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Raphael Warnock

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Raphael Gamaliel Warnock is an American pastor and politician currently serving as the junior United States senator from Georgia since January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Warnock is the first African American to represent Georgia in the U.S. Senate. He previously served as the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, a position that has deep historical significance in the civil rights movement. Warnock's legislative focus includes issues such as voting rights, healthcare, and economic justice.

Quotes by year · 2010–20261,158 total · peak 2021 (293)
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Jun 5, 2026

This bipartisan legislation helps more businesses—especially small and growing businesses—access the public markets and capital they need to expand. That means more investment in Georgia, more Georgia jobs, and a stronger economy for our…

vanhollen.senate.gov
Jun 4, 2026

You should tell the people in Georgia that this war is a good idea. I think they’ll disagree.

warnock.senate.gov
Jun 4, 2026

But I’m not so sure folks fully grasped the long-term crisis that’s also brewing for our children and our grandchildren. Wars do not pay for themselves.

warnock.senate.gov
Jun 4, 2026

Folks back at home in Georgia, whom I represent, are struggling to just make their lives work. And they know President Trump’s Iran war and the tariff taxes are only making things worse. Talk to farmers in Georgia, they’ll tell you that.

warnock.senate.gov
Jun 4, 2026

They are looting this country. Dismantling it, selling it for parts, and lining their own pockets.

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Jun 3, 2026

Seersucker is interwoven in the style and tradition of the South.

cassidy.senate.gov
Jun 3, 2026

Corruption to the highest degree. They are looting this country. Dismantling it, selling it for parts, and lining their own pockets.

propublica.org
Jun 2, 2026

I will continue to advocate for Georgians impacted by the South Georgia wildfires, Hurricane Helene, and other natural disasters.

warnock.senate.gov
Jun 2, 2026

That’s why I introduced bipartisan legislation to give victims of natural disasters some much-needed relief.

warnock.senate.gov
Jun 2, 2026

Families who’ve just lost everything in a fire have a lot on their minds; the IRS shouldn’t be one of those things.

warnock.senate.gov
Jun 2, 2026

I’m proud my bill was signed into law and already in action supporting Georgia wildfire victims.

warnock.senate.gov
May 29, 2026

I want America to win. I love this country. For all of its flaws, and I’m mad at what’s happening right now…I love this country, and I want to see us win.

warnock.senate.gov
May 28, 2026

I want to make sure that every child growing up in some housing project in Atlanta, kids growing up in Dalton, Georgia, kids growing up in Appalachia, kids growing up on reservations, indigenous people of this land, and every child has a…

warnock.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

I was able to pass legislation to address that, and I spent a lot of time thinking about workforce development.

warnock.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

These kids are coming out, and they’re just buried in debt. They’ve got a mortgage before they get a mortgage.

warnock.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

The Trump administration’s actions will make it easier for debt collectors to aggressively go after sick or struggling Americans and prey on families already saddled with medical debt. That’s just cruel and unnecessary.

warnock.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

Folks go to the doctor one day for a bandage or some minor injury, and end up leaving with a financial burden the size of a mortgage. It could happen to any one of us.

warnock.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

Medical debt leaves Americans in serious financial jams. It wrecks lives.

warnock.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

The absence of a trusted voice allows conspiracy theorists and misinformation to fester, creating more panic.

warnock.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

What concerns us is the Administration’s potential hamstringing of those experts’ ability to convey scientifically backed information to the public.

warnock.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

Let us be clear: we have complete confidence in the career experts at CDC who are, and have been, working to respond to this potential threat.

warnock.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

Let me be very clear. No arcane Senate procedure should block people’s right to have their voices heard… and when we’re back in power, we’ve got to pass voting rights. No more handwringing. No more delay.

warnock.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

I think the answer to fighting those who are trying to fight the democracy is more democracy.

warnock.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

There is a whole range of jobs, but we have not done a good enough job of making sure that young people, regardless of what zip code they come from, have access to the pathways that lead to those jobs.

warnock.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

I just want to make sure that every child in America has a chance... I love this country, and I want to see us win.

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