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The Georgia Senate Dems proudly endorse
@KamalaHarris
in her presidential run. Her leadership and vision are exactly what we need for a stronger, united America. Let’s make history together!
#gasenatedems
#gapol
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What the hell is this,
@GaSecofState
? Canceling voters?! This tool empowers conspiracy theorists and other bad actors to deny Georgians the right to vote.
We demand this be taken down immediately.
#gapol
#gasenatedems
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It’s coming ...
Stay awake: Biden could pass Trump in Georgia in the next batch of ballots that Clayton reports.
#gapol
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Our statement on our extreme concern with Secretary Raffensperger's voter registration cancellation portal:
#gasenatedems
#gapol
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Both of JD’s Mamaw stories tonight involved violence by her (threatening someone, and finding 19 of her loaded guns), and the crowd has eaten it up. It’s cute when Mamaw does it, maybe! But we should keep our eyes open to the way this group glorifies violence.
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No sleep till Clayton! Margin is 665 and waiting on about 3,000 votes from Clayton County, the heaviest Dem district in Georgia.
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That’s our Senator
@senatorjen
and our good friend Rep
@erickallen
with
@DouglasEmhoff
today in Cobb County. Let’s do this! 16 more days. 🗳🗳🗳🌊🌊🌊
#gapol
#gasenatdems
#VoteBidenHarris
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We are absolutely thrilled to call the race for
@NabilahIslam
, SD07. This is a new seat pick up for
#GASenateDems
.
#gapol
🎉
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"Redistricting in this way—drawing districts so contrived
as to be ludicrous, to shore up power that is clearly fading—reads like a balding man trying to fool the world with an embarrassing combover."
@AuforGA
#gapol
#redistricting
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This is what happens when Democrats win in GA. These bills introduced today by the GA Senate GOP are a laundry list of
#votersupression
tactics meant to roll back voter participation, aimed specifically at reversing the impact Black voters and other voters of color.
#gapol
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Here it is. Here’s the tweet. Biden takes the lead in Georgia! 917 votes ahead. Clayton County, we love you!
Biden has taken the lead in Georgia for the first time. He is ahead of Trump by 917 votes after more results were reported in Clayton County.
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🧵Today we stood with
@NabilahIslam
as leaders across Georgia demanded Gov. Kemp remove the 3 SEB members who illegally gave officials the ability to delay election result certification, potentially throwing GA's November results into chaos.
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We are thrilled to introduce you to your new Democratic State Senators. Congratulations
@NabilahIslam
@jasonesteves
@JoshforGeorgia
and
@DerekForGeorgia
.
#GASenateDems
#gapol
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.
@elenaparent
announces the
@GASenateDems
will pursue expanded voting rights protections and an end to gerrymandering through a nonpartisan redistricting commission.
#gapol
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Today,
@SenGloriaButler
received a standing ovation in the
#GASenate
as
@Rahmanforga
honored her for
#BlackHistoryMonth
. The first Black woman to serve as a Leader in the GA Senate, Butler "leads with the quiet grace that belies her not-give-up attitude." Living history!
#gapol
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Wanda Mosley from
@BlackVotersMtr
testifies that the reason
#HB531
targets vote-by-mail methods is because they were "a game changer" in terms of allowing people to access the polls.
#LetGAVote
#BlackVotersMatter
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This was another dangerous mistake and an easy opportunity for outsiders to cancel active voter registrations in Georgia.
With less than 100 days until election day, this should not be the status of our electoral system.
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We stand with the students and families of Apalachee High School and the Winder community and pray that today’s events shock us into acting.
Experiencing the sorrow of gun violence is a policy failure. We don’t have to live like this. End gun violence now.
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LIVE: In the wake of Apalachee, we are at the capitol to demand our state pass common sense gun safety legislation like Safe Storage, in order to protect our children and families from gun violence.
#gapol
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Today we are announcing a suite of bills aimed at protecting and expanding
#VotingRights
in GA:
➡️SB 26: Require a dropbox at all early vote locations
➡️SB 35: Allow poll workers to be from any county (to address poll worker shortages)
(1/3)
#gapol
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A reminder:
#GASenateDems
proposed a mandatory third party audit of voting machine software in 2019. Republicans said no thanks.
#gapol
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We are serious about access to the ballot box.
#GaSenateDems
today introduced
#SB26
that would ensure all early voting locations have drop boxes.
#gapol
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The Governor's Deputy Chief of Staff, Charles Harper, is still listed as a lobbyist for ES & S on the State Ethics Commision website. ES & S is widely considered the favored vendor under
#HB316
.
