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Jon Ossoff

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Jon Ossoff is an American politician and investigative filmmaker currently serving as the junior United States senator from Georgia, a position he has held since January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Ossoff gained national attention during his campaign for the Senate, which he won in a runoff election against Republican incumbent David Perdue. His victory was significant in helping to shift the balance of power in the Senate towards the Democrats.

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Mar 4, 2025

We already face a crisis of access to Social Security benefits for Georgia seniors.

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Feb 20, 2025

The sheer number of people affected: In Georgia 5 out of 7 seniors in nursing homes are covered by Medicaid; nearly 50 percent of all births are covered by Medicaid; two out of five children in Georgia are covered by Medicaid. I was…

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Feb 20, 2025

the momentum that is growing in Washington to gut the Medicaid program is alarming my constituents in Georgia, and I call up my amendment No. 407 and ask it to be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The…

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Feb 20, 2025

the vote is whether to protect maternal and pediatric healthcare through Medicaid. I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The…

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Feb 17, 2025

This decision is wrong, and I urge the Trump Administration to reverse course and ensure Georgia's local governments get the vital support they need.

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Feb 12, 2025

it is truly astounding that the Senate stands on the brink of confirming Mr. Kennedy to lead America's public health Agencies. If the Senate weren't gripped in this soon to be infamous period of total capitulation, I don't think this…

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Feb 6, 2025

You know, Congresswoman Greene represents [an] extremely divisive, zealous, partisan MAGA brand of politics that I think would be an electoral problem for her in Georgia.

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Feb 6, 2025

Marjorie Taylor Greene in the U.S. Senate would be a disaster for the country.

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Feb 5, 2025

For the CDC, I vote no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted during a vote. The Senator will suspend. The clerk will continue to call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

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Feb 5, 2025

I yield 30 minutes of my postcloture debate time on the Vought nomination to Senator Merkley and 30 minutes of my postcloture debate time on the Vought nomination to Senator Schumer. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has that right. The…

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Nov 20, 2024

I rise not in response to the Senator from Utah or to address the matter being raised by Senator Paul but to address the resolutions that were debated previously with respect to U.S. policy in the Middle East. In 1982, as Israeli forces…

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Sep 25, 2024

as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 5284, the Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

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Sep 25, 2024

I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate on the bill, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 5284) was passed as follows: S. 5284 Be…

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Jul 10, 2024

I further ask that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

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Jul 10, 2024

how did it come to pass that in a nation whose founding document guarantees due process and civil rights and prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, a Federal prison in Dublin, CA, would become so notorious for the endemic sexual abuse of…

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Jul 10, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 3019. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The…

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Jun 12, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 13; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…

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Jun 12, 2024

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:54 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 10 a.m. ____________________

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Jun 12, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 731, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant clerk read as follows: A resolution (S…

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Jun 12, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

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Jun 12, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of S. 3984 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk…

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May 22, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the confirmation on the Dalton nomination occur at 11 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, May 23; further, that the cloture motion with respect to the motion to proceed to S. 4361 ripen at 2 p.m. tomorrow. The PRESIDING…

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May 22, 2024

for years, too many Democrats have been in denial about the national security risks at our southern border. And I have been critical of fellow Democrats who have failed to acknowledge these risks, who have failed to recognize that knowing…

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May 21, 2024

I think that is, with respect, what you are here to testify on.

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