{"id":28803,"date":"2026-01-20T12:43:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?page_id=28803"},"modified":"2026-02-26T16:05:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:05:55","slug":"five-year-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/five-year-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Five-Year Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28803\" class=\"elementor elementor-28803\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c22742d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c22742d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30b0750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Table of Contents<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac5884a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac5884a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fb12b49\" data-id=\"5fb12b49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37aa3526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37aa3526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#LetterFromSenatorOssoff\">Letter from Senator Ossoff<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#GetHelpFromTheOffice\">Get Help From the Office<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#FamiliesandHealth\">Protecting Georgians\u2019 Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#HumanRights\">Fighting Corruption &amp; Exposing Human Rights Abuses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Housing\">Making Housing More Affordable and Protecting Tenants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Servicemembers\">Supporting Georgia\u2019s Servicemembers and Their Families<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Veterans\">Helping Georgia\u2019s Veterans<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c86294b\" data-id=\"c86294b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6710eb15 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6710eb15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"#Infrastructure\">Upgrading Georgia&#8217;s Infrastructure<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Agriculture\">Fighting for Georgia\u2019s Farmers &amp; Growers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"#JobsandCleanEnergy\">Creating Georgia Jobs &amp; Making Georgia the Clean Energy Leader<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#PublicSafety\">Strengthening Public Safety<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#EducationandHBCUs\">Enhancing Education for Georgia\u2019s Next Generation &amp; Championing Georgia\u2019s HBCUs<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#NaturalResources\">Protecting Georgia\u2019s Natural Resources &amp; Expanding Tourism<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#ConstituentServices\">Constituent Services Snapshot<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11ac9086 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11ac9086\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b0672c2\" data-id=\"7b0672c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf7c5cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1cf7c5cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"LetterFromSenatorOssoff\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a8f83f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"56a8f83f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edae1a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edae1a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mensaje del Senador Ossoff [ES]<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db63a08 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6db63a08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Barlow;\">Dear Reader,<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Barlow;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>As Georgia\u2019s U.S. Senator, I strive to serve with excellence, humility, and a relentless focus on results for our State.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Here are some of the results my team and I have delivered for Georgians in my fifth year as your Senator:<\/p><p><strong>Every day, I am focused on Georgia families\u2019 safety and health,\u00a0especially the health of newborn babies, young children, and mothers.<\/strong>\u00a0I\u2019ve worked to prevent massive increases to health insurance premiums, supported our Nation\u2019s preeminent scientists and researchers at the CDC, fought to protect hospitals and nursing homes from Medicaid cuts, and helped restore critical Federal resources to protect foster children.<\/p><p><strong>To lower housing costs for Georgia families and protect renters,<\/strong> I launched an investigation into large, out-of-state corporations who have bought up single-family homes in Georgia, driving up prices, and won bipartisan support to require a Federal investigation of the housing affordability crisis.<\/p><p><strong>I\u2019ve led oversight to protect civil and human rights<\/strong>, exposing abuses in immigration detention through a series of hard-hitting investigations and passing bipartisan legislation to solve unsolved lynchings.<\/p><p><strong>I have fought tirelessly for Georgia\u2019s servicemembers, veterans, and military families<\/strong>, working across the aisle to upgrade VA facilities, secure a pay raise for military personnel, and deliver the most funding for Georgia military construction projects since 2010.<\/p><p><strong>I\u2019ve championed Georgia\u2019s economic development and worked to protect the historic investments in Georgia\u2019s infrastructure delivered through the bipartisan infrastructure law, <\/strong>while opposing the costly and self-destructive trade wars that are hurting small businesses and driving up prices.<\/p><p><strong>I have continued to champion Georgia\u2019s farmers, ranchers, and growers,<\/strong> helping lead a bipartisan effort to protect producers from predatory competitors across the globe and securing key agricultural funding priorities in appropriations legislation.<\/p><p><strong>To strengthen public safety and protect Georgia kids,<\/strong>\u00a0I introduced and passed bipartisan bills to prevent human trafficking and child abuse, support victims of violent crime and domestic abuse, protect our kids online, and hold social media companies accountable to report evidence of trafficking and abuse.<\/p><p><strong>My team and I have provided highly responsive constituent services to thousands of Georgians,<\/strong>\u00a0helping seniors access Medicare and Social Security, ensuring veterans receive their benefits, solving passport and visa problems for constituents, and more.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Barlow;\">We are here to help however we can.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Barlow;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Barlow;\">\u2014 Senador Jon Ossoff<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Protecting Georgians&#8217; Health<\/span><\/h4><p>In 2025, Senator Ossoff remained focused on keeping Georgia\u2019s families safe and healthy.<\/p><p>Throughout the year, Senator Ossoff fought to protect <i>Affordable Care Act (ACA)<\/i> tax credits, which millions of Georgians rely on to afford life-saving health care.<\/p><p>In June, months before the tax credits expired, Senator Ossoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=33NDgbruTHA\">offered an amendment<\/a> to the Trump budget bill to extend them, but Republican Senators blocked Senator Ossoff\u2019s amendment.<\/p><p>In July and in August, Senator Ossoff spoke alongside affected Georgians and warned about the upcoming premium hikes and urged Congress to take action. In December, when the Senate debated legislation to extend the tax credits, Senator Ossoff passionately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TYA6OP0d4q0&amp;feature=youtu.be\">spoke from the Senate Floor<\/a> to urge all Senators to put politics aside and extend the ACA tax credits before they expired.<\/p><p>Over the summer, Senator Ossoff fought the \u201cOne Big Beautiful Bill\u2019s\u201d (OBBB\u2019s) trillion-dollar cut to Medicaid. 70% of Georgia seniors in nursing homes are on Medicaid, half of all births in Georgia are covered by Medicaid, and <a href=\"https:\/\/files.kff.org\/attachment\/fact-sheet-medicaid-state-GA\">40% of all children in Georgia are covered by Medicaid<\/a>.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/2025\/06\/report-big-beautiful-bill-could-cost-georgia-rural-hospitals-540-million\/\">A study commissioned by the American Hospital Association<\/a> found that Georgia rural hospitals could lose $540 million over 10 years as a result of the OBBB\u2019s Medicaid cuts. And already, Georgia is feeling the effects of the bill.<\/p><p>In October 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notus.org\/georgia\/trump-budget-law-georgia-hospital-delivery-unit-south\">St. Mary\u2019s Sacred Heart Hospital\u2019s Labor &amp; Delivery unit<\/a> in Lavonia, Georgia, closed after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sacred-Heart-Hospital-Mother-Baby-Unit-consolidation-statement_FINAL.pdf\">hospital officials said<\/a> Medicaid cuts in President Trump\u2019s budget law \u201csolidified\u201d their decision. And in August, Evans Memorial Hospital in southeast Georgia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtoc.com\/2025\/08\/18\/local-rural-hospital-losing-millions-dollars-following-cuts-one-big-beautiful-bill-act\/\">warned<\/a> they may have to cut their Intensive Care Unit (ICU), according to the hospital CEO, which he said is a direct result of the Medicaid cuts in the Trump budget law.<\/p><p>At the beginning of 2025, Senator Ossoff vigorously opposed the confirmation of U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. During the confirmation process, Senator Ossoff argued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SvA1dKbZzXA\">against his confirmation<\/a> on the Senate floor. Over the summer, after yet another round of cuts to Georgia\u2019s CDC, Senator Ossoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/video\/news\/2025\/09\/this-is-chaos-ossoff-condemns-rfk-jrs-impact-on-public-health\/\">called for RFK Jr.\u2019s resignation<\/a>.<\/p><p>In the wake of the Administration\u2019s indiscriminate firing of critical public health employees at the CDC in the spring, Senator Ossoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-blasts-trumps-mass-firings-at-cdc-warns-of-risks-to-health\/\">blasted the Trump Administration\u2019s decision<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-rev-warnock-pushing-trump-admin-to-rehire-vital-public-health-staff-at-cdc\/\">led a push<\/a>\u00a0 demanding the rehiring of vital public health staff.<\/p><p>When the Trump Administration reportedly shutdown a critical maternal health data system at the CDC, Senator Ossoff again led a fight to protect the CDC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-demanding-answers-from-the-trump-administration-on-abrupt-shutdown-of-cdcs-maternal-health-monitoring-system\/\">Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS),<\/a> amid a worsening maternal health crisis in Georgia, which has already one of the highest maternal\u00a0mortality\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sph.emory.edu\/features\/2023\/06\/maternal-mortality\/\">rates<\/a>\u00a0in the country.\u00a0<\/p><p>This summer, Senator Ossoff joined a group of Senators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-colleagues-slam-trump-administrations-gutting-of-critical-cdc-vaccine-safety-committee\/\">slamming<\/a>\u00a0HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for firing the entire Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which they warned puts Georgia families at risk.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff also brought Republicans and Democrats together to add several other key CDC provisions into the bipartisan appropriations bill, including a new requirement that the Department of Health and Human Services submit detailed plans before transferring any functions away from the CDC and sustaining critical CDC programs for chronic diseases and to combat maternal mortality.<\/p><p>Following the horrific August shooting at the CDC Headquarters in Atlanta, where the gunman tragically killed DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose as he bravely intervened, Senator Ossoff demanded Secretary Kennedy take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warnock.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/09.11.2025-Warnock-Ossoff-Letter-about-Support-for-CDC-post-August-Attack.pdf\">immediate action<\/a> to ensure a safe and secure environment for the CDC workforce and the highly sensitive facilities they operate.