WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Reverend Warnock, who has continuously pushed for meaningful student debt relief, celebrated the announcement from the Biden Administration that will provide an additional $7.4 billion in student debt relief The additional relief will impact roughly 277,000 additional student borrowers, 11,500 of which live in Georgia The Biden-Harris Administration has now approved $153 billion in relief fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Speaking with CNN's Laura Coates, Senator Reverend Warnock addressed the recent abortion ruling from the Arizona Supreme Court During the interview, Senator Reverend Warnock highlighted his deep concern with the weaponization of religion by partisan actors Senator Reverend Warnock on Laura Coates Live: "As we watch all of this chaos unfold [...] We are reminded that elections really do matter. [..  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Reverend Warnock led Georgia delegation members in urging U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General to expand its audit of the Atlanta Regional Processing and Distribution Center in Palmetto Senator Reverend Warnock also pressed the United States Postal Service on plans to address ongoing issues with the implementation of their "Delivering for America" plan and its effectiveness on Geor  more

ROSWELL, Georgia, April 13 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law issued the following written testimony by Miracle Fletcher, an ex-tenant of Trestletree Villages Apartments, at a field hearing on March 4, 2024, entitled "Human Rights in Housing": * * * Chairman Ossoff, and members of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, my name is Miracle Fletcher. I am a 40-year-old mother, a rare cancer survivor, and a housing advocate. I am here today to share my experiences as a for  more

ROSWELL, Georgia, April 13 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law issued the following testimony by Latysha Odom, a tenant at Heritage Heights in Griffin, at a field hearing on March 4, 2024, entitled "Human Rights in Housing": * * * Hello, my name is Latysha Odom. I am a 39-year-old single mother of four. I am so very grateful and thankful to be here and to be heard. I am here to testify on my experience living in Heritage Heights in Griffin, Georgia. My kids and I   more

ROSWELL, Georgia, April 13 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law issued the following written testimony by Ayanna Jones, a senior litigation counsel at the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, at a field hearing on March 4, 2024, entitled "Human Rights in Housing": * * * I. INTRO Hello, my name is Ayanna Jones and I have been an attorney for nearly two decades. Throughout my career, I have made it my mission to serve low income tenants and underserved populations   more

ROSWELL, Georgia, April 13 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law issued the following testimony by DeAnna Hines, a resident of the Southwood Apartment Complex in Morrow, at a field hearing on March 4, 2024, entitled "Human Rights in Housing": * * * Hi. My name is DeAnna Hines. My two children 4 and 16 and I have been residents of the Southwood Apartment Complex in Morrow, GA since 2016. Ever since I moved in, I have had little issues that are starting to turn into ma  more

ROSWELL, Georgia, April 13 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law issued the following testimony by Esther Graff-Radford, a tenants rights attorney, at a field hearing on March 4, 2024, entitled "Human Rights in Housing": * * * Good morning. I'm Esther Graff-Radford and I run a private law firm that represents tenants in housing issues across metro Atlanta. I work closely with Legal Aid and the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation and local housing nonprofits and I do  more