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Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are doing the week ending Aug. 4

This week, Sens. Ossoff and Warnock focused on maternal health research; uninsured patients affording insulin; specialty crop farmers; expanded health care for service members; water projects along the Chattahoochee River; and national security. 

 

August 04, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
Sen. Ossoff pictured with a service member.

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Ossoff touts successes in extending care for service members and national security improvement

Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff has successfully led bipartisan efforts to improve national security and the quality of life for Georgia service members, military families, and veterans. The success comes from his work with the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act, which Ossoff helped pass last week in Congress.

August 03, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are doing for the week ending July 27

This week, Georgia U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock worked with legislation focused on financial protections for service members; AI protections for children; protecting journalists globally; and stopping partisan inference in elections.

July 28, 2023
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Sen. Jon Ossoff with Georgia onion growers.

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are doing for the week ending July 21

This week Georgia U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock introduced legislation focused on first-time, first-generation homebuyers; voting; national security, and animal shelters. They also shared details on their work to improve Georgia’s airports, the onion industry, and background checks for individuals who work with children.

July 21, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
Sen. Warnock with young insulin advocates.

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are doing for the week ending July 14

This week Georgia U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock introduced legislation focused on maternal mortality, universal insulin cap, small-business support for disabled veterans, fentanyl trafficking and Georgia's citrus industry. 

July 14, 2023
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Sen. Jon Ossoff speaks out against the recent anti-Semitic protest and demonstrations at a rally in Macon on Sunday.

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are doing for the week ending July 7

This week was cut short in observance of the Fourth of July on Tuesday. Still, U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock were in Georgia and made appearances in Savannah and Macon to address issues concerning Anti-Semitic protests, affordable insulin, and aviation investments and also delivered resources to the city of Augusta and Hancock County to improve early childhood education.

July 07, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
Sen. Jon Osoff

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Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are doing for the week ending June 30

This week, U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock delivered funds for the state related to fire safety, rural broadband expansion, Atlanta BeltLine construction, Middle Georgia infrastructure projects and a clean energy footprint at Georgia State University.

June 30, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
Allentown, Georgia firetrucks.

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Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are doing for the week ending June 23

This week, Georgia U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock introduced new legislation focused on tax cuts, reproductive health care, and land-grant institutions; approved grants for broadband in rural Georgia; and delivered resources to help public safety in Allentown. 

June 23, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
Sen. Reverend Raphael Warnock and a group of pilots.

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Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are doing for the week ending June 16

This week, Georgia's U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are back in Washington, D.C., where they held hearings for concerns around artificial intelligence. They also introduced new legislation focused on military job flexibility, aviation, and rideshare services.

June 16, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton and
  • Donna Lowry
The City of Danville will receive a new fire truck, thanks to government funding.funding

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. Senators from Georgia are doing for the week ending June 9

Each week this summer on Fridays, we'll run down a list of activities that follow your dollars back to communities in Georgia.

June 09, 2023
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Former Minnesota Sen. David Durenberger and his then-fiancée Susan Foote leave federal court in Washington on Aug. 22, 1995. Durenberger, a Republican who espoused a progressive brand of politics and criticized the GOP after his political career, died Tuesday at age 88.

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Former U.S. Sen. David Durenberger of Minnesota dies at 88

The Minnesota Republican served three terms and championed health care reform and protecting rights for disabled people, including the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act.

January 31, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
GA House

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Democrats control U.S. Senate; U.S. House influx; State GOP elects new speaker

Monday on Political Rewind: Democrats secured the U.S. Senate, but Republicans could narrowly take the U.S. House, giving a platform to far-right representatives. Meanwhile, Georgia's Republican legislators meet today to find a successor to David Ralston.

November 14, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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Walker vs. Warnock

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: It's official! Warnock and Walker will face off in December runoff

Wednesday at 2 p.m.: With virtually every vote in, Sen. Raphael Warnock holds a slender lead over Herschel Walker. But both candidates remain under 50%, triggering a runoff on Dec. 6. Meanwhile, Democrats lost nearly all statewide races. What does that mean for a "purple" state?

November 09, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Oprah Winfrey speaks during Oprah's 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus Tour at Chase Center on February 22, 2020 in San Francisco, California.

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Oprah rejects her protégé Dr. Oz and backs Democrat John Fetterman in Pa. senate race

Winfrey brought on Oz as a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show for more than five seasons in the early 2000s, giving him his big breakthrough.

November 04, 2022
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  • Ashley Ahn
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) looks on Tuesday as Susan Zeier, mother-in-law of the late Sgt. First Class Heath Robinson, hugs Rosie Torres, wife of veteran Le Roy Torres, who suffers from illnesses related to his exposure to burn pits in Iraq, after the Senate passed the PACT Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

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  • Politics

The Senate passes help for veterans exposed to toxins, after a reversal drew fury

The bill no longer would force generations of veterans to prove that their illness was caused by toxic exposures suffered in the military in order to get VA coverage.

August 02, 2022
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  • NPR Staff
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