{"createdAt":"2026-01-16T16:44:58.019Z","updatedAt":"2026-04-09T13:32:10.253Z","title":"Opinion Main Section","primarySection":"/opinion","primarySectionNotApplicable":false,"layout":[{"blockType":"app-content","PackageTitle":"","hidePackageTitle":false,"displayconfig":"MainArticleCardType1","ListMenuHierarchy":"","MostReadFeed":"https://experiences.mrf.io/recommenderexperience/render.json?id=AP_SzwZiHjXTpKC0Vu4fbYZkQ&canonical_url=https://www.ajc.com","MostReadNumber":5,"populateBy":"collection-content-api","mustIncludeThumbnail":false,"collectionId":"K36WRXSVW5H5BLR5W35ND2JNAE","onlyIncludeThisType":"","canonicalWebsites":{"ajc":true,"uatl":false,"dawgnation":false,"access-atlanta":false},"daysBack":30,"size":1,"from":0,"mustIncludeAllTags":"no","content":[{"canonical_url":"/opinion/2026/04/medicare-for-all-is-the-solution-georgians-deserve/","canonical_website":"ajc","content_elements":[{"_id":"5WT7GZ2KZFHP3OUWMTXSR3BO7A","additional_properties":{},"content":"During the recently concluded <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/04/sine-die-live-updates-final-day-of-2026-georgia-legislative-session/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/04/sine-die-live-updates-final-day-of-2026-georgia-legislative-session/\">legislative session</a>, one of the most consequential bills in a generation was dropped in the Georgia House of Representatives: the Georgia Medicare for All bill (<a href=\"https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HB1480/2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HB1480/2025\">House Bill 1480</a>). ","type":"text"},{"_id":"IVKFZJCE7JGC3IPCSCN3JSCBKM","additional_properties":{},"content":"The legislation, had it passed, would lower costs for working families, protect bodily autonomy, reduce administrative waste and stabilize dozens of rural hospitals that are now on the brink. Most importantly, it would remove the major profit motives to refocus health care on what matters most: the patients. ","type":"text"},{"_id":"M72A5J7TNNCAHNOHNHDHV3PZNM","additional_properties":{},"content":"In recent months, Georgia politicians on the right, including former <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/2025/10/as-shutdown-lingers-marjorie-taylor-greene-splits-with-gop-leaders-on-health-care/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/2025/10/as-shutdown-lingers-marjorie-taylor-greene-splits-with-gop-leaders-on-health-care/\">U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene</a> and state Rep. and House Appropriations Committee Chair <a href=\"https://x.com/bluestein/status/2014106769946026341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2014106769946026341%7Ctwgr%5E8a214fea997a9470f7c78e9cbe607eca45452db3%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.al.com%2Fpolitics%2F2026%2F01%2Fruthless-insurance-companies-are-destroying-our-country-georgia-republicans-say-on-hot-mic.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https://x.com/bluestein/status/2014106769946026341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2014106769946026341%7Ctwgr%5E8a214fea997a9470f7c78e9cbe607eca45452db3%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.al.com%2Fpolitics%2F2026%2F01%2Fruthless-insurance-companies-are-destroying-our-country-georgia-republicans-say-on-hot-mic.html\">Matt Hatchett, R-Dublin</a>, have garnered attention for their public criticism of the health insurance industry. ","type":"text"},{"_id":"WIXCECOEC5CZPLLU3RMEA2YF4Q","additional_properties":{"nofollow":false,"openInNewTab":true,"selectedStory":false,"sponsored":false},"content":"Georgians enrolled in ACA exchange plummet after subsidies expire","type":"interstitial_link","url":"https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/04/georgians-enrolled-in-aca-exchange-plummet-after-subsidies-expire/"},{"_id":"ILEUMKZGSRAR5BDS7MUYSV5PPI","additional_properties":{},"content":"Their comments reflect a broader and growing frustration, shared by conservatives and progressives alike, with a system that prioritizes corporate earnings over patient care.","type":"text"},{"_id":"A55MXR46ABDIPCHMWRARM57BIU","additional_properties":{},"content":"But Georgians have known the truth for much longer. Families are skipping doctor’s visits because of high deductibles. Seniors are splitting pills to make their medications last longer. Small businesses that want to provide coverage simply can’t afford the premiums. And rural hospitals are closing down, leaving people to drive hours for medical