{"id":18148,"date":"2022-09-12T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T18:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&p=18148"},"modified":"2023-03-15T14:09:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T18:09:25","slug":"sen-ossoff-working-to-improve-access-to-fbi-resources-and-services-in-other-languages","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-working-to-improve-access-to-fbi-resources-and-services-in-other-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Ossoff Working to Improve Access to FBI Resources and Services in Other Languages<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington D.C.\u2014<\/strong> U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff  is working to make FBI resources and services accessible in more languages for all Georgians to improve public safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, Sen. Ossoff launched an inquiry urging FBI Director Christopher Wray to ensure all communities have access to the information and guidance the FBI disseminates by providing increased access to multilingual resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAugmenting the FBI\u2019s existing language access efforts is essential in ensuring that all communities across Georgia and throughout the nation are protected by the FBI\u2019s important work. As I stated during last month\u2019s hearing<\/a>, I look forward to the Atlanta field office becoming a leader in the Bureau\u2019s language access future,\u201d Senator Ossoff wrote.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month during a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Ossoff asked<\/a> the FBI Director to ensure the agency is providing information and services in multiple languages to protect the health and security of all communities in Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sen. Ossoff is continuing his efforts to make government services accessible in more languages for Georgians facing language barriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May, Sen. Ossoff secured a commitment<\/a> from U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s Under Secretary for Rural Development, Xochitl Torres Small, to help Georgians experiencing language barriers navigate the housing market and system, improving their access to affordable housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February, Sen. Ossoff led a group of 19 Senators<\/a> calling on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to direct Federal agencies to update their Language Access Plans, helping ensure people whose primary language is not English can access critical information and resources in their preferred language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgia is home to more than twenty diverse language communities, with Korean, Hindi, and Spanish among the most spoken at home by Georgians whose first language is not English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recent report<\/a> found that over 67 million households nationwide spoke a language other than English at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click aqu\u00ed<\/a> to read the letter.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Washington D.C.\u2014 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff  is working to make FBI resources and services accessible in more languages for all Georgians to improve public safety. Today, Sen. Ossoff launched an inquiry urging FBI Director Christopher Wray to ensure all communities have access to the information and guidance the FBI disseminates by providing increased access to […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18148","press-releases","type-press-releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/18148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-releases"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/18148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18150,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/18148\/revisions\/18150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}