Sens. Ossoff and Warnock credit Georgia voters for passage of $1.9 trillion relief package

[DonViejo]

Live politics updates: Sens. Ossoff and Warnock credit Georgia voters for passage of $1.9 trillion relief package

Sarah Elbeshbishi
USA TODAY

Georgia Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock – two Democrats elected in Jan. 5 runoffs in what was once considered a Republican stronghold – held a press conference hours after the Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package in a 50-49 vote that fell along party lines.

Both senators made it clear that the package would likely have never come to pass without their upset victories.

"This is the most significant economic relief package for working- and middle-class families in American history," Ossoff told reporters after the vote. "We will crush COVID-19, recover economically, safely re-open our schools, and get our daily lives back – and we’ll do it thanks to Georgia voters.”

Warnock agreed.

"There is no question that the people of Georgia deserve a great deal of credit for what happened here today," he said. "We simply would not be here had they not stood up in such a profound way in this historic election."

– Sarah Elbeshbishi

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/07/politics-updates-coronavirus-relief-biden-manchin/4619236001/

[mucifer]

1. Great idea! Keep the focus on what could have been

[Irish_Dem]

2. I wish I could send thank you notes to all the Dem voters in GA.

Or do something nice for them.

[Tommymac]

22. We could take up a collection for several DU Sponsored Billboards

To be placed all over Georgia - with perhaps a special 'thank you' in the 14th Congressional district.

Maybe get some of our more creative/artistic members to compete on the designs.

[Irish_Dem]

23. That is a great idea.

[Ilsa]

3. Proud to be Rec #5 especially as a Georgia voter. nt

[GoodRaisin]

4. Absolutely.

Georgia voters knew there was no way they get this money by electing more Republicans.

[malaise]

5. Yes indeed

Rec

[LakeArenal]

6. Just got back from Georgia. I give a lot of credit to Stacey Abrams.

However, I thanked everyone for the efforts to save democracy. They are proud to have voted. They should be.

[brer cat]

7. It is awesome to be proud of our Senators instead of embarrassed.

Thanks to Ossoff and Warnock for running great campaigns in an uphill battle.

[Johnny2X2X]

8. Thank you Georgia!!!

So much is going to happen because we have the Senate. Mitch would have held up every nominee and not done a darned thing to help people.

[captain queeg]

9. The state deserves the gratitude of the nation.

[Wounded Bear]

10. Well IIRC Rev Warnock has to run again in '22...

so having this to run on should be a boost.

[DFW]

11. No, that's Mark

Warnock was elected to a full term.

[Wounded Bear]

12. Oops! My bad. Point still holds, though...

nothing like a major success for a first-termer to run on for re-election. They ran on the stim bill, mostly, and they were key elements in getting the ball across the goal line. Both seem to be pretty good Dem legislators. Hopefully we can hold that seat and focus on flipping a couple of other seats around the country.

[DFW]

13. I messed up, too. You were right.

I was thinking of Arizona!
You were right. Jon was elected to a full term, and it's Warnock who has to run again in 2 years.

Never post at haste when you are personally involved!

[treestar]

14. They are right

It would not be happening if GA had not sent two blue Senators.

[ancianita]

15. This credit to Georgians is the best ad buy we can have for keeping GA blue in 2022.

[onecaliberal]

16. No question. Thank you black women!

[IronLionZion]

17. Thank you Georgia voters

for saving America from GOP obstruction

[Evolve Dammit]

18. true dat!

[Oldem]

19. Ironic, since GA has one of the worst repug governors, secretaries of state, and

legislatures. They're trying a NC-style voter suppression effort in the wake of the two two dem senator wins. We have to hope the courts stop them and the turnout is huge for Warnock in '22.

[BobTheSubgenius]

20. Yes, the good people of Georgia, and one woman's campaign, which turned into a tsunami.

Great thanks is owed all of them.

[whttevrr]

21. Thank You Georgia! 🍑✨

Yay! GA! 🍑✨