On MSNow’s The Weekend, Keisha Lance Bottoms Highlights Her Plans

ATLANTA — Today, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms joined MSNow’s The Weekend to highlight how she is talking to Georgians as they cast their ballots ahead of Election Day. 

Keisha also emphasized the clear contrast in this race as she has plans to expand Medicaid, lower costs, and pause on new construction of data centers, while Rick Jackson forces a data center on a community that doesn’t want it.

Read and Watch for Key Excerpts From The Weekend:

Keisha on talking to voters ahead of Election Day: “We're going to keep moving around the state, keep taking our message directly to the people and talking about those things that they actually care about. People are deeply concerned about the cost of living, the lack of access to health care in this state. They are concerned about the six-week abortion ban and Trump's continued push to interfere with elections in Georgia.”

Keisha discussing rising costs in Georgia: “Since May, things have only, unfortunately, gotten worse with the war in Iran and the cost of gas, with the tariffs that are wreaking havoc on our small businesses across the state. People are seeing the value of exercising their right to vote, especially as the Trump Administration continues to try and interfere with that in the state, so we expect that we're going to continue to see record-breaking turnout. But we don't want people to get comfortable because we don't want to get overtaken on Election Day.”

Keisha discussing her call for a pause on the new construction of data centers: “I want us to pause on data centers in Georgia. I want us to take a pause and get everyone around the table to make sure that we have a clear and responsible path forward. Rick Jackson, my opponent, owns and invests in at least four companies that are building data centers right now in Bowie County, Texas. There is a community that is fighting him because of the data center that he is trying to push down their throats in Texas. So we want to make sure that we are doing right by the people of this state. We don't know what the long-term health implications are. We know that we have concerns about our water supplies being tainted, concerns about utility bills that are going up each day, so we want to pause and make sure that we're doing right by the people in the state that these data centers are popping up in their backyards.”

Keisha discussing her priorities: “The first thing we will do is make sure that our priorities are reflected in that budget. We've not fully funded education in Georgia…if we can be the number one in business —which we want to continue to own that — then we certainly should be the number one in education in Georgia. We want to make sure that we are pushing to expand Medicaid. We are one of only 10 states that have not expanded Medicaid, leaving nearly a billion dollars on the table because we've not expanded it. We've got to get our priorities together in this state. We're giving money away for data centers, but we aren't focused on the people of this state and the issues that matter to them most.”