JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is raising concerns about a federal bill he says could devastate Georgia’s health care system and stall clean energy investments across the state.
In an interview with This Week in Jacksonville, Ossoff called the legislation “a trillion-dollar cut to Medicaid to pay for tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans.”
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He warned the bill could cause “hundreds of thousands of Georgians [to] lose health insurance altogether” and force “more than a million Georgians [to] pay higher health insurance premiums.”
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Ossoff cited projections from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Kaiser Family Foundation, emphasizing Medicaid’s critical role in covering half of all births, 40% of children, and 70% of seniors in nursing homes in Georgia.
“Our health care system is already on the brink,” Ossoff said. “And this devastation of the Medicaid program is a huge self-inflicted wound for our nation.”
Beyond health care, Ossoff said the bill also rolls back clean energy incentives that have fueled Georgia’s manufacturing boom, especially in electric vehicles, batteries, and solar energy.
“This is a targeted attack on the advanced and renewable energy industry, which is driving much of Georgia’s industrial growth,” he said. He added that repealing green tax credits could put billions in investment and tens of thousands of jobs at risk.
Despite deep policy divisions in Congress, Ossoff highlighted bipartisan infrastructure wins — such as airport upgrades and workforce training grants — and stressed his commitment to working across the aisle.
“I will work with anybody, no matter their political party, if they want to help the state of Georgia,” he said.
Watch the full interview with Sen. Ossoff Sunday on This Week in Jacksonville at 9 a.m..
