U.S. Senate

Sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee and steers federal dollars to Georgia while casting himself as a deficit-conscious dealmaker — he voted for the bipartisan 2023 Fiscal Responsibility Act to avoid a default and uses his Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations perch to chase waste, fraud, and contractor abuse. Backs raising the debt limit to prevent default rather than brinkmanship.

Backs public-school investment and lowering the cost of college, pushing federal funding for Georgia schools and student-debt relief.

Campaigns on protecting and expanding Medicare and Medicaid and lowering costs; he helped pass the $35-a-month insulin cap for seniors.

Vows to protect Social Security and opposes Republican proposals to cut benefits or raise the retirement age.

Supports raising the federal minimum wage; he backed the push for a $15 federal minimum in 2021.

No standalone homelessness plank; he frames it through housing affordability and veteran housing.

Has made veterans and military families a priority, pushing legislation on VA care and support for Georgia's large veteran population.

Supports comprehensive reform paired with border security; notably broke with most Democrats to vote for the 2025 Laken Riley Act, which requires ICE detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft.

Supports gun-safety reform. He voted for the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — the first major federal gun-safety law in nearly 30 years — and backs universal background checks and red-flag laws.

Supports abortion rights; he condemned the overturning of Roe v. Wade and led an investigation into the health impact of Georgia's six-week ban.

Calls his support “unwavering” and backs the Equality Act, which would bar discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Has not made DEI a signature issue but opposes the Trump administration's rollback of diversity programs.

Supports legalization — “It's past time to legalize, regulate, and tax cannabis,” he says, arguing prohibition only enriches cartels and private prisons.

Opened a federal inquiry into whether the boom in energy-hungry AI data centers is driving up Georgia power bills — sending a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission demanding regulators ensure tech companies “pay their own way” instead of shifting infrastructure costs onto households. Backs AI investment but wants ratepayers protected.