Note: Since 2023, GPB’s recurring reporting series has followed your federal tax dollars back to the state of Georgia through the activities of its U.S. senators. Neither Sen. Jon Ossoff nor Sen. Raphael Warnock is up for reelection this year — the former will run again in 2026 and the latter in 2028.

The federal government entered shutdown on Oct. 1, 2025. This month, Georgia’s U.S. Sens Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock worked on combating rising health insurance costs, ensuring service members are paid as the shutdown continues and passing legislation in the Senate to protect children from trafficking.

Food assistance

On Oct. 27, Ossoff and Warnock called for U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Nov

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