<\/p><p>While fighting back against the Trump Administration\u2019s efforts to erode public health, Senator Ossoff continues to work across the aisle in the Senate to find common-sense solutions to support public health and keep Georgians healthy.<\/p><p>In February, Senator Ossoff introduced a bipartisan bill with Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) to help more veterans in rural areas get transportation to VA health facilities and access <a href=\"#Veterans\">the health care benefits they\u2019ve earned<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p>In March, Senator Ossoff cosponsored the bipartisan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/with-cdc-under-attack-sen-ossoff-working-across-the-aisle-to-protect-its-work\/\"><em>Rural Health Focus Act<\/em><\/a> to continue improving and supporting rural health through the CDC\u2019s Office of Rural Health. Through the Office of Rural Health, the CDC partners with rural communities to address health disparities and challenges unique to rural public health. This legislation will strengthen rural health infrastructure and authorize grants to improve health outcomes across rural Georgia.<\/p><p>In April, Senator Ossoff cosponsored the bipartisan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-working-across-the-aisle-to-reduce-georgias-doctor-shortage\/\"><em>Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act)<\/em><\/a> to reduce the shortage of medical professionals in Georgia. The bill would allow recent graduates of medical school to defer their student loan payments without interest while they serve in a medical or dental internship or residency program, aiming to attract more young professionals to go into the medical field.<\/p><p>Rural hospitals in Georgia and across the country face unique challenges protecting critical information technology systems without the same level of resources as larger hospitals. Rising cyber threats, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/08\/02\/ransomware-oneblood-hospital-blood-supply\">ransomware attacks<\/a>, place rural hospitals and their patients in a vulnerable position. That is why, in July, Senator Ossoff cosponsored the bipartisan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-working-across-the-aisle-to-protect-rural-hospitals-across-georgia-from-cybersecurity-threats\/\"><em>Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act<\/em><\/a> to create new strategies and training resources to boost the number of cybersecurity and digital security professionals in rural hospitals across Georgia and nationwide.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff also continued his ongoing investigation into the impacts of Georgia\u2019s 6-week abortion ban.<\/p><p>During an oversight session in March, two Georgia women described how Georgia\u2019s abortion ban impeded their doctor\u2019s abilities to provide medical care, leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/watch-georgias-abortion-ban-limiting-doctors-abilities-to-care-for-patients\/\">life-threatening infections.<\/a><\/p><p>In April, Senator Ossoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/new-report-georgia-doctors-say-they-are-forced-to-delay-life-saving-care-due-to-states-abortion-ban\/\">released a new report<\/a> finding that Georgia doctors are being forced to wait for women to develop life-threatening infections before terminating nonviable pregnancies due to the State of Georgia\u2019s abortion ban.<\/p><p>In June, Senator Ossoff released a new report, with assistance from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), finding that Georgia\u2019s six-week abortion ban threatens to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/new-report-georgia-doctors-say-six-week-abortion-ban-threatens-to-worsen-states-obgyn-shortage\/\">worsen the State\u2019s already severe OBGYN shortage<\/a>.<\/p><p>In 2025, Senator Ossoff also continued his work to protect Georgia kids and babies.<\/p><p>In April, Senator Ossoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-demanding-answers-from-baby-formula-producers-on-reports-of-lead-contamination\/\">demanded answers<\/a> from baby formula producers Abbott Nutrition and Mead Johnson about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2025\/03\/19\/infant-formulas-lead-arsenic-consumer-reports\/82372887007\/\">recent reports<\/a> of toxic chemicals found in formula after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/babies-kids\/baby-formula\/baby-formula-contaminants-test-results-a7140095293\/\">recent study<\/a> by Consumer Reports found that multiple Abbott Nutrition infant formulas tested had high levels of lead while others contained high levels of inorganic arsenic. The same study found high levels of lead in some Mead Johnson formulas tested, while others also had high levels of inorganic arsenic.<\/p><p>In May, in a U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration hearing, Senator Ossoff <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/a9YE-e9nAgg\">pressed<\/a> Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Martin Makary on the safety of infant formula, including the reported firings of scientists within the agency who work to prevent infant formula contamination.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca6e87 e-tabs-view-vertical elementor-layout-end elementor-widget elementor-widget-video-playlist\" data-id=\"7ca6e87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;playlist_title&quot;:&quot;Protecting Health&quot;,&quot;tabs&quot;:[{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Calling for RFK to 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Fighting Corruption &amp; Exposing Human Rights Abuses\u00a0<\/h4><p>In 2025, Senator Ossoff continued his vigorous Congressional oversight to protect human rights and expose corruption.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/news-sen-ossoff-successfully-pushes-trump-admin-to-restore-federal-support-for-foster-children\/\">In April<\/a>, after years of oversight of Georgia\u2019s foster care system, Senator Ossoff\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wgxa.tv\/news\/state-news\/jon-ossoff-speaks-out-after-trump-cuts-fund-that-aid-the-foster-care-system-georgia-kids-casa-kate-blair-advocate-orphan\">sounded<\/a>\u00a0the alarm when the Trump Administration\u00a0abruptly cut\u00a0key Federal grants for foster care programs in Georgia and nationwide. According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcasagal.org\/national-casa-gal-federal-funding-terminated\/\">experts<\/a>, the administration\u2019s decision threatened the ability of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and volunteers to support children who have faced abuse, neglect, and instability.<\/p><p>Following\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtoc.com\/2025\/05\/01\/senator-ossoff-casa-leaders-speak-out-against-grant-cuts-u-s-office-justice\/\">sustained pressure<\/a>\u00a0from Senator Ossoff and child welfare advocates across Georgia, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reversed course and reinstated the funding.<\/p><p>In early 2025, Senator Ossoff launched an investigation into reported human rights abuses in U.S. immigration detention. As part of the investigation, Senator Ossoff\u2019s staff interviewed and received credible reports of abuse from dozens of witnesses and sources, including correctional staff, law enforcement officials, attorneys, detainees and their family members, doctors, and nurses; conducted site inspections of Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-, HHS-, and Bureau of Prisons (BOP)-administrated facilities; and analyzed public reports and court records.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff\u2019s first report, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/250721_Pregnancy_Report_v7.pdf\"><em>The Abuse of Pregnant Woman &amp; Children in U.S. Immigration Detention<\/em><\/a>, uncovered 510 credible reports of human rights abuse against individuals held in DHS, BOP, and HHS facilities, county jails, and federal buildings across 25 U.S. states and Puerto Rico, at U.S. military bases (including Guant\u00e1namo Bay in Cuba and Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti), and on chartered deportation flights. Among these reports are 41 credible reports of physical and sexual abuse of individuals in U.S. immigration detention, 14 credible reports of mistreatment of pregnant women, and 18 credible reports of mistreatment of children. Credibly reported or confirmed events to date include deaths in custody, physical and sexual abuse, mistreatment of pregnant women, mistreatment of children, inadequate medical care, overcrowding and unsanitary living conditions, inadequate food or water, exposure to extreme temperatures, denial of access to attorneys, and family separations.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff\u2019s second report of his ongoing investigation into human rights abuses in U.S. immigration detention,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/25.10.24_Sen.-Ossoff-Medical-Neglect-Denial-of-Adequate-Food-or-Water-in-U.S.-Immigration-Detention.pdf\"><em>Medical Neglect &amp; Denial of Adequate Food or Water in U.S. Immigration Detention<\/em><\/a>, uncovered 85 credible reports of medical neglect, including cases that reportedly led to life-threatening injuries and complications, and 82 credible reports of denial of adequate food or water, including cases that reportedly led to malnutrition or dehydration.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff also continued his work to keep vulnerable children safe and prevent human rights abuses in the foster care system.<\/p><p>In February, Senators Ossoff and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-blackburn-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-strengthen-protections-for-vulnerable-children\/\">introduced<\/a> the bipartisan <em>Generate Recordings of All Child Protective Interviews Everywhere (GRACIE Act)<\/em> to bring transparency and improve outcomes for children involved with Child Protective Services, including Georgia\u2019s Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS). According to Senator Ossoff\u2019s U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Human Rights Majority Staff 2024 report on abuse and neglect in Georgia\u2019s foster care system, Georgia DFCS failed to make \u201cconcerted efforts to assess and address the risk and safety concerns relating to the child(ren) in their own homes or while in foster care\u201d in 84% of reviewed cases, including a failure to conduct initial assessments that accurately assessed all risks and safety concerns.<\/p><p>The bipartisan bill would create a new Federal grant program through the U.S. Department of Justice for costs directly associated with conducting and storing interview recordings. States would be eligible for the Federal grant only if state law requires that all child welfare forensic interviews be recorded through electric audio recording, body camera video or any other reasonable recording method.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff stood up to overreach by the administration that threatens civil or human rights.<\/p><p>In the fall of 2025, Senator Ossoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-leads-effort-to-protect-americans-civil-rights-in-federal-courts\/\">spearheaded an inquiry<\/a> into numerous Federal courts\u2019 reported failures to uphold Americans\u2019 civil rights as they await a full trial. According to a recent study, in numerous Federal courts across the country, judges jail defendants without lawyers at initial appearance hearings, in violation of their civil rights. According to the study, proceeding unrepresented at an initial appearance severely disadvantages defendants, leading to increased pretrial detention rates.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff also continued his work to fight corruption and ban Congressional stock trading.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff introduced an amendment during a Senate Rules committee markup to ban stock trading by United States Senators, but Senate Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cspan\/status\/1999229204689236272?s=20\">blocked it<\/a>.<\/p><p>As part of his ongoing efforts in the Senate to protect civil rights, Senator Ossoff introduced and passed his <em>Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Reauthorization Act <\/em>through the Senate. