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Official updates from Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff's office
“Every human being is entitled to dignity and humane treatment. That is why I have for years investigated and exposed abuses in prisons, jails, and detention centers, and that is why this work will continue,” Ossoff told The Associated Press.
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Senate report details dozens of cases of medical neglect in federal immigration detention centers
A U.S. Senate investigation has uncovered numerous credible reports of medical neglect and poor conditions in immigration detention centers across the country.
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-detention-medical-ice-food-ossoff-investigation-e218486607c04040c94561699e1d0054
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If ACA tax credits expire at the end of the year, Victoria and hundreds of thousands of Georgians could be forced off their health insurance.
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Lauren's daughter Harper just finished her treatments for pediatric cancer. But the Medicaid cuts in Trump's budget law could put Harper and other Georgia kids' care at risk.
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If ACA tax credits expire, Georgians like Javoris and Alexis could see their premiums skyrocket next year — or lose coverage altogether.
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1.4 million Georgians could see their premiums skyrocket next year if ACA tax credits expire.
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about 1 month ago
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Sen. Ossoff is urging the Trump Administration to address deaths in ICE custody in Georgia and across the country.
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Georgia senators demand answers on more than a dozen deaths in immigration detention
Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are asking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for answers after more than a dozen people died in immigration detention, as the department rushes to expand.
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/23/nx-s1-5549411/ossoff-warnock-noem-immigration-detention-death
about 2 months ago
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Sen. Ossoff on the continued threats to Georgians' health care and hospitals due to the Trump budget bill.
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about 2 months ago
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Sen. Ossoff on the human consequences of Trump's budget law.
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about 2 months ago
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“Trump’s tariff chaos is driving up prices for Georgia families, as expected, while making jobs harder to find as businesses are paralyzed,” U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff said in a statement. “Stagflation is the risk and it’s hard to shake once it sets in.”
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Metro Atlanta consumers grapple with higher prices on food, other goods
Inflation recently reached its highest level this year, with prices increasing for food, housing and other necessities.
https://www.ajc.com/business/2025/09/metro-atlanta-consumers-grapple-with-higher-prices-on-food-other-goods/
about 2 months ago
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"Hospital administrators say the bill, which included a $1 trillion cut to Medicaid funding, contributed to their decision to consolidate OB/GYN services."
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Rural Georgia hospital to close L&D unit, partly because of Medicaid cuts • Georgia Recorder
The closure of St. Mary’s labor and delivery unit in Lavonia is one of the first Georgia-based casualties of the federal budget reconciliation package, colloquially known as the “big beautiful bill.”
https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/09/17/rural-georgia-hospital-plans-to-close-its-labor-and-delivery-unit-in-part-due-to-medicaid-cuts/
about 2 months ago
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Sen. Ossoff on rural Georgia hospitals ending health care services due to Medicaid cuts in the Trump budget law.
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about 2 months ago
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Today, Sen. Ossoff demanded RFK Jr.'s resignation after months of the Trump Administration's attacks on the CDC.
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2 months ago
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Statement from Sen. Ossoff on the CDC.
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Sen. Ossoff on Trump Administration's tariff war: “We are alienating key international partners while paralyzing much of the business community.”
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3 months ago
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Sen. Ossoff on his investigation into conditions of immigration detention: “The American people expect and deserve secure borders. They do not expect and support human rights abuses of people who are in U.S. custody.”
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“There is growing interest on both sides of the aisle in supporting skills training, vocational training and technical education,” Sen. Ossoff said. “There’s a broad recognition across the country that we need to expand job training opportunities.
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New bill by Ossoff aims to strengthen technical education for key sectors
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff announced Thursday he will soon introduce a bill aiming to establish a federal tax credit program designed to bolster workforce training programs.
https://www.ajc.com/business/2025/08/new-bill-by-ossoff-aims-to-strengthen-technical-education-for-key-sectors/
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Sen. Ossoff on VP Vance's visit to GA today: "I think it is embarrassing for the Vice President to be coming to Georgia to sell a policy that is already resulting in harm to hospitals in the state of GA, that's projected to throw more than 100,000 people off their health care in the state of GA."
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3 months ago
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Today, Sen. Ossoff joined the Georgia Chamber's Congressional Luncheon in Columbus to brief Georgia leaders on his successful work in the Senate Appropriations Committee to upgrade Georgia's defense installations and quality-of-life for military families.
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3 months ago
A United States Senate investigation has identified more than 500 credible reports of human rights abuses in US immigration detention since January, including alarming allegations of mistreatment of pregnant women and children.
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Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody
Led by US senator Jon Ossoff, the investigation cites hundreds of reports since January, including accounts of miscarriages, child neglect, and sexual abuse at ICE detention centers in dozens of state...
https://www.wired.com/story/senate-probe-uncovers-widespread-abuse-in-ice-custody/
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Sen. Ossoff successfully pressured the Trump Administration to reinstate support for foster children.
