By Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy, and Adam Beam
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
(TNS)
Throughout his 2022 campaign, Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock regularly drew astonished reactions when he talked about working with Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and other conservatives on legislation.
Now, Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff has his own bipartisan calling card to point to as he gears up for a tough reelection fight next year.
The Democrat has teamed up with Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi on legislation to cut income taxes for qualifying small businesses with up to 15 employees.
Ossoff unveiled the bill over the weekend in an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, saying it would make it easier for small businesses to “compete, grow and create jobs.”
Hyde-Smith, a close ally of President Donald Trump, said the proposal would help “mom-and-pop operations retain workers and keep the doors open.”
The measure adds to a growing list of bipartisan efforts Ossoff has introduced or co-sponsored, including a bill aimed at supporting disabled veterans that he introduced with Republican U.S. John F. Kennedy of Louisiana.
And he won’t be alone. Two of his top Republican challengers, U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins, also tout bipartisan pushes of their own.
Carter introduced a bipartisan bill over the summer to place limits on pharmacy benefit managers. And earlier this year, Collins touted a bill he introduced with U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Marietta. It would make training courses for commercial pilots and aircraft maintenance technicians a qualified expense for 529 college savings plans.
Photo caption: Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
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