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News Articles: U.S. Senate

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Here's how Georgia's U.S. senators voted on dueling health care affordability proposals

The U.S. Senate rejected two proposals, one Democratic and one Republican, aiming to address health care affordability Thursday.

December 11, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) questions U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inspector General nominee John Walk during a hearing on Oct. 20, 2025.

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What did Georgia's U.S. senators do in October? Here's a recap of your taxpayer dollars at work

This month, Georgia's U.S. senators worked on combating rising health insurance costs, looking to ensure service members are paid as the shutdown continues and passing legislation in the Senate to protect children from trafficking.

October 30, 2025
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
U.S. Senators from Georgia Raphael Warnock (left) and Jon Ossoff (right) speak about public health dangers of weakening the CDC and undermining vaccine success in Washington D.C. on Sept. 4, 2025.

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Watch Warnock and Ossoff on public health dangers, CDC and RFK Jr.

Both U.S. senators from Georgia called for the firing of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Thursday, after weeks of chaos at CDC headquarters in Atlanta and a shooting that killed a DeKalb County police officer.

September 05, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
The crowd at U.S. Rep. Mike Collins' campaign rally in Jackson, Ga., on August 19, 2025. Sarah Kallis/GPB News

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Mike Collins kicks off U.S. Senate campaign

U.S Rep. Mike Collins, a Republican representing Georgia District 10, kicked off his campaign for Senate at a rally in Butts County Tuesday.

August 20, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
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Taxpayer dollars at work: Dooley enters Senate race, entertainment industries, rural funding

Georgia's U.S. senators worked on expanding tax credits for American-based entertainment productions, funding for rural Georgia, removing lead from drinking water systems, and upgrading technical colleges to improve job training in Georgia.

August 14, 2025
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  • Ambria Burton
Senator Warnock discussing his housing priorities during a 2022 event in Garden City. Photo credit: Benjamin Payne, Georgia Public Broadcasting

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Voting Rights Act, Bibb County Jail investigation, physician shortage

Georgia's U.S. senators worked on voting rights, urging the DOJ to investigate the Bibb County Jail in Macon, addressing the national physician shortage, and seeking answers about federal disaster aid for the state.

August 01, 2025
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  • Ambria Burton
Emil Boveis shown sitting in a Manhattan criminal court during Donald Trump's sentencing in the hush money case in New York, Jan. 10, 2025.

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Senate confirms Trump lawyer Emil Bove for appeals court

The Senate confirmed former Trump lawyer Emil Bove as a federal appeals court judge as Republicans dismissed whistleblower complaints about his conduct at the Justice Department.

July 30, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
A splitscreen image of Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Big Beautiful Bill, Veterans Affairs staffing, legal permanent residency

Georgia's U.S. senators worked on asking Veteran Affairs Secretary Doug Collins about a staffing shortage in Georgia, introducing legislation for a pathway for those seeking legal permanent status, and more.

July 07, 2025
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  • Ambria Burton
West Hunter Street Baptist Church moved to its current location in 1973.

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Georgia senators back bid to declare Ralph David Abernathy’s church National Historic Site

Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, both Democrats, got the bill through a Senate committee two years ago with bipartisan support, but it didn’t reach the full Senate for a vote.

June 25, 2025
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  • Dave Williams
At a June 17, 2025, hearing of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff highlighted commitments from military branches to Georgia military construction projects. Screenshot

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Taxpayer dollars at work: FEMA cuts, Georgia pecans, OB-GYN shortage

Georgia's U.S. senators worked on FEMA cuts ahead of hurricane season, investing in Georgia pecans, the state abortion ban's effects on OB-GYNs, and rehiring over 400 CDC employees.

June 20, 2025
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  • Ambria Burton
On May 21, 2025, Ossoff pressed against the sale of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, securing a commitment from the Interior Secretary. (Screenshot)

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Okefenokee land, CDC funding, family farms

Georgia's U.S. senators worked on protecting the Okefenokee, urged Senate leadership to fund the CDC, pressing USDA about Georgia family farms, and upgrading Georgia airports.

June 04, 2025
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  • Ambria Burton
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
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter speaks at a Trump campaign rally at the Savannah Civic Center on Sept. 24, 2024.

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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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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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  • 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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  • Ambria Burton
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