrior' GOP bid for 2026 Senate race against Ossoff

The Southeast Georgia lawmaker becomes the first Republican to enter the U.S. Senate race against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff.

May 08, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
 Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp official State of Georgia headshot

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  • Politics

Gov. Kemp is officially out of the running for U.S. Senate

Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday that he will not run for U.S. Senate in 2026, leaving the Republican primary to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff wide open.

May 05, 2025
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By:
  • 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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  • Politics

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
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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  • Politics

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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  • Ambria Burton
A splitscreen image of Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.

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  • Politics

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
Georgia U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock (left) and Jon Ossoff (right). (Screenshots)

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  • Politics

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
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens as Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody speaks during a press conference on Sept. 17, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Fla.

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  • Politics

Ashley Moody, Florida's attorney general, tapped to fill Rubio's Senate seat

Gov. Ron DeSantis praised Moody, who has served as Florida's attorney general since 2019, for fighting against policies he described as part of the Democratic Party's "woke agenda."

January 16, 2025
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  • Padmananda Rama
A splitscreen image of Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.

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  • Politics

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
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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  • Politics

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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By:
  • 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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  • Politics

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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  • Politics

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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By:
  • 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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  • Politics

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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By:
  • Ambria Burton
A September 29 fire at BioLab in Conyers creates a chemical plume

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: Questioning BioLab CEO, improving foster care, more school counselors

In recent weeks, Ossoff and Warnock have worked on questioning the BioLab Conyers CEO for answers on the plan to address safety concerns, introducing legislation to improve oversight in the foster care system, delivering funding to hire more school counselors in schools to support students' mental wellbeing, and provide clean energy upgrades to Georgia's ports.

 

November 12, 2024
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff pictured greeting a family during an Oct. 2 trip to Augusta to meet and distribute food to families affected by Hurricane Helene. Ossoff's Office/X

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: National IV shortage; post-hurricane funding; hazardous chemicals oversight

For the week ending Oct. 18, the senators worked on urging the Biden administration to help Georgia amid the national IV shortage after Hurricane Helene, improving federal oversight of manufacturing facilities storing hazardous chemicals after the BioLab plant fire in Conyers, requesting Congress cover the costs for Hurricane Helene cleanup and recovery, and passing legislation cracking down on contraband in U.S. federal prisons.

October 21, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
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