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Sen
@AuforGA
on
#SB171
: Given that the
#GASenate
recently passed
#permitlesscarry
, and now you are seeking to increase permitting requirements for protests, are you arguing the 2nd Amendment is more worthy of protection than the 1st?
#gapol
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Under questioning from
@sallyharrellga
, the sponsor of
#VoterSuppression
bill
#HB531
admits that the bill will actually increase early voting hours for rural areas of Georgia, while restricting the hours for urban areas.
#gapol
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All five
@GASenateDems
on the Ethics Committee vote "NO" on
#HB316
. This bill fails to ensure the security of elections in Georgia, and the hearing process has failed to provide voters with the confidence that our SOS has their best interest in mind.
#VotersOverVendors
#gapol
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Today in the
#GASenate
,
@Rahmanforga
read the names of 6 workers who died at a Gainesville poultry plant accident. "Seldom do we celebrate the people who put the food on our table. Many are immigrants...many are undocumented, but their lives are no less essential."
#gapol
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"It is lip service to say that we recognize the importance of teachers. Prioritized teachers for vaccination...
Talk is cheap. It is time to act."
@senatorjen
#gapol
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He does, and if he cares about a free and fair election process here in Georgia, he should.
#gapol
Update: Kemp’s office is asking the AG for guidance on whether he has the authority to remove members of the State Election Board. Voting rights groups, Democrats and even some Republicans have raised alarms about the rightwing majority’s recent votes.
#gapol
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This shameful vote was taken in early morning hours, with very limited public access to the process and no livestream of the meeting. There is no excuse.
#gapol
Senate subcommittee votes 3-2 to end at-will absentee voting in Georgia, making it only available to those over 75, a doctor's note or out of town. SB71 advances to full committee.
#gapol
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466!
A few more votes reported from Clayton ... Biden now trails Trump by 466 votes in Georgia.
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This
#VoterSuppression
bill eliminates automatic voter registration in GA. It passed out of committee today with no public testimony allowed and with no votes from
#GASenateDems
.
Georgia has one of the strictest voter registration deadlines in the US.
#gapol
SB 69 receives do pass recommendation. The Senate
#GaEthicsCmte
is now hearing SB 71, sponsored by Sen. Mullis.
#gapol
#gasenate
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Minority Leader
@SenGloriaButler
on the final day of session: "The less we listen to Georgians voices inside these walls, the louder they have grown outside. We would serve ourselves well to listen to them."
#gapol
#SineDie
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Statement from Senate Minority Leader
@SenGloriaButler
(thread):
“It is absolutely appalling to me that Republican leadership would respond to the
#MLB
’s decision to pull the All-Star Game out of Georgia by blaming Democrats.
#gapol
#gasenatedems
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Happening now: members of the
@GASenateDems
and
@GAHouseDems
walking out of their chambers in solidarity with students protesting gun violence across the nation.
#ParklandStrong
#NationalWalkoutDay
#notonemore
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Our newest members
@merritt4ga
@AuforGA
and
@KimforGeorgia
join new Caucus Leader
@SenGloriaButler
#gapol
#gasenatedems
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.
@elenaparent
calls for simplifying the absentee voting process in GA by allowing voters to sign up once and automatically receive an absentee ballot.
#SB38
#votingrights
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Sending support to our
@GAHouseDems
colleagues as they stand for democracy and against
#VoterSuppression
in today's debate on
#HB531
. ✊🏼✊✊🏾✊🏿✊🏻
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"The voices of mothers are rising everywhere...I urge you to speak to them...Hear their pleas and do what you were elected to do: lead. Or, quite frankly, get out of the way."
@senatorjen
in the GA Senate this morning, on this
@MomsDemand
Day of Action.
#gapol
#NotOneMore
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#GAGOP
proposed GA Senate map receives an F from nonpartisan Princeton Gerrymandering Project.
Just as a reminder, our
@GASenateDems
map got an A.
#gapol
#GAredistricting
@princetongerry
@GeorgiaDemocrat
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Our counterparts in the
#GAHouse
are fighting
#VoterSuppression
bill
#SB202
on the floor today. Please show your support for the
@GAHouseDems
by spreading the word about these terrible bills and contacting your reps and
@GovKemp
to let them know where you stand.
#LetGAVote
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The Governor is going to pass the buck on this for as long as he can. Despite what the AG may say, or the "formality" of any complaint received, he has a duty to the people of Georgia to protect our elections and our right to vote. No more waiting, do the right thing.
#gapol
Gov. Brian Kemp asked the AG for guidance on his authority to remove Election Board members.