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/watch-sen-ossoffs-bipartisan-bill-to-help-solve-civil-rights-cold-cases-passes-u-s-senate\/\">The bipartisan bill<\/a> with Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) would strengthen and extend the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review 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class=\"e-tabs-title\">Fighting Corruption<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-header-right-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tabs-videos-count\">3 Videos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-tabs-toggle-videos-display-button rotate-down eicon-caret-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-items-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-items\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-title-7071\" class=\"e-tab-title e-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-tab-content-7071\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tab-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Tix4c7pVot8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Abuse of Pregnant Women\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-play\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-watched\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"e-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\">Abuse of Pregnant Women<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tab-duration\">0:54<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-title-7072\" class=\"e-tab-title e-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-tab-content-7072\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tab-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/CTTPYYb-Wqs\/mqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Deaths in ICE Custody\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-play\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-watched\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"e-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\">Deaths in ICE Custody<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tab-duration\">0:38<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-title-7073\" class=\"e-tab-title e-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Making Housing More Affordable and Protecting Tenants<\/span><\/h4><p>Senator Ossoff remains focused on lowering housing costs for Georgia families and protecting tenants from dangerous conditions.<\/p><p>This spring, Senator Ossoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/new-sen-ossoff-launches-investigation-into-large-out-of-state-companies-driving-up-home-prices-in-georgia\/\">launched an investigation<\/a> into large, out-of-state companies buying up Georgia homes and driving up home prices.<\/p><p>In 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/american-dream\/investor-owned-houses-atlanta\/\">an investigation<\/a> by <em>The Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em>, \u201cAmerican Dream for Rent,\u201d detailed how out-of-state companies are buying up family homes and turning them into rental properties, driving up home prices and making it more difficult for families to purchase homes themselves. According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-24-106643\">report in 2024<\/a>, large companies now own 1 of every 4 single-family rental homes in metro Atlanta, the most impacted region in the country.<\/p><p>As part of the investigation, alongside a Georgia State University professor, Senator Ossoff\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/atlanta-news\/data-investors-now-own-30-of-metro-atlantas-single-family-rental-homes\/CNP7ATXIBJDVDMDQ6RRSGVUGZI\/\">unveiled new data<\/a> that the share of single-family rental homes in metro Atlanta owned by large corporations has now increased to 30%, including nearly 70% of single-family rental homes in Henry County alone.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/2025\/05\/tenants-allege-dangerous-conditions-at-invitation-homes-rentals\/\">heard testimony<\/a> at an oversight session exposing the mistreatment and abuse of Georgia renters living in single-family homes owned by large, out-of-state companies.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff brought Republicans and Democrats together to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-passes-amendment-to-require-federal-watchdog-to-conduct-rental-conditions-oversight\/\">require a Federal watchdog investigation<\/a> of conditions at rental units that receive financial support from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff also won bipartisan support to pass <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/news-sen-ossoff-directing-federal-watchdog-to-help-solve-housing-affordability-crisis\/\">an amendment<\/a> directing a Federal watchdog investigation into the housing affordability crisis and to help identify solutions to the crisis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d7ac5a4 e-tabs-view-vertical elementor-layout-end elementor-widget 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Costs<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-header-right-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tabs-videos-count\">4 Videos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-tabs-toggle-videos-display-button rotate-down eicon-caret-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-items-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-items\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-title-7631\" class=\"e-tab-title e-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-tab-content-7631\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tab-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/kMv6ijOaRj0\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Corporate Housing Investigation\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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families.<\/p><p>In his new position helping lead the Subcommittee, Senator Ossoff played a key role crafting a bipartisan military construction &amp; VA funding bill that includes the most funding for Georgia\u00a0military\u00a0construction\u00a0and quality-of-life\u00a0construction projects since 2010.<\/p><p>The bipartisan bill included a $30 million increase over the President\u2019s request for oversight and maintenance of privatized military housing \u2014 providing $10 million for the Army, $10 million for the Navy, and $10 million for the Air Force to work claims and conduct investigations and oversight of privatized housing conditions.<\/p><p>The bipartisan bill included $45 million for Army projects, solely intended to be used to complete barracks at Fort Stewart; $127.4 million to build a new elementary school at Fort Benning; $166 million for construction of new facilities at Fort Gillem; $119 million to expand the Trident Refit Facility in preparation for the new Columbia-Class submarines at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base; $8 million for aircraft hangar design at Fort Stewart; $17.5 million for the 23rd Security Forces Squadron Operation Facility and $3.5 million to design a new simulator for the upcoming F-35A jets at Moody Air Force Base; $28 million for a new control tower at Robins AFB; $27 million for a Dining Hall &amp; Services Training Facility and $11.4 million for a C-130J Corrosion Control Facility at Savannah International Airport; and $3 million to design a new gate at Dobbins Air Reserve Base.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff also secured key wins for Georgia in this year&#8217;s National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a pay raise for junior-enlisted personnel and several key authorizations for projects across Georgia installations.<\/p><p>Please find a summary below of wins Senator Ossoff helped secure for Georgia in this year&#8217;s NDAA:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Military Pay Raise<\/strong>: Authorizes a 3.8% pay raise across the board for military personnel.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay<\/strong>: Authorizes $119.03 million for the construction of a Trident Refit Facility at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay.\u00a0<\/li><li><b>Moody AFB<\/b>: Authorizes $35 million for the construction of an 23rd Security Forces Squadron Operations Facility at Moody AFB.<\/li><li><strong>Robins AFB<\/strong>: Authorizes $28 million for the construction of an Air Traffic Control Tower at Robins AFB.<\/li><li><strong>Ft. Benning<\/strong>: Authorizes $22.375 million for the construction of the Dexter Elementary School at Ft. Benning.<\/li><li><strong>Savannah Air National Guard Base<\/strong>: Authorizes $11.4 million for the construction of a C-130J Corrosion Control Facility; $27 million for the construction of a Dining Hall and Services Training Facility; and $3.8 million in planning and design funds for a Troop Camp at Savannah Air National Guard Base.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Dobbins ARB<\/strong>: Authorizes $3.2M in planning and design funds for an Entry Control Facility at Dobbins ARB.<\/li><li><strong>Gillem Enclave<\/strong>: Authorizes $45 million for the construction of an Evidence Storage Building at Gillem Enclave.<\/li><\/ul><p>In September, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed Senator Ossoff\u2019s amendment through the Defense Appropriations Bill with bipartisan support to encourage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-passes-bipartisan-amendment-to-upgrade-dobbins-air-reserve-base\/\">upgrades to the Air Force Reserves\u2019 C-130H fleet<\/a> at Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB) to the new C-130J models \u2013 produced by Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Georgia.<\/p><p>In May, Senator Ossoff introduced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-rick-scott-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-lower-costs-for-servicemembers-2\/\"><em>Improving SCRA Benefit Utilization Act<\/em><\/a>, a bipartisan bill to lower costs for Georgia servicemembers and their families by expanding access to financial protections and benefits available to active duty servicemembers and their families through the <em>Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA<\/em>), which provides legal and financial protections to active duty servicemembers, including National Guard and reserve members, and their families.<\/p><p>In March, Senators Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-rev-warnock-launch-inquiry-into-reports-of-poor-services-for-military-families-during-moves\/\">launched<\/a>\u00a0an inquiry with the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) over reported delays and miscommunication impacting and generating uncertainty for Georgia\u2019s servicemembers and their families when moving to new duty station through private contractors. They also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-raises-concerns-over-reports-that-defense-department-confiscated-servicemembers-food-allowances\/\">raised concerns<\/a>\u00a0with the Department of Defense regarding conditions at military dining facilities and access to healthy food options on installations.<\/p><p>This fall, Senator Ossoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-launches-inquiry-into-reported-plans-to-reduce-services-at-fort-gordons-eisenhower-army-medical-center\/\">launched an inquiry<\/a> with the Acting Director of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) requesting more information about reported plans to reduce services at Eisenhower Army Medical Center, which serves between 30,000 to 40,000 active-duty servicemembers, retired servicemembers, their families, and DoD civilians in and around the CSRA. Reported plans to reduce services include closing inpatient, emergency room, and operating room services at the medical center, which would force patients to get care in the community, putting more of a strain on the local health care system.<\/p><p>In February, Senator Ossoff\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-helps-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-support-families-of-fallen-u-s-servicemembers\/\">cosponsored<\/a>\u00a0the bipartisan<em>\u00a0Love Lives On Act<\/em>\u00a0to help spouses of deceased servicemembers retain survivor benefits upon remarriage.<\/p><p>In December of 2025, Senator Ossoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-demanding-answers-after-dod-guts-support-for-children-with-special-needs-in-military-schools\/\">launched an inquiry<\/a> with the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) demanding answers after the Trump Administration gutted support for children with special needs in Department of Defense schools, eliminating all\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/25955377-an-urgent-open-letter-to-parents-of-dodea-students\/\">special education and speech language evaluators<\/a>\u00a0at every DoDEA school, who provide evaluations and support for students with learning differences to ensure they receive tailored instruction in speech, math, and reading.