needs. ","type":"text"},{"_id":"UUVI7QPQVRDGHGXXMFHJRGVTKE","additional_properties":{},"content":"At long last, HB 1480 gives Georgians the solution they deserve. ","type":"text"},{"_id":"QW7Y2RV57NHSNCR2IWRJUAJXB4","additional_properties":{},"content":"Poor health outcomes could get worse for Peach State","level":2,"type":"header"},{"_id":"7B4SZ3PR6ZFBBF7BXZZTY3JERI","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/7B4SZ3PR6ZFBBF7BXZZTY3JERI.jpeg?auth=566c8520f8216587727b6b569a7fab94977bbe8610eb4434be2b16f767061060","galleries":[],"ingestionMethod":"manual","keywords":[],"mime_type":"image/jpeg","originalName":"gabriel-sanchez.jpeg","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/7B4SZ3PR6ZFBBF7BXZZTY3JERI.jpeg","proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/7B4SZ3PR6ZFBBF7BXZZTY3JERI.jpeg?auth=566c8520f8216587727b6b569a7fab94977bbe8610eb4434be2b16f767061060","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/7B4SZ3PR6ZFBBF7BXZZTY3JERI.jpeg?auth=566c8520f8216587727b6b569a7fab94977bbe8610eb4434be2b16f767061060","restricted":false,"thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/7B4SZ3PR6ZFBBF7BXZZTY3JERI.jpeg?auth=566c8520f8216587727b6b569a7fab94977bbe8610eb4434be2b16f767061060&width=300","version":0,"template_id":594},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"566c8520f8216587727b6b569a7fab94977bbe8610eb4434be2b16f767061060"},"caption":"State Rep. Gabriel Sanchez, D-Smyrna, serves District 42 in the Georgia House of Representatives. (Courtesy)","created_date":"2026-04-22T18:42:58Z","credits":{"affiliation":[],"by":[{"byline":"Handout","name":"Handout","type":"author"}]},"distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"height":1200,"image_type":"photograph","last_updated_date":"2026-04-22T18:42:58Z","licensable":false,"owner":{"id":"ajc","sponsored":false},"source":{"name":"AJC","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"},"edit_url":"https://ajc.arcpublishing.com/photo/7B4SZ3PR6ZFBBF7BXZZTY3JERI","system":"photo center"},"subtitle":"State Rep. Gabriel Sanchez headshot","taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/7B4SZ3PR6ZFBBF7BXZZTY3JERI.jpeg","version":"0.10.9","width":887,"syndication":{},"alignment":"right"},{"_id":"U44LOXUWVRCJHOLNH6M4EN3APU","additional_properties":{},"alignment":"left","content":"Recent polling from Data for Progress shows that nearly two-thirds of Americans <a href=\"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/11/medicare-for-all-is-popular-even-when-put-up-against-attacks__;!!JZyed81S!goID53BFOmk9swIlxVbGaNHNo31WWCsBY0CX263bgIqw3RYXtE68VhICAGg1uQrPTrcNKUbePnEj7tg1Vjv1-9cP5e4$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/11/medicare-for-all-is-popular-even-when-put-up-against-attacks__;!!JZyed81S!goID53BFOmk9swIlxVbGaNHNo31WWCsBY0CX263bgIqw3RYXtE68VhICAGg1uQrPTrcNKUbePnEj7tg1Vjv1-9cP5e4$\">support Medicare for All</a>, including nearly one-half of Republican voters. There is good reason for it. While the United States already spends nearly <a href=\"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ourworldindata.org/grapher/life-expectancy-vs-health-expenditure__;!!JZyed81S!goID53BFOmk9swIlxVbGaNHNo31WWCsBY0CX263bgIqw3RYXtE68VhICAGg1uQrPTrcNKUbePnEj7tg1Vjv1DftR-DY$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">twice as much per capita</a> on health care as other wealthy nations, it lags behind them on basic outcomes like life expectancy and maternal mortality. ","type":"text"},{"_id":"QCDICEYUHZAFDHM7P4OPA6X4UI","additional_properties":{},"alignment":"left","content":"This isn’t because Americans receive too much care; it’s because our system wastes enormous sums on administrative complexity and profit extraction.","type":"text"},{"_id":"HVJJQZSL5VDMHHB4S5CIUQY4EY","additional_properties":{},"alignment":"left","content":"Administrative costs alone <a href=\"https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2785479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2785479\">approach as high as $1 trillion annually</a>, money diverted away from patient care into billing systems, prior authorization, executive compensation and shareholder returns. In 2024, the CEOs of the six largest health insurers collectively earned nearly $160 million, while patients delayed care, families fell into medical debt, and people died because of lack of care.","type":"text"},{"_id":"M3XLQOHORRD3RNQXYDJTEIX2EE","additional_properties":{},"alignment":"left","content":"And now, Congressional Republicans’ so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” (H.R. 1) proposed more than <a href=\"https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61882\">$1 trillion in Medicaid cuts</a> over the next decade, the largest rollback of the program in U.S. history. ","type":"text"},{"_id":"GFCKA6WGE5CS5NW2FVAEU2P6PM","additional_properties":{"nofollow":false,"openInNewTab":true,"selectedStory":false,"sponsored":false},"content":"Opinion: Affordable Care Act turns 16, but Georgia still hasn’t expanded Medicaid","type":"interstitial_link","url":"https://www.ajc.com/opinion/2026/03/affordable-care-act-turns-16-but-georgia-still-hasnt-expanded-medicaid/"},{"_id":"NV5YXKCIJRH4PDITQL6DMGLGXM","additional_properties":{},"content":"Here in Georgia, the consequences would be devastating. Medicaid alone covers <a href=\"https://files.kff.org/attachment/fact-sheet-medicaid-state-GA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://files.kff.org/attachment/fact-sheet-medicaid-state-GA\">more than half of all births in our state</a>. According to <a href=\"https://www.kff.org/uninsured/how-will-the-2025-reconciliation-law-affect-the-uninsured-rate-in-each-state/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.kff.org/uninsured/how-will-the-2025-reconciliation-law-affect-the-uninsured-rate-in-each-state/\">KFF Health News</a>, more than 310,000 Georgians could lose health coverage by 2034 as a result of changes to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act programs under H.R. 1. ","type":"text"},{"_id":"PJKAMBTTCBC2RBNVVQSOXVIINE","additional_properties":{},"content":"That number could climb as high as 750,000 after Congress allowed ACA premium tax credits to expire at the start of this year. For a state that already ranks <a href=\"https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/scorecard/2023/jun/2023-scorecard-state-health-system-performance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/scorecard/2023/jun/2023-scorecard-state-health-system-performance\">17th worst in the nation</a> for health outcomes, these losses would deepen existing inequities and strain an already fragile health care system.","type":"text"},{"_id":"KUUBXDHTJJFYDH2AKP6CYLKTG4","additional_properties":{},"content":"Guarantee comprehensive coverage for all Georgians","level":2,"type":"header"},{"_id":"VVSDWGQD7BA7DKV6U6ONC76VMQ","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/VVSDWGQD7BA7DKV6U6ONC76VMQ.jpg?auth=b342b3034e7b2ecdae3ad8211f6141693cc35e85c2c6f732d61d476cdb07d09e","galleries":[],"ingestionMethod":"manual","keywords":[],"mime_type":"image/jpeg","originalName":"Tony Terwilliger.jpg","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/VVSDWGQD7BA7DKV6U6ONC76VMQ.jpg","proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/VVSDWGQD7BA7DKV6U6ONC76VMQ.jpg?auth=b342b3034e7b2ecdae3ad8211f6141693cc35e85c2c6f732d61d476cdb07d09e","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/VVSDWGQD7BA7DKV6U6ONC76VMQ.jpg?auth=b342b3034e7b2ecdae3ad8211f6141693cc35e85c2c6f732d61d476cdb07d09e","restricted":false,"thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/VVSDWGQD7BA7DKV6U6ONC76VMQ.jpg?auth=b342b3034e7b2ecdae3ad8211f6141693cc35e85c2c6f732d61d476cdb07d09e&width=300","version":0,"template_id":594},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"b342b3034e7b2ecdae3ad8211f6141693cc35e85c2c6f732d61d476cdb07d09e"},"caption":"Dr. Toby Terwilliger is an Atlanta-based physician who sits on the board of directors of Physicians for a National Health Program. (Courtesy)","created_date":"2026-04-22T18:42:58Z","credits":{"affiliation":[],"by":[{"byline":"Handout","name":"Handout","type":"author"}]},"distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"height":525,"image_type":"photograph","last_updated_date":"2026-04-22T18:42:58Z","licensable":false,"owner":{"id":"ajc","sponsored":false},"source":{"name":"AJC","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"},"edit_url":"https://ajc.arcpublishing.com/photo/VVSDWGQD7BA7DKV6U6ONC76VMQ","system":"photo center"},"subtitle":"Dr. Toby Terwilliger headshot","taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/VVSDWGQD7BA7DKV6U6ONC76VMQ.jpg","version":"0.10.9","width":375,"syndication":{},"alignment":"right"},{"_id":"RLBUVA4YK5F7VA4R7YC5QG3L4Y","additional_properties":{},"alignment":"left","content":"Incremental fixes may temporarily soften the sharpest edges of a broken system, but they cannot fix its core failure. As long as profit-driven insurance companies sit between patients and care, costs will