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Georgia GOP worried Walker "can't win"

Trump threw his support behind the former NFL star but some Republicans say his "baggage is too heavy"

Salon · Apr 1, 2022

House passes bill to lower insulin costs, but prospects unclear in Senate

WASHINGTON — The House moved Thursday to revive one of the more popular provisions of last year’s failed social safety net package, passing a narrow healthcare bill that would dramatically lower out-of-pocket costs for insulin users.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 31, 2022

Pelosi dismisses gas tax hiatus, says consumers wouldn’t benefit

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday appeared to shoot down the idea of a gas tax holiday, dismissing the idea as “very showbiz” and arguing it would not have a practical effect on consumers.

Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2022

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Pelosi dismisses gas tax hiatus, says consumers wouldn't benefit - Roll Call

Her comments run counter to a group of six Senate Democrats who have introduced a bill to eliminate the tax through 2022.

Roll Call · Mar 31, 2022

‘Lock him up!’ Perdue promotes election conspiracies to boost struggling campaign

COMMERCE, Ga. — The crowd at former President Donald Trump’s rally hardly stirred when David Perdue claimed that Gov. Brian Kemp “sold us out” in negotiations for a $5 billion Rivian plant in east Georgia. He was met with stony silence when he reinforced his support for the stalled Buckhead…

Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2022

Insulin costs have sky-rocketed; Warnock-sponsored bill would cap copays

When Lacy Mason was in college and graduate school pursuing a degree in physical therapy, there were months when she could not come up with the $800 she needed to pay for her insulin. So she would ration her doses or purchase insulin on the black market when times were…

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2022

Limits on insulin costs revived in push for Senate action

Legislation to limit insulin costs for people with diabetes is getting a new push in the Senate

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

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Herschel Walker won't commit to GOP debates, while Kemp ups pressure on Perdue

ATLANTA — Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker indicated he won't debate his GOP rivals. Gov. Brian Kemp chastised David Perdue, his main primary challenger, for not yet committing to a series of showdowns ahead of their March 24 matchup.

Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2022

$35 insulin cap is welcome, popular and bipartisan. But Congress may not pass it anyway

Democrats in the Senate are primed this month to make their first attempt at salvaging one of the most popular elements of President Joe Biden’s stalled "Build Back Better" plan — the proposal to cap insulin costs at $35 a month.

Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2022

National money fuels Georgia's top 2022 races

ATLANTA — Stacey Abrams and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock are expanding their donor bases far beyond Georgia to wage their Democratic campaigns. Republican Herschel Walker's recent trip to former President Donald Trump's resort in Florida was one of a string of fundraising forays beyond state lines.

Tribune News Service · Feb 25, 2022

Raphael Warnock showcases populist streak in battle for second term

ATLANTA — At a stop Tuesday in Columbus, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock touted new legislation to boost mental health funding. A few hours later, the Georgia Democrat stood at a Sandy Springs gas station promising to blunt rising fuel prices with a temporary gas tax holiday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 24, 2022

Black, Latino candidates dominate fourth quarter’s top fundraisers

WASHINGTON — Six of the 10 congressional candidates who raised the most money during the final quarter of 2021 were Black or Latino, a result of diversity in pivotal races and a shift in the focus and strategy of political fundraising overall, a CQ Roll Call analysis found.

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2022

Black, Latino candidates dominate fourth quarter’s top fundraisers - Roll Call

Black and Latino candidates in some of the most high-profile races dominated the list of top fundraisers in 2022's fourth quarter.

Roll Call · Feb 10, 2022

Warnock to Georgians in debut 2022 ad: 'I see you, I hear you, I am you'

ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock's first TV ad aims to connect with apprehensive Georgia voters with a concise message: "I see you, I hear you, I am you."

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2022

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Ballotpedia · Feb 4, 2022

U.S. Senate candidates who’ve raised the most so far

The most recent campaign finance reports for federal candidates were due Jan. 31. Georgia’s Raphael Warnock (D) has raised the most of all U.S. Senate candidates this cycle at $54 million. Warnock defeated incumbent Kelly Loeffler (R) in the special Senate election on Jan. 5, 2021.

Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2022

Biden's sagging approval could haunt Georgia Democrats

ATLANTA — President Joe Biden's honeymoon in Georgia is over, and that could have disastrous implications for Democrats scrambling to hang on to a U.S. Senate seat and win the governor's race for the first time in almost a quarter century.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 28, 2022

Battle for Warnock’s seat at center of US Senate power struggle once again

WASHINGTON — A year after Georgia voters sent Baptist minister Raphael Warnock to Washington, the national spotlight is back on the lawmaker, whose reelection bid could determine whether Democrats maintain control of the U.S. Senate for the remainder of President Joe Biden’s first term.

Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2022

Sen. Raphael Warnock, challenger Herschel Walker report fundraising figures in Georgia Senate race

ATLANTA — Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock raised more than $9.8 million in the last three months of 2021 and will end the quarter with roughly $23 million in cash on hand for a reelection battle that could decide control of the U.S. Senate.

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Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2022

Herschel Walker raises another $5.4M for Senate bid

ATLANTA —Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker raised more than $5.4 million in the final three months of last year, a sum his campaign predicted would be among the largest in the nation for a challenger.

Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2022

‘Backroom deals’ reshape Democratic races in Georgia

ATLANTA — A spate of decisions by Georgia Democratic candidates has reshaped races for key statewide offices as senior officials try to exploit Republican infighting and avoid their own damaging internal warfare.

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

‘This is a moral moment’: Warnock tells senators ‘history is watching us’ as voting rights bill collapses

‘We have been summoned here by history’

The Guardian - US · Jan 19, 2022

Republicans block voting rights protections from advancing – as it happened

Chamber expected to reject Democrats’ voting rights bill – follow the latest

Tribune News Service · Jan 17, 2022

Voting rights take center stage at annual MLK memorial service

ATLANTA — Vice President Kamala Harris, Georgia’s first Black U.S. senator and the youngest daughter of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. each made passionate calls on Monday for passage of new federal voting rights laws at the annual remembrance for the slain civil rights leader, warning democracy hangs…

USAFacts · Jan 5, 2021

Georgia Senate campaigns have raised between $86 million and $140 million each. Average fundraising to win a US Senate seat is $8 million.

Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock each led their Republican opponents, David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, by $54 million and $33 million as of mid-December.

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