Sens. Ossoff, Rev. Warnock Announce Over $2.2 Million to Reduce Youth Homelessness

Washington, D.C. –– Today Georgia U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock announced more than $2.2 million to help curb youth homelessness in Atlanta. The funding was awarded to the Atlanta Continuum of Care/Partners for HOME, partner organizations that work together to make homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring in the city of Atlanta. The funding comes from the U.S. Department

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Senators Ossoff, Warnock Call on Administration to Boost Federal Solar Power Procurement

 In new letter, the Georgia Senators urged the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to close loopholes in the federal solar procurement process to better support American solar manufacturers Lawmakers: “We write regarding our shared goal to build a clean energy future here in the United States and in strong support of executive action to benefit Georgia’s solar manufacturers and workers” ICYMI:

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Sen. Ossoff Applauds DOJ Investigation into Conditions of Incarceration in Georgia Prisons

Sen. Ossoff raised the issue with AG-nominee Merrick Garland in February Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff released the following statement on the Department of Justice’s announced investigation into conditions in Georgia prisons: “Conditions of incarceration in Georgia are unacceptable, and I will continue to drive the attention and resources of the Federal government toward solutions and accountability. I

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Sen. Ossoff’s Voting Rights Bills Included in New Freedom to Vote Act

Washington, D.C. –– Several of Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff’s voting rights bills have been included in major new voting rights legislation introduced in the Senate today. Sen. Ossoff’s landmark Right to Vote Act, which would create a first-ever affirmative federal voting rights guarantee for all U.S. citizens, and his Voters’ Access to Water Act, which would protect voters’ access to water when

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Following Push, Sen. Ossoff Secures Additional Funding for Georgia Hospitals

$25.5 billion for hospitals in Georgia and nationwide $8.5 billion included for rural hospitals Atlanta, Ga. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff has secured vital funding for hospitals across Georgia amid the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. Last month, Sen. Ossoff urged Sec. Xavier Becerra and the Department of Health and Human Services to swiftly allocate COVID relief funding to rural clinics and hospitals as

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Sens. Ossoff, Warnock, Cortez Masto Introduce Historic Transit Expansion Legislation As Congress Drafts Budget Reconciliation Measure

Sen. Ossoff joined by Sens. Rev. Warnock and Cortez Masto in introducing bill to build public transportation serving affordable housing and low-income communities Sen. Ossoff pushing for inclusion of “Public Transportation Expansion Act” in reconciliation bill Atlanta, Ga. —  Days after U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff led the entire Georgia Democratic Congressional Delegation and members of the Senate Banking Committee urging additional transit funding in the

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