Warnock backs Ossoff in 2026, warns of rising healthcare premiums

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga. has high hopes for his colleague in the 2026 election and expressed growing concern for rising healthcare premiums.

When he appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Warnock was questioned about Sen. Jon Ossoff’s, D-Ga., ability to maintain his seat. Warnock quickly responded.

“Oh, we’re going to win Georgia,” Warnock said with a smile. “Georgia has saved the nation before. Remember, Jon Ossoff and I literally flipped the Senate, and Georgia’s going to show up again. He’s doing the work, fighting for health care, fighting for affordability, and we’re going to win Georgia.” 

Both Warnock and Ossoff recently voted to pass a Democratic bill that would extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years, but it failed to advance in the Senate.

Ossoff spoke on the Senate floor before the vote saying Georgians will suffer if the subsidies expire.

“My constituents cannot afford this,” he said. “And some of my constituents cannot survive it.”

Both Ossoff and Warnock voted against a Republican-sponsored bill that would give money to health saving or HSA accounts of low-income Americans. That bill also failed in the Senate, according to Georgia Public Broadcasting.

When asked about healthcare premiums increasing on NBC, Warnock said although he is hopeful they can find a solution, Republicans control Congress and the White House, and he said they have failed to act 13 times to stop premiums from increasing.

“It’s people in red districts and red states that will be disproportionately impacted by these premiums that are set to double in a matter of weeks, triple for some people, quadruple for others,” Warnock said. 

“If you live in Claxton, Georgia, if you live in rural America, even if you have wealth and resources, and you’re having a stroke, and there’s no ICU within a reasonable distance because of these draconian cuts, you are impaired. Your life is in peril. You are in trouble. We can do better than this.”