rise, providers will burn out, and coverage will remain unstable. Medicare for All addresses this problem at its root by removing the middleman and putting patients, providers, and communities first.","type":"text"},{"_id":"SWHYZJUFMRCMHOTNEWIOLCPYCY","additional_properties":{},"alignment":"left","content":"That’s why we introduced the Georgia Medicare for All bill — a bold and necessary step to ensure every Georgian can access the care they need, no matter what. This legislation establishes a Georgia Medicare for All Board to administer the program and secure sustainable funding, ensuring that decisions about care are driven by public health needs rather than corporate profits. ","type":"text"},{"_id":"BCFAXOAOA5DP7FTUAFRKPCBDU4","additional_properties":{},"alignment":"left","content":"The bill guarantees comprehensive coverage, including everything currently covered under Medicare and state programs, while expanding access to community-based care, dental and vision services, and full reproductive and maternal health care through the Reproductive Freedom Act. Health care should be a guarantee for every American, and this legislation makes that promise real.","type":"text"},{"_id":"J4IYXWIKEVA3NCSQFEFXENDJQI","additional_properties":{"nofollow":false,"openInNewTab":true,"selectedStory":false,"sponsored":false},"content":"How to submit a letter to the editor or guest opinion column to the AJC","type":"interstitial_link","url":"https://www.ajc.com/opinion/how-to-contact-the-ajc-editorial-board/RYN6XBE2U2JROM3XNBE2MPPIWY/"},{"_id":"QSPOPBMTJ5CQNJV2KW3CU2B4DA","additional_properties":{},"content":"At a time when wages have stagnated and households are squeezed by an affordability crisis, it is indefensible to allow an industry that consumes nearly one-fifth of our GDP to profit while Georgians go without care.","type":"text"},{"_id":"TZDQQJ7AIFBZDJZDOKJU2CR5BU","additional_properties":{},"content":"Georgia has a choice. We can allow federal cuts and corporate interests to hollow out our health care system, or we can lead. ","type":"text"},{"_id":"LBM56HPJJRCYTAAUL2HQQADPG4","additional_properties":{},"content":"As the gubernatorial primary season begins and the midterm elections approach, every candidate must be pressed to take a clear, public stand on the Georgia Medicare for All bill. The question is no longer whether we can afford to pass Medicare for All — it’s whether we can afford not to.","type":"text"},{"_id":"3OFCLB5GS5CCTGCOGCZWNGBMCE","type":"divider"},{"_id":"NHHSDFFFAZA5FEQ5LSVPBMTVUI","additional_properties":{},"content":"<a href=\"https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5068?session=1033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5068?session=1033\"><i>State Rep. Gabriel Sanchez</i></a><i>, D-Smyrna, serves District 42 in the Georgia House of Representatives.</i>","type":"text"},{"_id":"6RBWUWDPURDDXOTSS3F3KN6ESI","additional_properties":{},"content":"<i>Dr. Toby Terwilliger is an Atlanta-based physician who sits on the board of directors of</i><a href=\"https://pnhp.org/about/board-of-directors/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https://pnhp.org/about/board-of-directors/\"><i> Physicians for a National Health Program</i></a><i>.</i>","type":"text"}],"credits":{"by":[{"additional_properties":{"original":{"author_type":""}},"name":"Rep. Gabriel Sanchez and Toby Terwilliger","org":"For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution","type":"author"}]},"description":{"basic":"Too many Georgians are losing access to health care while companies are making profits and rural hospitals are closing. 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To change the way elections work on a dime is a terrible solution. Legislators have not given counties sufficient resources or time to train elections officials and poll workers before the upcoming elections.","type":"text"},{"_id":"6QSFUFGT6VECVPRREINBZFV22A","additional_properties":{},"content":"On March 27, the <a href=\"https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72209\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Georgia Senate passed a bill</a> (House Bill 960) that would have changed the way citizens vote from touchscreen monitors to hand-marked paper ballots read by an optical scanner.","type":"text"},{"_id":"QTMYE5MIKZHYZJEXSZ6RNYLMXU","additional_properties":{},"content":"However, senators could not find a compromise with the state House of Representatives. ","type":"text"},{"_id":"4S3VQSA2RVG27HTNMSE6YNMKVA","additional_properties":{},"content":"That’s a failure on the parts of both Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who presides over the Senate, and House Speaker Jon Burns. 