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0bc215 e-tabs-view-vertical elementor-layout-end elementor-widget elementor-widget-video-playlist\" data-id=\"a0bc215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;playlist_title&quot;:&quot;Servicemembers&quot;,&quot;tabs&quot;:[{&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;c1bfdf6&quot;,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/trTwEk87Uqg&quot;,&quot;vimeo_url&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Education for Gold Star 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elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1aef0351 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1aef0351\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31f3889e\" data-id=\"31f3889e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f0785a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"12f0785a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ee3d01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"27ee3d01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Veterans\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20b02d35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20b02d35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Helping Georgia\u2019s Veterans\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p>Senator Ossoff continued to champion Georgia\u2019s veterans to ensure they receive the benefits they earned through their dedicated service.<\/p><p>As the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/news-sen-ossoff-to-lead-u-s-senate-appropriations-subcommittee-on-military-construction-veterans-affairs\/\">top Democrat<\/a>\u00a0on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Senator Ossoff secured $150 million in the bipartisan funding bill for Grants for Construction of Veterans Cemeteries, a significant increase over the President\u2019s request. After the bill became law, Senator Ossoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-pushing-to-build-veterans-cemetery-in-augusta\/\">urged<\/a> U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins to ensure that the increased levels of funding Senator Ossoff secured for the construction of\u00a0veterans\u00a0cemeteries is quickly used to build a new veterans cemetery in Augusta, an effort he\u2019s been working on for years with the local community.<\/p><p>In order to serve Georgia\u2019s veterans, Senator Ossoff worked across the aisle to strengthen benefits for veterans. In August, Senators Ossoff and John Kennedy (R-LA)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-kennedy-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-support-disabled-veterans-small-businesses\/\">introduced<\/a>\u00a0the\u00a0<em>Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act<\/em>\u00a0to help disabled veterans\u2019 small businesses thrive.<\/p><p>In February, Senators Ossoff and Susan Collins (R-ME)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-collins-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-help-veterans-in-rural-areas-get-to-the-va\/\">introduced<\/a>\u00a0the\u00a0<em>Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act<\/em>\u00a0to help more veterans in rural areas get transportation to VA health facilities and access the health care benefits they\u2019ve earned.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-working-to-strengthen-support-for-disabled-veterans-their-families\/\">cosponsored<\/a>\u00a0the\u00a0<em>Helping Heroes Act<\/em>\u00a0to expand supportive services for families of disabled veterans, including children taking on caregiving roles for their parents, and in September, Senator Ossoff\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-pushing-bipartisan-bill-supporting-georgias-combat-wounded-veterans\/\">cosponsored<\/a>\u00a0the bipartisan\u00a0<em>Major Richard Star Act<\/em>\u00a0to allow servicemembers who medically retired before 20 years of service to collect retirement pay from the Department of Defense and disability payments from the VA at the same time.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff also pushed back against the Trump Administration\u2019s actions that hurt veterans.<\/p><p>Earlier in May, Senator Ossoff\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrdw.com\/2025\/05\/16\/ossoff-pushes-restore-program-protecting-veterans-foreclosure\/\">held a press conference<\/a>\u00a0with Georgia Marine Corps veteran Samuel McCrary from Loganville, Georgia, to urge the Trump Administration to reverse its decision to cancel the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase (VASP) program and help Georgia veterans avoid foreclosure.<\/p><p>In the spring, Senator Ossoff led a group of Senators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-colleagues-request-information-on-elon-musks-access-to-va-medical-records\/\">pressing<\/a> VA Secretary Doug Collins to protect veterans, their families, and VA staff from unprecedented access to sensitive information by Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (\u201cDOGE\u201d).<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff also continued his oversight of VA facilities that serve hundreds of thousands of Georgia families from his seat as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/news-sen-ossoff-to-lead-u-s-senate-appropriations-subcommittee-on-military-construction-veterans-affairs\/\">top Democrat<\/a>\u00a0on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs.<\/p><p>In June, Senator Ossoff\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/watch-citing-ig-report-of-unsafe-medical-equipment-at-dublin-va-sen-ossoff-asks-va-secretary-to-reassure-veterans-safety\/\">asked VA Secretary Doug Collins to reassure <\/a>Central Georgia veterans that the Department is working to solve leadership problems at the Dublin VA and ensure veterans are protected from health safety issues. Senator Ossoff also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/watch-sen-ossoff-presses-va-secretary-to-reduce-staffing-shortages-at-atlanta-va\/\">pressed<\/a> Secretary Collins to fill open primary care positions within Atlanta\u2019s VA to reduce wait times and ensure veterans can access the care and benefits they\u2019ve earned after an Inspector\u2019s General report released June 12 found that there were 208 primary care vacancies at the Atlanta VA, including 67 providers, 42 registered nurses, 32 licensed practical nurses, 49 medical support assistants and 18 pharmacist positions short at the Atlanta VA.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/watch-citing-ig-report-of-abusive-work-environment-sen-ossoff-asks-va-secretary-for-update-on-replacing-augusta-va-leadership\/\">asked<\/a> the VA Secretary about leadership challenges at the Augusta VA impacting veterans\u2019 care.<\/p><p>In May, Senator Ossoff requested\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-launches-inquiry-into-impacts-of-trump-administrations-mass-va-layoffs-on-wait-times-for-georgia-veterans\/\">information from the Atlanta VA Medical Center<\/a>\u00a0about whether the Trump Administration\u2019s mass firing of VA personnel has impacted Georgia veterans\u2019 ability to access timely care at the Atlanta VA Medical Center (VAMC).<\/p><h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*<\/span><\/h6><p>Throughout the year, Senator Ossoff\u2019s constituent services team assisted Georgia veterans with their casework needs. Senator Ossoff\u2019s caseworkers helped veterans schedule critical timely appointments at the VA, secure copies of their service records necessary for civilian employment after service, access necessary upgrades to their homes to accommodate service-related injuries, and so much more.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff\u2019s constituent services team is available to help servicemembers, veterans, and their families cut through red tape to access the benefits they deserve. From resolving issues with their TRICARE and VA benefits, Social Security and Medicare, to helping obtain and renew passports, and more. You can reach our casework team\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/services\/#military\">from our website<\/a>\u00a0or by calling the Senator\u2019s Atlanta office at 470-786-7800.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7740e24f elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-11006 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7740e24f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#Top\" id=\"end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to Top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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Veterans<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-header-right-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tabs-videos-count\">6 Videos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-tabs-toggle-videos-display-button rotate-down eicon-caret-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-items-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-items\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-title-1611\" class=\"e-tab-title e-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-tab-content-1611\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tab-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/xfBy7ecu1VE\/mqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Improving Rural VA Access\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-play\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-watched\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"e-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\">Improving Rural VA Access<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tab-duration\">0:53<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-title-1612\" class=\"e-tab-title e-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-tab-content-1612\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tab-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/RNklC1C9bYc\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Expanding Veterans&#039; Benefits\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-play\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-watched\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"e-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\">Expanding Veterans' Benefits<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tab-duration\">0:33<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-title-1613\" class=\"e-tab-title e-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-tab-content-1613\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tab-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/k9ksumP-bis\/mqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Expanded PACT Act Benefits\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-play\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-watched\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"e-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\">Expanded PACT Act Benefits<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tab-duration\">0:26<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-title-1614\" class=\"e-tab-title e-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-tab-content-1614\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tab-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/08QuQdwyJek\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Stopping Veteran Foreclosure\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-play\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-watched\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"e-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\">Stopping Veteran Foreclosure<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tab-duration\">0:58<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-title-1615\" class=\"e-tab-title e-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-tab-content-1615\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tab-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/erpdKNV4xzI\/mqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Augusta VA Inquiry\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-play\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-watched\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"e-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\">Augusta VA Inquiry<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tab-duration\">0:26<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-title-1616\" class=\"e-tab-title e-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-tab-content-1616\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tab-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/_GVycVLO9Pw\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Augusta Veterans Cemetery\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-play\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-watched\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"e-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\">Augusta Veterans Cemetery<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tab-duration\">0:42<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shadow shadow-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shadow shadow-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-content-1611\" class=\"e-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-tab-title-1611\" tabindex=\"0\" data-video-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xfBy7ecu1VE\" data-video-type=\"youtube\" data-video-title=\"Improving Rural VA Access\" data-video-duration=\"0:53\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay elementor-clickable\" style=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/xfBy7ecu1VE\/hqdefault.