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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · 21h

1.4 million Georgians could see their premiums skyrocket next year if ACA tax credits expire.

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Sen. Ossoff is urging the Trump Administration to address deaths in ICE custody in Georgia and across the country.

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Georgia senators demand answers on more than a dozen deaths in immigration detention

Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are asking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for answers after more than a dozen people died in immigration detention, as the department rushes to expand.

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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · 16d

Sen. Ossoff on the continued threats to Georgians' health care and hospitals due to the Trump budget bill.

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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · 20d

Sen. Ossoff on the human consequences of Trump's budget law.

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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · 21d

“Trump’s tariff chaos is driving up prices for Georgia families, as expected, while making jobs harder to find as businesses are paralyzed,” U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff said in a statement. “Stagflation is the risk and it’s hard to shake once it sets in.”

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Metro Atlanta consumers grapple with higher prices on food, other goods

Inflation recently reached its highest level this year, with prices increasing for food, housing and other necessities.

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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · 22d

"Hospital administrators say the bill, which included a $1 trillion cut to Medicaid funding, contributed to their decision to consolidate OB/GYN services."

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Rural Georgia hospital to close L&D unit, partly because of Medicaid cuts • Georgia Recorder

The closure of St. Mary’s labor and delivery unit in Lavonia is one of the first Georgia-based casualties of the federal budget reconciliation package, colloquially known as the “big beautiful bill.”

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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · 23d

Sen. Ossoff on rural Georgia hospitals ending health care services due to Medicaid cuts in the Trump budget law.

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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · Sep 4

Today, Sen. Ossoff demanded RFK Jr.'s resignation after months of the Trump Administration's attacks on the CDC.

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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · Aug 28

Statement from Sen. Ossoff on the CDC.

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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · Aug 26

Sen. Ossoff on Trump Administration's tariff war: “We are alienating key international partners while paralyzing much of the business community.”

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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · Aug 22

Sen. Ossoff on his investigation into conditions of immigration detention: “The American people expect and deserve secure borders. They do not expect and support human rights abuses of people who are in U.S. custody.”

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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · Aug 21

“There is growing interest on both sides of the aisle in supporting skills training, vocational training and technical education,” Sen. Ossoff said. “There’s a broad recognition across the country that we need to expand job training opportunities.

New bill by Ossoff aims to strengthen technical education for key sectors

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff announced Thursday he will soon introduce a bill aiming to establish a federal tax credit program designed to bolster workforce training programs.

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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · Aug 21

Sen. Ossoff on VP Vance's visit to GA today: "I think it is embarrassing for the Vice President to be coming to Georgia to sell a policy that is already resulting in harm to hospitals in the state of GA, that's projected to throw more than 100,000 people off their health care in the state of GA."

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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · Aug 20

Today, Sen. Ossoff joined the Georgia Chamber's Congressional Luncheon in Columbus to brief Georgia leaders on his successful work in the Senate Appropriations Committee to upgrade Georgia's defense installations and quality-of-life for military families.

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WIRED @wired.com · Aug 19

A United States Senate investigation has identified more than 500 credible reports of human rights abuses in US immigration detention since January, including alarming allegations of mistreatment of pregnant women and children.

Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody

Led by US senator Jon Ossoff, the investigation cites hundreds of reports since January, including accounts of miscarriages, child neglect, and sexual abuse at ICE detention centers in dozens of state...

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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · Aug 19

Sen. Ossoff successfully pressured the Trump Administration to reinstate support for foster children.

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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · Aug 18

Sen. Ossoff warns of rising health care costs due to the Trump budget bill: "The last thing Georgia families need right now is to be paying thousands of dollars more per year for their health insurance."

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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · Aug 15

Sen. Ossoff's Skilled Workforce Act would upgrade technical colleges and help Georgians find jobs.

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Ossoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · Aug 14

Sen. Ossoff is urging Congressional Republicans to work across the aisle and prevent President Trump’s budget law from driving up health insurance premiums in Georgia.