Kemp is also asking if the complaints he's received are 'official.'
The ethics complaint filed by a former election official was submitted as a formal complaint.
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Several members of the
#GASenateDems
spoke in the well today about the dangers of
#VoterSuppression
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Yesterday, GOP members of the
#GASenate
🚨passed bill criminalizing protest out of committee
🚨passed a bill criminalizing homelessness out of committee
🚨 passed a school voucher bill out of committee
🚨 introduced a "Don't Say Gay" bill for GA schools
GA deserves better.
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"Since you made the decision to do what you did with
#SB202
, don't get mad...I told you we're gonna fight. You did it, you voted for it, and now you've got to live with it...we're going to spend the whole next year in the courthouse." -
@SenDavidLucas
#gapol
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ATLANTA, GA – The Georgia Senate Democratic Caucus submitted a letter requesting Governor Kemp rescind his executive order that relaxes COVID-19 restrictions.
#gapol
#gasenatedems
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We sing for Georgia, oh Georgia. We sing for John Lewis.
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“When a blue state has a red legislature, there’s a problem.”
@SenGloriaButler
calls for redistricting reform in the Democratic Response to the State of the State.
#SOTS2021
#gapol
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“If Georgia does not expand Medicaid,” he said, “then we are literally leaving money on the table that could save the lives of Georgians.”
$2 BILLION to be exact.
@SenatorWarnock
is right. It's time to
#ExpandMedicaidGA
#gapol
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GA Senator
@NabilahIslam
on MSNBC: These rules are the [State Elections Board] grand finale… implementing mass chaos and confusion into our election system, because Republicans can’t win on policy.
#gapol
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We are saddened to learn that the Cobb County Board of Education terminated Katie Rinderle’s employment Thursday night along a party-line vote. As a Caucus, we commend Katie Rinderle for bravely defending herself before the Cobb County Board of Education.
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Your
@GASenateDems
in DC for Emerging Leaders conference. Sharing and gathering great ideas for the people of GA!
#gapol
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Happy Birthday, Congressman John Lewis!
On what would have been his 83rd birthday, let’s continue to honor his legacy by fighting for justice and equal opportunity for all. Plainly stated, we should all do what we can to get in “good trouble.”
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"If you don't want to be called a racist or Jim Crow, then stop acting like one. Some of you will pay dearly with your seats for putting your name on this bill."
@merritt4ga
speaks against the closed door signing of
#SB202
and arrest of
@Cannonfor58
.
#gapol
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The sponsor of
#permitlesscarry
: It's not the role of gov't to require people to carry papers to determine whether they are law abiding or not.
We'll remember that when we're debating voter ID & registration requirements.
#gapol
#SB319
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A few facts remain true:
🔵 Georgia is one of 10 states that have not fully expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
🔵 Georgia has the 2nd highest rate of uninsured in the country.
🔵 Georgia Pathways is not working.
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Lt Gov Duncan rules that the vote can continue, despite the fact that the content of the bill went from 2 pages to 95 and there is no fiscal note.
@elenaparent
: “Isn’t it true that this is illegal?”
#SB202
#gapol
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#SB241
is a tangle of unintended consequences and contradictions, and the bill sponsor suggests the clean up can come after the bill passes.
"That's sloppy, y'all," says
@senatorjen
, "esp. when it impacts the right to vote. Actually, it's shameful."
#gapol
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In the Senate
#GARedistricting
hearing,
@SenGloriaButler
questions the Chair who is presenting the GOP map: Why is Athens/Clarke split after citizens requested it be kept whole?
His answer: the population is too large.
Not true: Clarke is 128k. Senate districts are 191k.
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➡️SB 38: Allow people to request to permanently opt in to vote by mail
➡️SB 39: Don’t remove people’s voting rights for drug offenses
➡️SB 40: Allow counties to start counting absentee ballots before election day
(3/3)
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"Georgians know why you are in such a hurry. It’s not because the Census was late, or because Thanksgiving is coming. It’s because you hear the clock ticking...the voters of Georgia are ready to move on."-
@elenaparent
#GAredistricting
#gapol
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After a vigorous fight by your
@GASenateDems
, voucher bill
#SB173
FAILS on the floor of the
#GASenate
. Reason prevails: public dollars belong in public schools. Than you to all the supporters of
#publiceducation
who contacted their reps about this bill.
#gapol
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Senate Minority Leader
@SenGloriaButler
‘s full response to the GOP’s hypocrisy regarding the
#MLB
’s All-Star game venue change. “Hard working Georgians will ultimately pay the price.”