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Play Video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-content-1612\" class=\"e-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-tab-title-1612\" tabindex=\"0\" data-video-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RNklC1C9bYc\" data-video-type=\"youtube\" data-video-title=\"Expanding Veterans&#039; Benefits\" data-video-duration=\"0:33\" hidden=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-content-1613\" class=\"e-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-tab-title-1613\" tabindex=\"0\" data-video-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/k9ksumP-bis\" data-video-type=\"youtube\" data-video-title=\"Expanded PACT Act Benefits\" data-video-duration=\"0:26\" hidden=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-content-1614\" class=\"e-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-tab-title-1614\" tabindex=\"0\" data-video-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/08QuQdwyJek\" data-video-type=\"youtube\" data-video-title=\"Stopping Veteran Foreclosure\" data-video-duration=\"0:58\" hidden=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-content-1615\" class=\"e-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-tab-title-1615\" tabindex=\"0\" data-video-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/erpdKNV4xzI\" data-video-type=\"youtube\" data-video-title=\"Augusta VA Inquiry\" data-video-duration=\"0:26\" hidden=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-content-1616\" class=\"e-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-tab-title-1616\" tabindex=\"0\" data-video-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_GVycVLO9Pw\" data-video-type=\"youtube\" data-video-title=\"Augusta Veterans Cemetery\" data-video-duration=\"0:42\" hidden=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-inner-tabs\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d3362b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d3362b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ae55fd3\" data-id=\"3ae55fd3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47304e7e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"47304e7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba9aac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"3ba9aac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Infrastructure\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d61dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66d61dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Upgrading Georgia\u2019s Infrastructure<\/h4><p>Senator Ossoff continues working to upgrade Georgia\u2019s infrastructure. Since passage of the bipartisan infrastructure law in fall 2021, Senator Ossoff has delivered billions of dollars in funding for projects across the State of Georgia.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff confronted Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Zeldin after the EPA cancelled a nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/watch-sen-ossoff-presses-epa-administrator-on-cancellation-of-public-health-grant-for-thomasville-ga\/\">$20M grant for Thomasville, Georgia, to build a health center<\/a> and install new water infrastructure. In a Senate Appropriations Hearing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/watch-sen-ossoff-presses-epa-administrator-on-cancellation-of-public-health-grant-for-thomasville-ga\/\">Senator Ossoff pressed Zeldin<\/a> over the decision to terminate the grant, which Thomasville Mayor Todd Mobley said represented a \u201ctransformative opportunity to make vital health and safety improvements,\u201d and Earl Williams, who leads the Thomasville Community Development Corporation, called a \u201cgame changer.\u201d<\/p><p>In April, the Department of Government Efficiency\u2019s (DOGE) announced it would terminate the United States Geological Survey\u2019s (USGS) Water Science Center\u2019s lease in Norcross, Georgia. Senators Ossoff and Rev. Warnock <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-rev-warnock-warn-doge-closure-could-threaten-georgia-water-supply-quality\/\">demanded answers<\/a>\u00a0from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) about impacts on water quality and supply, and after their pressure, the Department of the Interior <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/news-following-pressure-from-sens-ossoff-rev-warnock-trump-admin-reverses-planned-closure-of-norcross-water-quality-office\/\">reversed the termination<\/a>.<\/p><p>In September, Senator Ossoff introduced the bipartisan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-dr-cassidy-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-strengthen-american-energysecurity\/\"><em>American Energy Security Act<\/em><\/a> to help cities and localities strengthen energy infrastructure and lower energy costs for families which would formally authorize the Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure and Safety Modernization grant program for Federal grant funding to help communities replace and upgrade critical infrastructure, improving the safe and reliable transportation of fuel to families and businesses. Senator Ossoff later helped pass the bipartisan bill through the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee as part of the larger <em>PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025<\/em>.<\/p><p>In August, Senator Ossoff passed a bipartisan amendment in the U.S. Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development funding bill to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-passes-bipartisan-amendment-to-strengthen-car-safety-for-kids\/\">strengthen car seat safety for children<\/a>, directing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to produce the results of a study, required by the bipartisan infrastructure law, to examine the accessibility of car seats and booster seats.<\/p><p>In August, Senator Ossoff introduced and passed an amendment through the Senate Appropriations Committee to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-secures-bipartisan-support-to-remove-lead-pipes-from-drinking-water-systems\/\">increase funding by nearly 50% for the Reducing Lead in Drinking Water grant program<\/a> in the Senate\u2019s draft appropriations bill, which helps reduce lead in drinking water by giving Federal resources to States and local communities for the removal of lead pipes and water treatment infrastructure improvements in schools and child-care facilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4004ede3 e-tabs-view-vertical elementor-layout-end elementor-widget elementor-widget-video-playlist\" data-id=\"4004ede3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/N83-UoJ4KgI\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Columbus Water Infrastructure\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-play\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-watched\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"e-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\">Columbus Water Infrastructure<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tab-duration\">0:30<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-title-1073\" class=\"e-tab-title e-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Fighting for Georgia\u2019s Farmers &amp; Growers&nbsp;<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Senator Ossoff continues fighting for Georgia farmers.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of 2024, against all odds and with significant bipartisan maneuvering, Senator Ossoff&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-passes-agricultural-disaster-relief-for-georgia-farmers-after-hurricane-helene\/\">successfully fought&nbsp;<\/a>to pass a bipartisan disaster relief package that included $21 billion in agricultural disaster funding to help Georgia farmers, and farmers nationwide, recovering from the disastrous impacts of Hurricane Helene and other natural disasters. Throughout 2025, Senator Ossoff fought and pushed to see the funding get into the pockets of farmers.<\/p>\n<p>In May during a U.S. Senate hearing, Senator Ossoff&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/watch-sen-ossoff-presses-president-trumps-agriculture-secretary-brooke-rollins-to-expedite-hurricane-relief-for-georgia-farmers\/\">pressed<\/a>&nbsp;U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Rollins to expedite relief to Georgia farmers impacted by Hurricane Helene, and in July, Senator Ossoff sent a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/25.07.16-Letter-to-Secretary-Rollins-and-Commissioner-Harper.pdf\">letter<\/a>&nbsp;to USDA Secretary Rollins &nbsp;requesting answers on why they have still failed to finalize a block grant agreement for the Federal relief more than nine months after Hurricane Helene devastated Georgia\u2019s agricultural communities \u2014 and more than six months after Congress appropriated disaster aid. As of the publishing of this report in January, 2026, Georgia&#8217;s block grant has still not been approved by USDA.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Ossoff also continued his bipartisan work to promote Georgia\u2019s key agricultural industries and help Georgia farmers sell more products.<\/p>\n<p>As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Ossoff secured key wins in the bipartisan agricultural funding bill for several of Georgia\u2019s agricultural industries:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vidalia onions<\/strong>: $500,000 increase in funding specifically for Vidalia onion breeding to help develop a disease-resistant crop<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Avian health<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">: $65 million in funding for poultry and avian health research efforts in Georgia and nationwide<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pecans<\/strong>: $5 million for pecan genetics research; $4.75 million for pecan processing research; language that directs USDA to prioritize increased market access of domestic pecans into India; and language that encourages USDA to support U.S. pecan producers through developing new value-added markets for pecan and pecan-based products<\/li>\n<li><strong>Citrus<\/strong>: Language urging USDA to engage with growers in areas of emerging citrus production \u2014 like Georgia \u2014 to provide extension services regarding citrus greening and to continue working to reduce transmission and enhance immunity to greening in citrus trees<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peanuts<\/strong>: $3 million for peanut nutrition research and language encouraging USDA to work to develop solutions that will allow increased market access for domestic peanuts into the European Union<\/li>\n<li><strong>Specialty crops<\/strong>: $205.5 million for the Specialty Crop Pests Program, $15 million for the Minor Crop Pest Management program (IR\u20134), and Specialty Crop Research Initiative language encouraging USDA to support research that would boost mechanization and automation of labor-intensive tasks in specialty crop production and processing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aflatoxin<\/strong>: $1.75 million for research into mitigating the risk of aflatoxin, including for corn<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cotton<\/strong>: $15.5 million to strengthen pest eradication and control efforts for cotton<\/li>\n<li><strong>Local meat processing<\/strong>: Language supporting investments in local meat processing, directing USDA to report to the Appropriations Committee with updates including the status of Federal investments in local meat processing, the status of plants receiving funding, and economic impact of USDA programs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Veterinary programs<\/strong>: $4 million for the Veterinary Services Grant Program, $10 million for the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program, and $6.25 million for the National Veterinary Stockpile<\/li>\n<li><strong>Domestic shrimp<\/strong>: Language encouraging USDA to support the domestic shrimp fishing and processing industry in the face of unprecedented levels of imported shrimp, and funding for a Seafood Industry Liaison at USDA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Support for HBCUs<\/strong>: $89 million for research (Evans-Allen program), $72 million for Extension Services, $30 million for Education Grants, $21.5 million for facility improvements, $10 million for scholarships, and $10 million for Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Continuing his impressive record of fighting for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/india-cuts-tariffs-by-70-marking-big-win-georgia-pecan-farmers\/JY5CPUK7MBB5XGZBCG4JFTGN4Y\/\">Georgia\u2019s pecan industry<\/a>, Senator Ossoff, along with a bipartisan group, urged the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to prioritize American pecan producers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-working-to-protect-georgia-pecan-growers-from-trump-administration-tariffs\/\">ongoing trade negotiations with India<\/a> and to extend the deadline for trade talks with India.