Millions of dollars are going to Georgia farms and small businesses in an effort to help implement renewable energy technology, federal officials said Friday. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $3.1 million dollars would go to farms and small businesses in rural Georgia from grants that mainly stem from the Inflation Reduction Act.
For the week ending July 26, Warnock visited his hometown of Savannah, Ga., and toured Gulfstream headquarters and Savannah Tech to meet students training in aviation, while Ossoff heard testimonies from doctors and nurses on the health impacts of the six-week abortion ban and introduced legislation to help service members access VA benefits.
For the week ending July 19, Warnock and Ossoff worked on providing fire safety upgrades to Georgia communities, lowering the costs of prescriptions, extending tax benefits for individuals with disabilities, and supporting the education of military children who have lost a parent who served.
On Thursday, July 11, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock introduced legislation that would temporarily relieve the thousands of Georgians stuck in the Medicaid coverage gap.
For the week ending July 12, Warnock and Ossoff worked on improving connectivity in Georgia, securing funding for clean energy transportation in three cities, improving support for human trafficking victims, and safeguarding veterans from exploitive entities.
The series of conversations with political leaders, hosted by PBS host Alexander Heffner, attempts to highlight the bipartisanship and empathy that goes unnoticed in the daily headlines.
For the week ending July 5, 2024, Warnock and Ossoff worked on protecting election workers ahead of this year's elections, visiting the CDC to discuss maternal mortality and federal funding's impact on public health, improving affordable housing in rural areas, and helping Georgia farmers export more pecans.
For the week ending June 28, 2024, Warnock and Ossoff focused on launching an inquiry to help prevent the deaths of incarcerated people in federal, state, and local facilities, providing infrastructure upgrades to several military facilities in Georgia, introducing legislation to double the Pell Grant maximum award to students, and supporting row crop farmers in Georgia.
Democrats at Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion faced a crowd of dozens of reporters from around the world shouting questions about President Joe Biden’s debate performance and whether he should remain the party’s candidate.
For the week ending June 14, 2024, Warnock and Ossoff focused on reviewing Atlanta's aging water infrastructure after the recent water main break in Midtown Atlanta, improving fire safety throughout Georgia, improving the workforce development by creating partnerships between community and technical colleges and the local job industry, and introducing legislations supporting Georgia military families.
For the week ending June 14, 2024, Warnock and Ossoff worked on providing water infrastructure upgrades to several areas in Georgia after the recent water main break in Midtown Atlanta, inquire about the dangerous living conditions for children at the border detention families, push for stronger enforcement against selling e-cigarettes to children, and introduce legislation promoting fatherhood engagement for maternal health.
For the week ending June 7, Warnock and Ossoff focused on protecting former Georgia U.S. Rep. John Lewis's legacy, introducing legislation to stop fentanyl trafficking at the southern border, protecting women's rights to contraception, and previewing new legislation that would help new farmers enter the profession.
For the week ending May 31, 2024, Warnock and Ossoff worked on protecting national security at the southern border, urging Delta Air Lines leadership not to hinder workers' unionization efforts, calling out pharmaceutical companies for high medication prices, and addressing law enforcement shortages.
For the week ending May 24, 2024, Warnock and Ossoff focused on improving substance abuse treatment for inmates, protecting national security at the southern border, removing hazardous materials from several locations in Georgia and protecting elderly people from financial scams.
For the week ending May 17, 2024, Sens. Warnock and Ossoff worked in urging the Department of Education to call out a student loan servicer for their failures, proving relocation support for military families, honoring Vietnam War veterans with medals, and investing in Georgia's airports to upgrade their infrastructure.