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Paper ballots introduce human error and other inaccuracies that could seriously upend Georgia elections.","type":"text"},{"_id":"ZKFTVUKR4BDAPHCF7GCVMAKXVY","additional_properties":{},"content":"The state has spent years since the 2020 presidential election to strengthen election security and create greater guardrails against fraud.","type":"text"},{"_id":"OKTTJ2ZIWFGDHM6LEU2UFH4HVA","additional_properties":{},"content":"Sadly, all this action and posturing came as a result of the repeatedly disproven assertion by President Donald Trump and his allies — including Jones — that Georgia’s election that year was stolen.","type":"text"},{"_id":"7GECYNB2F5BU3NS7ZTC2P5GIUA","additional_properties":{},"content":"The denial, lies and performative outrage intensified after Trump returned to office for a second term in 2025, culminating in this past <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/01/fbi-raid-in-fulton-sends-shockwaves-across-georgias-political-landscape/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">January’s FBI raid</a> of the Fulton County Elections hub. 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Secure, accessible, fair elections are worth the threats. They are worth the boycotts as well as the lawsuits,” the <a href=\"https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/546320-kemp-voting-law-worth-the-boycotts-as-well-as-the-lawsuits/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">governor added.</a>","type":"text"},{"_id":"XTJQRENP6FBRNF7H7QSXFYWOKY","additional_properties":{},"content":"On April 15, the State Election Board took no action on Jones’ request for paper ballots or any other solution. 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Kemp: Call the Legislature back promptly, keep the agenda to this one issue and demand a prompt solution for the benefit of all Georgians.","type":"text"},{"_id":"UTG7VWONDBEHTJY4J7R34H7VMA","type":"divider"},{"_id":"CLL7S3SK4VGHVHOG3FGODQN7NU","additional_properties":{},"content":"<i>This editorial was written by AJC </i><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/staff/david.plazas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"><i>Opinion Editor David Plazas</i></a><i> on behalf of and in consultation with the </i><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/opinion/how-to-contact-the-ajc-editorial-board/RYN6XBE2U2JROM3XNBE2MPPIWY/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"><i>AJC Editorial Board</i></a><i>, which comprises President and Publisher Andrew Morse, Editor-in-Chief Leroy Chapman Jr., Head of Standards and Practices Samira Jafari, and Plazas. Send letters to the editor of 250 words or fewer to </i><a href=\"mailto:letters@ajc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"mailto:letters@ajc.com\"><i>letters@ajc.com</i></a><i>. 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When Scott ran for the state Senate, he and Smyre eventually became chairmen of the powerful House and Senate Rules Committees at the same time. “To have two African Americans at that time both chair the rules committees was a major occurrence in the General Assembly,” Smyre said.","type":"text"},{"_id":"XCXCUFC5LJHSFCSBHAFGEATE3Q","additional_properties":{},"content":"At the state Capitol, Scott passed bills to create a mandatory moment of silence in Georgia schools at the start of each day, along with gun safety bills to make it harder for children to access guns. He was part of the effort to create PeachCare, the state’s health insurance program for children. ","type":"text"},{"_id":"EFV3QDUZUVCFBNZKBWKSC2G3TM","additional_properties":{},"content":"He ran for Congress in 2002 and was reelected 11 times after that. But it was his role in Congress on the powerful House Agriculture Committee, which he eventually chaired, that Scott said felt like destiny. 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He said Scott pulled out the Bible to read on nearly every flight they shared together flying between Washington and Atlanta.","type":"text"},{"_id":"GNPJHOVSYNG7XJXZNWKZFPKHAY","additional_properties":{},"content":"“I remember literally picking up some of the pages one day when they fell out and how I wish we all had that devotion,” he said. 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