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Senator Ossoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-successfully-presses-usda-to-purchase-georgia-grown-pecans\/\">successfully pushed<\/a> the USDA to purchase Georgia grown pecans, announcing a $24 million investment.<\/p>\n<p>To help protect Georgia\u2019s forestry industry from pine beetle infestation, Senator Ossoff introduced the bipartisan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-hyde-smith-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-protect-georgias-forestry-industry-from-pine-beetle-infestation\/\"><em>Emergency Pine Beetle Response Act<\/em><\/a> to help Georgia foresters recovering from pine beetle infestations.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Senator Ossoff&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-working-across-the-aisle-to-protect-georgias-family-owned-farms-from-chinese-imports\/\">cosponsored<\/a>&nbsp;the bipartisan&nbsp;<em>United States Citrus Protection Act<\/em>&nbsp;to support and protect Georgia\u2019s citrus growers by banning imports of fresh citrus from China, which can often undercut domestic citrus producers and hurt the rapidly growing citrus industry in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Senators Ossoff and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-cassidy-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-strengthen-forest-management-2\/\">introduced<\/a>&nbsp;the bipartisan&nbsp;<em>Forest Data Modernization Act<\/em>, which would modernize and improve the U.S. Forest Service\u2019s Forest Inventory and Analysis program to ensure reliable data is available to inform forest management decision making.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Ossoff also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-working-across-aisle-to-support-georgia-cotton-growers\/\">cosponsored<\/a> the bipartisan <em>Buying American Cotton Act<\/em>, which would incentivize the consumption of products made with U.S. cotton.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Ossoff cosponsored two bipartisan bills to protect Georgia farmers from Chinese manipulation and from cyberattacks \u2014 the bipartisan <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-pushing-to-protect-georgia-farmers-boost-domestic-production\/\">Securing American Agriculture Act<\/a><\/em> to help mitigate potential Chinese market manipulation of critical agricultural products like vitamins, veterinary pharmaceuticals, and crop protection tools and the bipartisan <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-backing-bipartisan-bill-to-safeguard-georgias-agricultural-industry-from-cyberattacks\/\">Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act of 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class=\"icon-play\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-watched\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"e-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\">Economic Assistance<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tab-duration\">0:35<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-title-1232\" class=\"e-tab-title e-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-tab-content-1232\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tab-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"e-tab-duration\">0:48<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shadow shadow-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shadow shadow-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-content-1231\" class=\"e-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-tab-title-1231\" tabindex=\"0\" data-video-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bqsGRq0k0sM\" data-video-type=\"youtube\" data-video-title=\"Economic Assistance\" data-video-duration=\"0:35\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay elementor-clickable\" style=\"background-image: 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elementor-global-11006 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"60fffa34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#Top\" id=\"end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to Top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29a758f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29a758f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b1770a8\" data-id=\"5b1770a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dae3002 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5dae3002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17e3ec05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"17e3ec05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"JobsandCleanEnergy\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79537704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79537704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Creating Georgia Jobs &amp; Making Georgia the Clean Energy Leader\u00a0<\/h4><p>Senator Ossoff continued working to create more jobs across Georgia and protect Georgia\u2019s economy.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/climatepower.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/January-2025-Clean-Energy-Boom-Report.pdf\">According to a study from January of 2025,<\/a> since passage of the <em>Inflation Reduction Act in 2022<\/em>, Federal manufacturing incentives Senator Ossoff championed had benefited Georgia more than any other state, creating over 43,000 Georgia jobs and attracting over $31.2 billion in private investment across the state. Reporting from <em>The Atlanta Journal Constitution <\/em>had also found the GOP\u2019s tax bill could make EVs more expensive and hit Georgia\u2019s auto sector.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff raised serious concerns before Congressional Republicans passed their budget law that eliminated these Federal manufacturing policies.<\/p><p>In 2025, the Trump Administration implemented a chaotic tariff regime, wreaking havoc on Georgia\u2019s business and agricultural sector and raising costs for families.<\/p><p>In the fall, Senator Ossoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/atlanta\/ossoff-urging-trump-administration-repeal-tariffs-following-latest-jobs-report\/UUWPZCGDGBDLRCTESDOVMCMRTQ\/\">urged the administration<\/a> to repeal its tariffs. According to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/business\/economy\/adp-jobs-november-losses-rcna247137\">ADP report covered by NBC News<\/a>, small businesses cut 120,000 jobs in November, and another economic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/12\/04\/layoff-announcements-this-year-top-1point1-million-the-most-since-2020-when-pandemic-hit-challenger-says.html\">report<\/a> from Challenger, Gray &amp; Christmas in November found there were over 1.1 million layoffs in 2025, the most layoffs in a year since the 2020 pandemic.<\/p><p>This fall, the Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/senate-vote-trump-global-tariffs-emergency\/\">passed a bill<\/a> to stop President Trump&#8217;s tariffs that are hurting Georgia families. After the vote, Senator Ossoff and Georgia\u2019s Democratic Congressional Delegation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/2025\/12\/georgia-democrats-push-republicans-in-congress-to-end-trumps-tariffs\/\">urged<\/a> House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring the bill for a vote in the House.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff also introduced bipartisan legislation to help Georgians find jobs and protect Georgia\u2019s small businesses.<\/p><p>In August, Senator Ossoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-introduces-bill-to-help-georgians-unlock-job-training-opportunities-across-georgia\/\">introduced<\/a> the <em>Skilled Workforce Act<\/em>, which would incentivize companies to invest in equipment and facilities at local public high schools and technical and community colleges to help train workers.<\/p><p>In December, Senators Ossoff and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-hyde-smith-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-cut-taxes-for-small-businesses\/\">introduced<\/a> the bipartisan <em>Support Small Business Growth Act of 2025<\/em> to cut income taxes for qualifying small businesses with up to 15 employees. The bipartisan bill would create a new tax deduction for qualifying small businesses with fewer than 15 employees based on a percentage of wages paid to employees during the year.<\/p><p>In August, Senator Ossoff urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to follow through on Federal grant funding to upgrade Blue Bird Corporation\u2019s manufacturing facility <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-presses-trump-admin-to-continue-supporting-blue-bird-school-bus-manufacturing-in-middle-georgia\/\">and bring jobs to Fort Valley, Georgia.<\/a><\/p><p>In May, Senator Ossoff\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-working-across-the-aisle-to-support-georgia-small-businesses\/\">cosponsored<\/a>\u00a0the bipartisan\u00a0<em>Simplifying Subcontracting Act<\/em>, which would simplify the process for small businesses to win Federal contracts.<\/p><p>This spring, Senator Ossoff <a 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Strengthening Public Safety\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p>Senator Ossoff continued his work to keep Georgians safe and protect kids.<\/p><p>This year the Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/watch-senate-passes-sen-ossoffs-bipartisan-bill-to-stop-child-trafficking\/\">passed<\/a> Senator Ossoff&#8217;s bipartisan <em>Preventing Child Trafficking Act<\/em>. The bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-grassley-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-protect-children-from-human-traffickers-2\/\">requires<\/a> the Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services to implement Government Accountability Office recommendations regarding collaboration around child trafficking efforts and report on progress to Congress.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff introduced the bipartisan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-blackburn-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-strengthen-support-for-human-trafficking-victims-2\/\"><em>Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking Act<\/em><\/a> to support providers working with victims of human trafficking by providing them with additional grant funding flexibility.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff cosponsored the bipartisan <em><a href=\"http:\/\/senate-passes-bipartisan-bill-co-sponsored-by-sen-ossoff-to-crack-down-on-child-trafficking-exploitation\">Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement Act<\/a><\/em>, which passed the Senate in September. The bill closes loopholes that make kidnapping, sexual abuse, and child exploitation harder to prosecute.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff cosponsored and gave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=08H3TaZe44M\">a floor speech<\/a> calling for the passage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/watch-sen-ossoff-urges-u-s-senate-to-swiftly-address-funding-crisis-at-domestic-violence-shelters-prevention-programs\/\"><em>Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act<\/em><\/a>, bipartisan legislation designed to address a funding crisis for service providers for victims of domestic violence and other violent crimes.