#gapol
#gasenatedems
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We’re ready to see this guy👇
Before
@SamforGeorgia
becomes a national television sensation, and before he served in the GA House, he was a legal intern for the GA Senate Dems.
A rising Dem leader!
#gapol
#gadems
#DemConvention
Photo Cred: AJC
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“I couldn’t be prouder. We stood together.” — Dean Calvin Smyre of the Democratic caucus, which voted in a bloc against the GOP voting restriction measure.
#gapol
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To all the Republicans shouting about things you need an ID to do in GA (rent a car, buy alcohol, etc.), none of those things are your constitutionally protected, fundamental right.
The right to rent a Camry is not enshrined in the Constitution.
Voting is.
#gapol
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In
@GovKemp
's proposed budget:
$0 in additional money for county health departments, who are bearing the brunt of vaccine distribution in GA.
Why?
#insights21
#gapol
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Today, your
@GASenateDems
defeated an effort by the
#GAGOP
to use our State Constitution as campaign literature. We already have language in our code and and our Constitution to prevent non-citizens from voting. Today's proposed resolution was a divisive distraction.
#gapol
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Freshman member
@KimforGeorgia
presents
#SB75
, a bill that allows stalking victims to terminate a lease when a criminal stalking order has been issued. This is her first bill on the floor in the
#GASenate
.
#gapol
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“Fairly drawn maps are crucial to ensuring that every Georgian’s vote counts equally. Fair maps require a transparent redistricting process; public input once maps are drawn; and empowers historically disenfranchised communities,” said
@SenGloriaButler
.
#gapol
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Friendly reminder that it was Democratic Senator
@sallyharrellga
who pushed for the elimination of these fees in order to help GA students afford college.
#gapol
As hardworking Georgia families are facing increased prices at the pump, bigger grocery bills, & record inflation because of Washington politics, I'm proud that we're delivering further relief & making higher education more affordable in the Peach State!
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The GA House adds a sneaky provision to already bad
#SB363
: no more Sunday voting. The bill already reduced polling hours in Atlanta. It’s gone from bad to worse.
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The chair of the
#GASenate
reapportionment committee just revealed that the House GOP was advised on their
#GAredistricting
map by Trump's failed Census pick Tom Brunell, who literally wrote the book on gerrymandering.
#gapol
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Thanks to all the advocates who raised their voices today in opposition this morning and to Sen
@elenaparent
for helping table this harmful bill.
In a surprising move, the Education Committee voted to table SB 88 today. We are grateful to the educators, administrators, parents, students, and allies who came out to share the harms of this bill.
Despite only a few getting to speak, we were overwhelmingly heard!
#gapol
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In GA, we are funding state government at lower levels than we did 14 years ago. When
@GovKemp
says we aren't making budget cuts this year, what he means is that we're leaving in place deep cuts across critical services like public health and the DOL.
#gapol
#Insights21
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Majority Leader and bill sponsor cites the 3 minute wait times on Election Day in 2020, failing to recognize that the 1.3 million voters who voted using no-excuse absentee directly resulted in shorter wait times.
#SB241
#gapol
#LetGAVote
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➡️SB 36: Pilot program for voting awareness grants, esp. in rural areas
➡️SB 37: Join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (agreement among a group of U.S. states to award all their electoral votes to the presidential candidate that wins the popular vote)
(2/3)
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We couldn’t be prouder of
@senatorjen
for bringing real life to her role as State Senator.
#gasenatedems
#gapol
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Today the
#GASenate
votes on the 2021-22 state budget. With so much money coming to GA from the
#AmericanRescuePlan
,
@senatorjen
pleads with Republicans who control the process: we should fully fund education and
#ExpandMedicaid
.
#gapol
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We are extraordinarily proud of this dynamic duo on Senate Judiciary for shining a light on racism tonight.
#GaSenateDems
#gapol
#HateCrimes
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"They didn’t send out a notice to the public. They were warned by their own general counsel. They had it anyway,"
@NabilahIslam
#gapol
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“My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.” - President Carter
President Carter has truly lived up to his words. Peace and love to the Carter family during this time. 🙏🏽🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏
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More than 70% of Georgians oppose this criminal carry legislation. More people with more guns in more places is the wrong direction for GA, and it will cost lives.
#gapol
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.
@senatorjen
reminds us that
@GovKemp
's health care waiver plan will be challenged in the courts: We have an opportunity to hit the reset button,
#expandmedicaid
, and deliver support to GA's small rural hospitals.
"This is an opportunity to do the right thing."
#insights21
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