Raphael Warnock said "Some of my Democratic colleagues are saying, but what about -- what about bipartisanship? Isn’t that important? I say, of course it is. But here’s the thing we must remember. Slavery was bipartisan. Jim Crow segregation was bipartisan. The refusal of women’s suffrage was bipartisan. The denial of the basic dignity of members of the LGBTQ community has long been bipartisan. So when colleagues in this chamber talk to me about bipartisanship, which I believe in, I just have to ask, at whose expense?" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordDecember 14, 2021

Some of my Democratic colleagues are saying, but what about -- what about bipartisanship? Isn’t that important? I say, of course it is. But here’s the thing we must remember. Slavery was bipartisan. Jim Crow segregation was bipartisan. The refusal of women’s suffrage was bipartisan. The denial of the basic dignity of members of the LGBTQ community has long been bipartisan. So when colleagues in this chamber talk to me about bipartisanship, which I believe in, I just have to ask, at whose expense?

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Raphael Warnock

Democratic · Georgia

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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Senator Warnock emphasizes the historical context of bipartisanship in relation to civil rights issues.

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