What Jon Ossoff said, and what was done

“Mr. President, I rise today to commend the service and bravery of the hundreds of Georgia Forestry Commission personnel, volunteers, and paid firefighters who worked to suppress wildfires that ravaged over 50,000 acres in south Georgia this year.”

“Mr. President, I don't know if you saw, but a study last year found that Members of Congress traded more than $600 million in stock, including stocks connected to committees upon which Members sit.”

“Mr. President, I commend the Senator for having placed her portfolio in a blind trust. I am one of the few to have done the same. I think it is the right thing to do.”

“Mr. President, I join in mourning Martha Zoller and send my deepest condolences to Martha's husband Lin, to her children and grandchildren, and to all who knew and loved her.”

“Mr. President, instead of slush funds for criminals and corrupt ballrooms, let's do something useful. Let's ban insurance companies from denying or delaying medically necessary healthcare to Americans.”

“Mr. President, think of the retired Georgia teacher who had paid over $100,000 into a cancer policy, only to be diagnosed with cancer and have her insurance claims denied.”

“Think of the Monroe County mother of three diagnosed with cancer who needed a liver transplant, was told she had 6 to 12 months to live, and had to fight her insurance company because her claim was denied; or the thousands of Georgia children who have had their claims for needed healthcare denied.”

“Mr. President, I hear procedural excuses in defense of insurance companies. Americans deserve the healthcare they need, and pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the waiver provisions of applicable budget resolutions, I move to waive all applicable sections of that act and applicable budget points of order for the purposes of the pending measure.”

“Mr. President, yet again, Senator Murray offered the measure to fund critical Agencies within the Department of Homeland Security, and yet again, the measure was blocked by the Senator from Alabama.”

“Mr. President, I support the measure offered by Senator Murray to appropriate funds for the Transportation Security Administration, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and other Agencies within the Department of Homeland Security.”

“Mr. President, child trafficking in Georgia and nationwide is a crisis and one of the most heinous crimes imaginable. In my State, the Georgia Department of Public Health this year reported that more than 370 girls are trafficked in Georgia every month--370 girls every month.”

“Mr. President, in the summer of 1962, in Albany, GA, an effort was underway to desegregate the city, and a young woman named Marion King, participating in those efforts, carrying in her arms her 3-year-old daughter and 5 months pregnant at the time, was brutally beaten for demanding the desegregation of Albany, GA.”

“Mr. President, I rise today to celebrate and honor Rev. Byeong Cheol Han for concluding years of ministry, service, and leadership to the people of Georgia at the Korean Central Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, where he served as senior pastor for the last 16 years.”

“Mr. President, what is an American supposed to do who loses health insurance in the middle of chemotherapy? That is the question confronting one of my constituents right now, a Georgian who wrote in to my office.”

“Mr. President, the Senate remains at an impasse over the renewal of soon-to-expire health insurance premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act. Americans' health insurance premiums will skyrocket in 2026 unless the Congress acts to renew these subsidies.”

“Mr. President, I rise today to celebrate and honor Rev. Dr. William E. Flippin, Sr., and First Lady Sylvia Taylor Flippin for their 35 years of ministry, service, and leadership at the Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA.”

“Mr. President, Senator Duckworth has an amendment that warrants bipartisan support. Secretary Collins had announced earlier this year his plan to fire 80,000 personnel at the VA. Amidst public outrage, he has backed off that plan.”

“I would just note, if that is the case, the Department can make that clear in their report. Vote on Amendment No. 3466 Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.”

“Mr. President, the Senator from Alabama offers an amendment that would require the VA to submit a report on the implementation of staffing models, and that is sorely needed.”

“Mr. President, I rise to honor WSB Radio and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta as they mark the 25th anniversary of their annual Care-a-Thon, a Georgia tradition of compassion, generosity, and service.”

“Mr. President, I want to urge my colleagues--and I know there is this temptation of the upcoming summer break, and folks want to get home to their families, but we have the opportunity and the obligation right now to pass this legislation for the Crime Victims Fund.”

“Mr. President, as the Senate turns now to debate the bipartisan appropriations bill to resource military construction and the VA that Senator Boozman and I have assembled, along with all of our colleagues on the Appropriations Committee, I would like to highlight what is included in this legislation.”

“Mr. President, many of us in the Senate are parents or grandparents of young children. This is Abdullah. He was a 1-year-old, starving in a war zone in Yemen until his life was saved by emergency rations sent by the American people through UNICEF.”

“Madam President, instead of adding trillions to the debt in tax cuts to the rich while destroying Medicaid and renewable energy, I propose we help our constituents afford health insurance.”

“A vote against this amendment will repeal the Affordable Care Act benefits for your constituents and raise their healthcare premium. Motion To Waive And pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I move to waive section 302(f) of that act for purposes of this amendment.”

“Mr. President, on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at President Trump's direction, U.S. forces struck certain nuclear facilities in Iran. As I stated this week in the Intelligence Committee: Those strikes having been taken, I certainly hope they were effective.”

“Madam President, Evyatar David has always loved music, singing, and playing instruments with his brother Ilay and his sister Yaela at Shabbat dinners. Evyatar dreams of becoming a music producer one day, and that love of music led Evyatar to the Negev Desert for the Nova Music Festival on October 7, 2023.”

“Mr. President, 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 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.”