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Sen. Ossoff warns of rising health care costs due to the Trump budget bill: "The last thing Georgia families need right now is to be paying thousands of dollars more per year for their health insurance."
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Sen. Ossoff's Skilled Workforce Act would upgrade technical colleges and help Georgians find jobs.
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3 months ago
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Sen. Ossoff is urging Congressional Republicans to work across the aisle and prevent President Trump’s budget law from driving up health insurance premiums in Georgia.
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3 months ago
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Public pressure works.
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WATCH: Sen. Ossoff on his bipartisan work to protect the CDC.
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3 months ago
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Ossoff urges Trump official to reinstate millions in Black-owned business funding
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Ossoff urges Trump official to reinstate millions in Black-owned business funding
Sen. Jon Ossoff has asked Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to reinstate a $3 million grant to the Urban League of Greater Atlanta for Black-owned business support.
https://www.ajc.com/business/2025/08/ossoff-urges-trump-official-to-reinstate-millions-in-black-owned-business-funding/
3 months ago
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Statement from Sen. Ossoff
3 months ago
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Sen. Ossoff Statement on Ft. Stewart Shooting
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WATCH: Sen. Ossoff defeated an effort to defund the CDC in a key Senate Committee.
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After Nancy Lancy in Jesup lost her husband, she was stuck navigating issues with Social Security, the IRS, and VA. That's when Sen. Ossoff's team stepped in to help her get the benefits to which she was entitled.
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3 months ago
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WATCH: Sen. Ossoff sounds the alarm that dozens of nursing homes across Georgia could be in danger of closing as a result of Trump's budget bill, according to a new study.
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4 months ago
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"We spent an entire week defunding public television and public radio, and you mean to tell me that before we leave for the recess, we can't fund child advocacy centers, domestic violence agencies, and rape crisis centers?"
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4 months ago
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WATCH: Sen. Ossoff continues working to solve mail delays for Georgia families and businesses.
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4 months ago
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WATCH: Sen. Ossoff presses for answers after the Trump Administration reportedly froze $140 million to help prevent fentanyl deaths.
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4 months ago
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Sen. Ossoff reflects on Congressman John Lewis' powerful legacy, five years after his passing.
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4 months ago
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WATCH: Senate Republicans just blocked Sen. Ossoff’s amendment to prevent the cutoff of food aid to starving children in war zones.
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4 months ago
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WATCH: Sen. Ossoff is pressing the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the State of Georgia to get long-overdue disaster aid to Georgia farmers — now nine months since Hurricane Helene and six months since Congress appropriated the assistance.
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4 months ago
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Congressional Republicans and the Trump Administration are trying to cancel Big Bird
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WATCH: The GOP budget is a “disaster…for the health and welfare of human beings”
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Sen. Ossoff breaks down the immediate impacts the GOP budget bill will have on middle-class families across Georgia and the nation.
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Sen. Ossoff: “There is no voting bloc in Georgia that's crying out for more expensive health care so that the rich can pay lower taxes.”
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Sen. Ossoff: "I will fight this effort to destroy the CDC with everything I have as a member of the United States Senate."
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In 2023, Sen. Ossoff delivered funding to Helping Mamas, a non-profit diaper bank and essential baby supplies provider. Since then, Jamie Lackey and Helping Mamas have opened a new office in Southwest Georgia and expanded their services to thousands more moms and kids across Georgia.
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Sen. Ossoff on the GOP reconciliation bill: “This bill is a direct attack on the industry that is driving Georgia's economic development, job creation, and wealth creation in our state right now.”
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Sen. Ossoff: “This bill is a trillion dollar cut to Medicaid…I have been warning for months that this gutting of the Medicaid program puts Georgia seniors, Georgia mothers, Georgia children at risk.”
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Sen. Ossoff breaks down how the Republican budget will hurt Georgia families.
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WATCH: Sen. Ossoff calls for Georgia GOP House members to put their constituents over partisan loyalty and loyalty to Donald Trump and vote NO.
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U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia shares his thoughts on the
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LISTEN: Sen. Ossoff on the threat to Georgians' health care coverage, rural hospitals, & economic development posed by the GOP's budget bill
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“This bill is an unmitigated catastrophe for Georgia,” U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff said in an interview Monday. “It is a disaster for Georgians’ health care. It is a disaster for Georgia industry. And it will add trillions of dollars to the national debt.”
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Senate GOP looks for votes to pass budget bill while Democrats pound away
The U.S. Senate is expected to take a final vote on July 1, 2025, on the tax and spending bill championed by President Donald Trump, but Republican holdouts remain.
https://www.ajc.com/politics/2025/07/senate-gop-looks-for-votes-to-pass-budget-bill-while-democrats-pound-away/
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