WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing legislation to help Georgia families become homeowners. This week, Sen. Ossoff introduced legislation to help renters purchase homes by including their positive rental payment history in reports to credit bureaus, helping boost credit ratings. The Access to Homeownership Act would require landlords that receive financing through the Federal government, including through Fanni  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: This spring, thousands of Georgia parents petitioned the GovernorThis is an external link to reverse his decision & accept Federal funding for summer school lunches According to 11Alive AtlantaThis is an external link, nearly 64% of Georgia public school students qualify for free and reduced lunch Atlanta, Ga. For months, Governor Brian Kemp has faced backlash for refusing tens of millions of dollars to help   more

DECATUR, Georgia, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law released the following testimony by Nisha Verma, a fellow at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, from a July 23, 2024, field hearing entitled "Health Impacts of Abortion Ban on Georgia Women": * * * Good morning Senator Ossoff. My name is Dr. Nisha Verma, and I am a board-certified, fellowship trained, obstetrician and gynecologist providing full-spectrum reproductive health care. I   more

DECATUR, Georgia, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law released the following testimony by Aisvarya Panakam, an OB/GYN resident, from a July 23, 2024, field hearing entitled "Health Impacts of Abortion Ban on Georgia Women": * * * Good morning, Senator Ossoff and distinguished members of the Human Rights and the Law Judiciary Subcommittee. My name is Dr. Aisvarya Panakam and I use she/her pronouns. I am a recent graduate of Harvard Medical School and a curre  more

DECATUR, Georgia, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law released the following testimony by Suchitra Chandrasekaran, a member of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, from a July 23, 2024, field hearing entitled "Health Impacts of Abortion Ban on Georgia Women": * * * Good morning, Senator Ossoff and distinguished members of the Subcommittee on Human Rights and Law. My name is Dr. Suchitra Chandrasekaran. I am a board-certified and fellowship trained mater  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations, Armed Services and Appropriations Committees and Chair of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, is traveling to Georgia to meet with government officials, civil society leaders and others following the passage of the foreign agents law, which Shaheen has condemned, and U.S. action t  more