Senate Candidate Comparison:

Georgia Runoff

Ossoff supports hazard pay in the form of $13/hour premium pay and he has called for higher pay that would continue beyond the pandemic. [1]	Perdue does not support providing hazard pay for essential frontline workers or an enforceable health and safety standard to protect frontline workers. [2]

Ossoff supports providing frontline workers with sufficient personal protective equipment to ensure medical teams can provide treatment while staying safe. He also supports expanded testing, intensified efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus and free testing for those who become infected. [3]	Perdue has not said anything about providing free personal protective equipment for all essential workers. He supports free testing. [4]

Ossoff supports guaranteed paid sick days and paid family leave. [5]	Perdue voted against paid sick days and paid family leave. [6]

Ossoff has a plan to expand access to affordable health care, including a public option that would eliminate deductibles and copays. He also supports guaranteeing certain coronavirus treatments would be free for patients whose insurance won’t cover them. [7]	Perdue stated his support for overturning policies that provide access to health insurance for over 1,000,000 Georgians. He has repeatedly voted for policies that would leave Georgians, including those with pre-existing conditions, without access to health care. [8]

CHECK THE FACTS:

“How the HEALS Act Compares to the HEROES Act,” cnbc.com, 7/30/20; Twitter, @ossoff, 4/7/20.
“The Next Economic Relief Package: From CARES, HEALS and Heroes,” cnet.com, 8/26/20; “Sen. David Perdue Talks COVID-19 Relief, School Reopening Plans,” gpb.org,8/19/20.
“COVID-19,” ElectJon.com, Accessed 9/9/20.
“Coronavirus Relief Update,” Perdue.Senate.gov, 3/26/20; “The Issues,” PerdueSenate.com, Accessed 9/11/20.
Twitter, @ossoff, 6/18/20; 9/7/20
U.S. Senate, S. Amdt. 1558, Roll Call #75, 3/18/20; U.S. Senate, S. Amdt. 798, 3/25/15; U.S. Senate, S. Amdt. 798, Roll Call #98, 3/26/15.
”Georgia Senate: Ossoff’s Healthcare Policy Features ‘Public Option’ Plan,” AJC.com, 8/14/20.
How Many People Would Lose Their Health Insurance if the ACA Were Repealed?” EPI.org, Accessed 9/1/20; “How Each Senator Voted on Obamacare Repeal Proposals,” The New York Times, 7/27/17; “Trump’s Still Trying to Kill Obamacare—But He and His Party Have Given Up on Replacing It,” TheDailyBeast.com, 7/8/20.