Atlanta, GA  — During last night’s debate, Mike Collins refused to stand up to Donald Trump and demand an end to the war in Iran. As Senator Jon Ossoff put it plainly on the debate stage: “It costs more today than at any time in American history to stock your fridge, to fill up your truck, to power your home.” Collins has voted seven times in support of Trump’s reckless war in Iran, called Trump’s handling of the war a “fantastic job,” and just this week was caught on video claiming to a voter that gas prices are coming down “fast” — even as Georgians continue to pay an extra $2 billion for gas since the start of the war, with average households spending roughly $787 more at the pump than they otherwise would have.

As Georgia truckers, farmers, and families foot the bill for Trump’s war by paying some of the highest diesel prices on record, Collins continues to rubber-stamp Donald Trump’s disastrous agenda. 

Climate Power Georgia State Director Mark McLaurin issued the following statement:

“Mike Collins had seven chances to stand up for Georgia families on Trump’s costly war in Iran — he chose Trump every single time. He also voted to give this president another $95 billion of our tax dollars to keep it going as long as Trump wants. This week, he looked a Georgia voter in the eye and said gas prices are coming down ‘fast.’ Georgians are paying billions more at the pump because of this war, and Collins doesn’t have the courage to call for the end of this costly war. Georgia families deserve a senator who will fight to bring down the price we pay at the pump — not one who does whatever Trump tells him.”

Collins can’t run from his record:

• Collins has voted seven times in support of Trump’s war in Iran — the same war sending gas and diesel prices through the roof — and said Trump is doing a “fantastic job” on a conflict that has driven diesel to near-record highs and squeezed Georgia truckers out of the industry.
• During last night’s debate, Sen. Ossoff challenged Collins to commit to repealing the data center tax breaks he voted for in the 2025 budget bill — which hands billions to data center developers as the bill slashed Medicaid and doubled health insurance premiums for Georgia families. Collins refused to answer. Georgia families could see utility bill increases of up to 11% per month by 2028 to cover the cost of powering those same data centers — and Collins has no plan to stop it.
• On Wednesday, Collins was caught on video claiming gas prices are coming down “fast” — even as Georgians have paid an extra $2 billion for gas since the war began, with each household spending roughly $787 more than they otherwise would have.
• Collins said that “President Trump’s tariff strategy works” and that he’s “not worried” about the tariffs crushing Georgia families at the grocery store.
• Trump and Congressional Republicans’ attacks on clean energy have jeopardized 3,492 jobs in Georgia and over $3.9 billion in investments.
• Between higher gas prices, utility bills, and tariffs, Trump’s policies have already cost the average Georgia family an extra $2,017 through the first half of 2026 — and Collins has voted for every policy driving those costs higher.
  

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