<\/p><p>To protect kids online, Senator Ossoff worked to bring Republicans and Democrats together to pass the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-working-to-pass-bipartisan-legislation-to-protect-children-online\/\"><em>Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA),<\/em><\/a> bipartisan legislation he cosponsored that would impose new requirements on digital platforms to protect children from being targeted online with harmful content.\u00a0<\/p><p>In September, Senator Ossoff joined colleagues urging the Trump Administration to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-pushing-to-protect-childrens-online-privacy\/\">reverse funding cuts<\/a> to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the suspension of the K-12 Cybersecurity Government Coordinating Council at the Department of Education.<\/p><p>In April, Senator Ossoff passed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoffs-bipartisan-bill-to-improve-prison-safety-security-passes-u-s-senate\/\"><em>Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act<\/em><\/a> through the Senate to improve workplace safety and protections for prison personnel.<\/p><p>Senator Ossoff also introduced the bipartisan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-grassley-introduce-bill-to-crack-down-on-contraband-organized-crime-in-federal-prisons\/\"><em>Stopping Prison Contraband Act<\/em><\/a> to increase penalties for smuggling contraband phones into correctional facilities, a significant security concern.<\/p><p>In March, the Senate passed Senator Ossoff\u2019s bipartisan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-grassley-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-strengthen-federal-homicide-prosecutions\/\"><em>Justice for Murder Victims Act<\/em><\/a>, eliminating the \u201cyear-and-a-day\u201d rule that prevents perpetrators from being held liable for homicides if their victim dies more than a year after the assault. This change reflects advances in medical care and ensures justice for families of murder victims.<\/p><p>To better protect Georgia businesses from organized retail theft, Senator Ossoff formally urged the Department of Justice to strengthen investigations and stop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-launches-inquiry-to-protect-georgia-businesses-from-organized-crime\/\">organized retail theft.<\/a><\/p><p>In a follow-up to their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-blackburn-launch-bipartisan-inquiry-into-fbis-capacity-to-investigate-child-sexual-abuse\/\">September 2023<\/a> inquiry, Senators Ossoff and Blackburn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-blackburn-again-press-fbi-to-strengthen-investigations-of-child-sex-abuse-and-exploitation\/\">launched a bipartisan inquiry<\/a> with the U.S. Attorney General and the FBI Director urging them to address chronic understaffing in positions aimed at addressing reported child sexual abuse and exploitation.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-107111f3 e-tabs-view-vertical elementor-layout-end elementor-widget elementor-widget-video-playlist\" data-id=\"107111f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;playlist_title&quot;:&quot;Public Safety&quot;,&quot;tabs&quot;:[{&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;66c88f1&quot;,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/VevkO6evfcg&quot;,&quot;vimeo_url&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Fighting Retail 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Families&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:&quot;0:45&quot;,&quot;thumbnail&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/img.youtube.com\\\/vi\\\/1ZAS92sqbDQ\\\/mqdefault.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;url&quot;},&quot;type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;is_external_url&quot;:null,&quot;hosted_url&quot;:null,&quot;external_url&quot;:null,&quot;section_html_tag&quot;:null,&quot;video_html_tag&quot;:&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;inner_tab_is_content_visible&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;inner_tab_content_1&quot;:null,&quot;inner_tab_content_2&quot;:null}],&quot;inner_tab_title_1&quot;:&quot;Tab #1&quot;,&quot;inner_tab_title_2&quot;:&quot;Tab #2&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video-playlist.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-main-area\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"e-tabs-title\">Public Safety<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-header-right-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tabs-videos-count\">2 Videos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-tabs-toggle-videos-display-button rotate-down eicon-caret-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-items-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-items\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-title-2751\" class=\"e-tab-title e-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-tab-content-2751\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tab-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/VevkO6evfcg\/mqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Fighting Retail Theft\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-play\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-watched\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"e-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\">Fighting Retail Theft<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tab-duration\">1:19<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-title-2752\" class=\"e-tab-title e-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-tab-content-2752\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tab-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/1ZAS92sqbDQ\/mqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Notifying Inmate Families\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-play\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-watched\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"e-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\">Notifying Inmate Families<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tab-duration\">0:45<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shadow shadow-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shadow shadow-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-content-2751\" class=\"e-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-tab-title-2751\" tabindex=\"0\" data-video-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VevkO6evfcg\" data-video-type=\"youtube\" data-video-title=\"Fighting Retail Theft\" data-video-duration=\"1:19\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay elementor-clickable\" style=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/VevkO6evfcg\/hqdefault.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Play Video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-content-2752\" class=\"e-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-tab-title-2752\" tabindex=\"0\" data-video-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1ZAS92sqbDQ\" data-video-type=\"youtube\" data-video-title=\"Notifying Inmate Families\" data-video-duration=\"0:45\" hidden=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-inner-tabs\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-564f7cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-11006 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"564f7cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#Top\" id=\"end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to Top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3270e6e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3270e6e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63e0e034\" data-id=\"63e0e034\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f67952f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5f67952f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1172e113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1172e113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"EducationandHBCUs\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e31532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e31532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Enhancing Education for Georgia\u2019s Next Generation &amp; Championing Georgia\u2019s HBCUs\u00a0<\/h4><p>In February of 2025, the Trump Administration announced it was canceling a scholarship program aimed at helping students study agriculture at HBCUs. Senator Ossoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-urges-trump-administration-to-reverse-suspension-of-funding-for-georgia-hbcu-students-who-support-agriculture\/\">publicly called<\/a> on the Administration to reverse the suspension of funding, which he said has been a lifeline for HBCU students in Georgia at Fort Valley State University. After pressure from Senator Ossoff, the administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/education\/white-house-reverses-course-on-hbcu-scholarships-after-pressure-from-ossoff-other-lawmakers\/YN6BQKRT4FCXRJFNZQLT7XFDPA\/\">restored the scholarship program<\/a>.<\/p><p>In August, Senator Ossoff introduced the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-introduces-bill-to-help-georgians-unlock-job-training-opportunities-across-georgia\/\"><em>Skilled Workforce Act<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>to incentivize companies to directly invest in physical infrastructure and equipment at high schools, career academies, and technical colleges for local workforce development needs \u2014 with a goal of increasing private investment that helps train workers.<\/p><p>In April, Senators Ossoff and Todd Young (R-IN)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-young-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-boost-youth-sports-opportunities-for-georgia-kids-2\/\">introduced<\/a>\u00a0the bipartisan\u00a0<em>Youth Sports Facilities Act<\/em>\u00a0to help build and upgrade sports facilities across Georgia, giving kids and families safe spaces to play while also supporting student mental health and boosting economic growth.<\/p><p>In February, Senator Ossoff\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-working-across-the-aisle-to-help-georgians-afford-job-training-programs\/\">cosponsored<\/a>\u00a0the bipartisan\u00a0<em>JOBS Act\u00a0<\/em>to help more students access and afford short-term job training programs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e66ec29 e-tabs-view-vertical elementor-layout-end elementor-widget elementor-widget-video-playlist\" data-id=\"e66ec29\" 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class=\"e-tabs-title\">Educaci\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-header-right-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tabs-videos-count\">4 Videos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-tabs-toggle-videos-display-button rotate-down eicon-caret-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-items-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-items\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-title-2411\" class=\"e-tab-title e-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-tab-content-2411\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tab-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/IKJ637yDgTI\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Fighting for HBCUs\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-play\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-watched\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"e-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\">Fighting for HBCUs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tab-duration\">0:24<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-title-2412\" class=\"e-tab-title e-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-tab-content-2412\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tab-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/0LEFFdSSuTc\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Expanding Scholarships\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-play\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-watched\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"e-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\">Expanding Scholarships<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tab-duration\">0:24<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-title-2413\" class=\"e-tab-title e-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Protecting Georgia\u2019s Natural Resources &amp; Expanding Tourism\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\">For years, Senator Ossoff has worked to protect Georgia\u2019s precious natural resources, including the beloved Okefenokee Swamp.