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This week Senator Ossoff fought for us by:
1. Sen. Ossoff Urging DoD to Protect Civilian During Military Operations
May 28, 2025 – Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is urging the Department of Defense (DoD) to protect civilians during military operations.
Sen. Ossoff led a group of Senators urging Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to protect the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence at DoD to minimize civilian deaths during combat.
According to a report by The Washington Post, the center’s senior leadership was instructed that the Pentagon was moving forward with plans to halt all civilian harm mitigation work, including winding down the center and firing or reassigning nearly 170 personnel who advise military leaders on limiting noncombatant casualties.
Sen. Ossoff is joined by Sens. Peter Welch (D-VT), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tina Smith (D-MN), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
“Minimizing civilian casualties in warfare is a moral duty and a strategic imperative,” Sen. Ossoff and the group wrote to Defense Secretary Hegseth. “We remind you that the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence (“the Center”) was established by Congress and the law requires you to operate it.”
“Reducing civilian casualties in warfare is an obvious moral imperative necessary for its own sake. But it is also a strategic imperative,” Sen. Ossoff and the group continued. “The credibility of U.S. foreign policy flows not just from our raw military power but also from our reputation as a nation that values innocent life and protects noncombatants.”
Click here to read Sen. Ossoff’s inquiry with DoD.
2. Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock Upgrading Georgia’s Airports Through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
May 28, 2025 – Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff today announced new bipartisan infrastructure law resources to upgrade Georgia’s airports.
Today, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock announced more than $13 million in Federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to upgrade and help maintain Georgia’s regional airports.
The Federal funding will support a broad range of development and infrastructure projects across the state to help ensure Georgia’s airports have the resources they need to support local businesses and communities.
“Georgia’s airports are a key driver of job creation and economic competitiveness. Alongside Senator Reverend Warnock, we are pleased to announce this funding through the bipartisan infrastructure law for airport upgrades across the State of Georgia. Our bipartisan infrastructure law will continue to deliver long-overdue upgrades to Georgia’s infrastructure for years to come,” Sen. Ossoff said.
| Recipient | City | Grant amount |
| Valdosta Regional Airport | Valdosta, Ga | $3,933,289 |
| Augusta Regional Airport | Augusta, Ga | $987,701 |
| Claxton-Evans County Airport | Claxton, Ga | $144,075 |
| Dalton Municipal | Dalton, Ga | $282,000 |
| Daniel Field | Augusta, Ga | $108,633 |
| Daniel Field | Augusta, Ga | $149,847 |
| Daniel Field | Augusta, Ga | $94,592 |
| East Georgia Regional Airport | Swainsboro, Ga | $157,500 |
| Gilmer County Airport | Ellijay, Ga | $110,000 |
| Heart of Georgia Regional | Eastman, Ga | $178,063 |
| Henry Tift Myers Airport | Tifton, Ga | $282,000 |
| Jackson County Airport | Jefferson, Ga | $69,000 |
| Richard B. Russell Regional Airport – JH Towers Field | Rome, Ga | $282,000 |
| Athens-Ben Epps Airport | Athens, Ga | $282,000 |
| Dekalb-Peachtree Airport | Atlanta, Ga | $687,000 |
| Fulton County Executive/Charlie Brown Field | Atlanta, Ga | $687,000 |
| Griffin-Spalding County Airport | Griffin, Ga | $658,450 |
| Millen Airport | Millen, Ga | $221,000 |
| Moultrie Municipal Airport | Moultrie, Ga | $282,000 |
| Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport | Dallas, Ga | $282,000 |
| Perry-Houston County Airport | Perry, Ga | $99,830 |
| Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport | Statesboro, Ga | $282,000 |
| John Edwin Jones Sr. Field/Metter Municipal | Metter, Ga | $137,000 |
| Early County Airport | Blakely, Ga | $426,000 |
| Jackson County Airport | Jefferson, Ga | $426,000 |
| Thomson-McDuffie Regional Airport | Thomson, Ga | $1,163,000 |
| Gwinnett County Airport-Briscoe Field | Lawrenceville, Ga | $636,637 |
| Madison Municipal Airport | Madison, Ga | $281,000 |
| Newnan Coweta County Airport | Newnan, Ga | $587,000 |
| Turner County Airport | Ashburn, Ga | $56,500 |
| Vidalia Regional Airport | Vidalia, Ga | $159,000 |
“This investment in Georgia’s aviation infrastructure is critical to our state and its economy,” said Senator Reverend Warnock. “I was proud to help pass a bipartisan infrastructure law that centers the people, and this new funding is a testament to the good we can accomplish when we reach across the aisle. I will continue to do all I can to strengthen Georgia’s aviation economy.”
