Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I stand in strong support of and solidarity with my colleague and good friend from South Carolina, Tim Scott. It was 5 years ago when a White man walked into a church in Charleston, SC. After going through 1 hour of Bible study--after they prayed for him and read the Bible to him--he pulled out a gun and shot the nine people in that Bible study. Not long after that, the Presiding Officer and I attended one of the funerals in Charleston, SC, and Tim was there. Any other city in America would not have dealt with it the way Charleston, SC, did. Charleston, SC, dealt with it with love, which is something we don't talk about very often, and Tim Scott was there. Because of his time in grade and because of that mayor and because of the Black leaders in that town and the time in grade they had had with each other, they moved forward and overcame that tragedy. Five years ago, Tim Scott put a bill on this floor, and we ended up then in exactly the same place we are now--doing absolutely nothing. How many more Black men and women will have to die in America before this body stops playing politics with race? It is very clear to me, in having worked hard on justice reform, that there are opportunities--with $75 billion going into the most economically challenged communities in our country--because of Tim Scott, President Trump, and all that we are doing.…”