<\/p><p>In January 2025, following Senator Ossoff\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-announces-progress-to-expand-protections-for-okefenokee-wildlife-refuge\/\">push,<\/a>\u00a0the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it would\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/press-release\/2025-01\/minor-expansion-acquisition-boundary\">expand<\/a> the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge\u2019s acquisition boundary by 22,000 acres.<\/p><p>In May, Senator Ossoff pressed the Trump Administration\u2019s Department of the Interior in a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/watch-sen-ossoff-presses-against-any-sale-of-okefenokee-secures-commitment-from-interior-secretary\/\">securing a public commitment<\/a>\u00a0from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum that no part of the Okefenokee would be sold.<\/p><p>In June, Senator Ossoff\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-statement-on-okefenokee-swamp-land-deal\/\">welcomed<\/a>\u00a0the historic announcement of a land acquisition deal in which The Conservation Fund will purchase roughly 8,000 acres from Twin Pines Minerals, as well as the underlying mineral rights \u2014 effectively halting the proposed titanium mine near the swamp.<\/p><p>In August, Senator Ossoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-passes-bipartisan-amendment-to-encourage-further-federal-protection-of-the-okefenokee\/\">passed an amendment<\/a> through the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee to encourage greater expanded protection of the Okefenokee Swamp, encouraging the U.S. Fish &amp; Wildlife Service to acquire lands within the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge\u2019s boundaries, which would expand hunting, fishing, and recreation access and help reduce fire risk in the Refuge and nearby communities.<\/p><p>As Atlanta prepares to host major events like the Super Bowl, College Football Playoffs, and the FIFA World Cup, Senator Ossoff urged Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem to unfreeze Federal funding for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-urges-trump-administration-to-unfreeze-federal-funding-for-public-safety-in-metro-atlanta\/\">Urban Area Security Initiative<\/a> (UASI) program, which provides Federal funding to help urban areas strengthen public safety.<\/p><p>Likewise, Senator Ossoff and a bipartisan group of Senators are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/with-atlanta-hosting-world-cup-sen-ossoff-continues-work-to-stop-human-trafficking\/\">urging FIFA executives<\/a> to strengthen resources for host cities working to prevent human trafficking ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6348f606 e-tabs-view-vertical elementor-layout-end elementor-widget elementor-widget-video-playlist\" data-id=\"6348f606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;playlist_title&quot;:&quot;Environment&quot;,&quot;tabs&quot;:[{&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;b2bad79&quot;,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=tFDsaqCaB5w&quot;,&quot;vimeo_url&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Okefenokee Protection&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:&quot;0:21&quot;,&quot;thumbnail&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/img.youtube.com\\\/vi\\\/tFDsaqCaB5w\\\/maxresdefault.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;is_external_url&quot;:null,&quot;hosted_url&quot;:null,&quot;external_url&quot;:null,&quot;section_html_tag&quot;:null,&quot;video_html_tag&quot;:&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;inner_tab_is_content_visible&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;inner_tab_content_1&quot;:null,&quot;inner_tab_content_2&quot;:null},{&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;42750cd&quot;,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/B2FJySDNM5U&quot;,&quot;vimeo_url&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Thomasville 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ambiente<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-header-right-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tabs-videos-count\">2 Videos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-tabs-toggle-videos-display-button rotate-down eicon-caret-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-items-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tabs-items\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-title-1661\" class=\"e-tab-title e-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-tab-content-1661\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tab-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/tFDsaqCaB5w\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Okefenokee Protection\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-play\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-watched\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"e-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\">Okefenokee Protection<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-tab-duration\">0:21<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-tab-title-1662\" class=\"e-tab-title e-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-tab-content-1662\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-tab-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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id=\"ConstituentServices\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40122d3d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40122d3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Constituent Services Snapshot<\/h3><p>Senator Ossoff\u2019s constituent services team works to help families cut through red tape to access the services they deserve, from resolving issues with Social Security and Medicare, to helping families obtain passports, and ensuring servicemembers, veterans, and their families receive their benefits.<\/p><p>Since taking office, Senator Ossoff\u2019s constituent services team has saved Georgia families over $60 million \u2014 getting them the refunds they deserve and putting money back in their pockets \u2014 and has helped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/helping-georgians\/#Constituent-Services\">nearly 7,000 individual Georgians<\/a> solve issues with the Federal government.<\/p><p>In 2025 alone, Senator Ossoff and his team helped individual Georgia taxpayers, organizations, and businesses recover over $19 million owed to them by the IRS and other Federal agencies.<\/p><p>If you need assistance with any aspect of the Federal Government, you can reach Senator Ossoff\u2019s casework team on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/services\/\">our website<\/a>\u00a0or by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/contact-us\/\">calling or visiting<\/a>\u00a0one of Senator Ossoff\u2019s offices throughout the state.<\/p><p style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-29b304d ); color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: Barlow; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Here are just a few examples of how Senator Ossoff\u2019s staff have helped Georgians this year:<\/span><\/p><h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*<\/span><\/h6><ul><li>A family-run restaurant filed an Employee Retention Claim (ERC) for 2020 and 2021 in order to keep their staff employed during the COVID-19 pandemic. After more than four years of delay, they contacted Senator Ossoff\u2019s office, who then submitted an inquiry to the Taxpayer Advocate Service. After months of continued follow-ups with the IRS by the Senator\u2019s team, their 5 tax period claims were processed, totaling over $145,000 in tax credits and an additional $22,000 in interest from the IRS\u2019s delays.<\/li><li>A 76-year-old U.S. Army veteran was attempting to file a Veterans Benefit Administration (VBA) compensation claim after continued mobility issues from a leg injury he sustained while serving. After being told that there were no medical records from his service in the 1960s, he reached out to Senator Ossoff\u2019s office for assistance. When the National Personnel Records Center confirmed they had no records of his in-patient care, the Senator\u2019s team continued their inquiry over the course of a year on the veteran\u2019s behalf to the VA Records Management Center to ensure his records were located, provided to him, and that his VBA compensation claim was fulfilled.<\/li><li>A Georgia National Guardsman was working with the Georgia Veterans Education Career Transition Resource Center (GA VECTR) to help him apply for his VA benefits. He was unable to obtain a copy of his DD214, and the National Personnel Records Center did not have a copy on file. As a \u201clast resort\u201d, in his own words, the former Guardsman reached out to Senator Ossoff\u2019s office who were able to contact the Georgia Department of Defense for his records to be obtained.<\/li><li>One month after losing her husband, an 80-year-old widow of a U.S. Navy veteran came in person to one of Senator Ossoff\u2019s office\u2019s \u201cConstituent Services in your Community\u201d events seeking assistance with her VA survivor benefits, Social Security survivor benefits, and a previous year\u2019s tax refund. The Senator\u2019s team was able to assist her in submitting her claims with the VA, Social Security Administration, and IRS, and stayed in touch with her and to ensure her claims were approved in timely fashion. From all three of her claims, she received $34,196 of past due funds along with $4,504 a month from the VA and SSA.<\/li><li>A 79-year-old Vietnam Veteran contacted Senator Ossoff\u2019s office after facing delays in processing his entitlement payments for necessary automobile and adaptive equipment. The Senator\u2019s team submitted an inquiry with the VA and learned that an Administrative Error Rating flag was put on his claim, four months after his vehicle had been delivered, that required additional review by the Rating Board which he had not been informed of. The Senator\u2019s team continued to follow up with the VA until he was paid over $25,000 and received his vehicle.<\/li><li>A patient of the VA Blind Rehabilitation Center was denied transportation to a community care appointment due to Veteran Transportation Program (VTP) policy, which states that transportation must be to the nearest appropriate facility capable of providing the required care. After reaching out to Senator Ossoff\u2019s office, the Senator\u2019s team urged the VA to properly consider his doctor\u2019s initial recommendation for the facility\u2019s specialized genetic testing and treatment not available at any other location. In response, the VA Augusta Health Care System approved transportation to and from his appointments for continued assessment and treatment.<\/li><li>After becoming eligible for Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) benefits, a retired Georgian received guidance to terminate her Medicare Part B benefits as she was also covered by TRICARE Prime. However, she later received a letter from the Defense Manpower Data Center stating that both Medicare Parts A and B were required to maintain TRICARE Prime while receiving SSDI benefits. She attempted to reinstate her Part B coverage, but was told she would have to wait until the 2026 enrollment period. Believing she was uninsured, she canceled upcoming medical treatments, and later reached out to Senator Ossoff\u2019s office for help and clarity. The Senator\u2019s team submitted inquiries to both the Social Security Administration and the Defense Health Agency, successfully requesting immediate reinstatement of her Part B and TRICARE coverage with no lapse. \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f7e0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-11006 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"48f7e0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#Top\" id=\"end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to Top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Letter from Senator Ossoff Get Help From the Office Protecting Georgians\u2019 Health Fighting Corruption &amp; Exposing Human Rights Abuses Making Housing More Affordable and Protecting Tenants Supporting Georgia\u2019s Servicemembers and Their Families Helping Georgia\u2019s Veterans Upgrading Georgia&#8217;s Infrastructure Fighting for Georgia\u2019s Farmers &amp; Growers Creating Georgia Jobs &amp; Making Georgia the Clean [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28803","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/72"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28803"}],"version-history":[{"count":96,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29365,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28803\/revisions\/29365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}