Please find Federal grant funding below:
Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock continue delivering resources to upgrade Georgia’s airports and strengthen economic growth.
Last October, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock announced over $19 million in funding to Georgia airports through the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Terminal Program (ATP).
In September of 2024, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock secured over $60 million in Federal investments for Georgia’s airports.
In May of 2024, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock delivered over $120 million in Federal grant funding for airport infrastructure upgrades.
May 28, 2025 – Washington, D.C. — El Senador de EE. UU. por Georgia, Jon Ossoff, está presionando a la Administración Trump para que investigue una campaña de mensajes de texto racistas dirigidos a jóvenes hispanos y de otras comunidades de Georgia.
El Senador Ossoff está presionando nuevamente al Buró Federal de Investigaciones (FBI) y al Departamento de Justicia de los EE. UU. (DOJ, por sus siglas en inglés) para que investiguen a fondo los mensajes de texto racistas y amenazantes dirigidos a jóvenes hispanos, afroamericanos y LGBTQ en Georgia.
El Senador Ossoff presionó previamente a la Administración Biden para que investigara los textos amenazantes.
Desde que el Senador Ossoff inició su investigación, un informe de febrero de NPR reveló que los textos provenían de entre 15 y 20 números de teléfono diferentes, que inundaron los servicios de mensajes de texto masivos gratuitos con misivas vitriólicas, dirigidas directamente a estudiantes vulnerables de escuelas secundarias y universidades.
“Le escribo para dar seguimiento a mi solicitud de diciembre de 2024 para que el Departamento de Justicia investigue a fondo la campaña masiva de mensajes de texto racistas dirigida a personas afroamericanas, hispanas y LGBTQ de Georgia, incluyendo niños, en noviembre de 2024”, escribió el Senador Ossoff a la Fiscal General Bondi y al Director del FBI Patel. “Según informes posteriores, los mensajes de texto podrían haber sido el resultado de un ataque coordinado y sofisticado. A la luz de estos informes, les solicito que redoblen sus esfuerzos de investigación para identificar a los autores de esta campaña de odio y exigirles responsabilidades”.
Según FOX5 Atlanta, algunos mensajes sugerían que los destinatarios afroamericanos habían sido “seleccionados para recoger algodón” y advertían de las consecuencias si no cumplían. Las víctimas, incluida una niña de 14 años, y sus familias quedaron aterradas y en estado de shock, lo que les impulsó a contactar a las autoridades.
Más tarde, según Atlanta News First, se enviaron mensajes de texto amenazantes a estudiantes de secundaria, incluidos muchos georgianos latinos y algunos de la comunidad LGBTQ.
El Senador Ossoff continúa trabajando para apoyar a las víctimas de discriminación.
En febrero, un controvertido programa dirigido a los viajeros afroamericanos en el Aeropuerto Internacional Hartsfield-Jackson de Atlanta fue cancelado tras una investigación del Senador Ossoff.
Haga clic aquí para leer la carta del Senador.
May 28, 2025 – Washington, D.C. — The US Senator. USA For Georgia, Jon Ossoff is lobbying the Trump Administration to investigate a racist text message campaign targeting Hispanic youth and other Georgia communities.
Senator Ossoff is again putting pressure on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Department of Justice. USA (DOJ) to thoroughly investigate racist and threatening text messages directed at Hispanic, African American, and LGBTQ youth in Georgia.
Senator Ossoff pressed prior to the Biden Administration to investigate the threatening texts.
Since Senator Ossoff began his investigation, a report February NPR revealed that the texts came from 15 to 20 different phone numbers, which flooded free bulk text messaging services with vitriolic missives, aimed directly at vulnerable high school and university students.
“I am writing to follow up on my December 2024 request for the Justice Department to thoroughly investigate the massive racist text message campaign targeting African American, Hispanic, and LGBTQ people in Georgia, including children, in November 2024”, Senator Ossoff wrote to Attorney General Bondi and FBI Director Patel. “According to subsequent reports, the text messages could have been the result of a coordinated and sophisticated attack. In light of these reports, I request that you redouble your investigative efforts to identify the perpetrators of this hate campaign and hold them accountable”.
According FOX5 Atlanta Some messages suggested that African American recipients had been “selected to collect cotton ” and warned of the consequences if they did not comply. The victims, including a 14-year-old girl, and their families were terrified and in shock, prompting them to contact the authorities.
Later, according to Atlanta News First Threatening text messages were sent to high school students, including many Latino Georgians and some from the LGBTQ community.
Senator Ossoff continues to work to support victims of discrimination.
In February, a controversial program targeting African American travelers at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was canceled after an investigation by Senator Ossoff.
Click here to read the Senator’s letter.
