WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Reverend Warnock issued the following press release:

Last week, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) wrote an op-ed offering a new perspective on the twin spiritual and affordability crises plaguing the United States. The article was published in USA Today (https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2026/01/02/america-economy-fix-cost-of-living/87830762007/) and argued that the ongoing affordability crisis has created a spiritual crisis in America.

"Our country is attempting to put on a brave face despite a collective pain we have not quite named, but the reality is that the cost of living is out of control and the middle class is disappearing. There is a growing sense that our best days are behind us, that ...