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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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May 27, 2026

Let me just say this: while I’m proud of this housing bill, it’s a good start. We’re 5 million units short.

warnock.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

I will work with anybody who will work with me to do something that will help the people of Georgia, and I will stand up, as I do, and take the President and members of his cabinet and his congressional enablers, I will take them to task…

warnock.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

There’s a deep kind of despair that sets in, and sometimes cynicism like gangrene and the body politic, and I think that that sets the context for somebody like Donald Trump to emerge, not once but twice.

warnock.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

While Donald Trump is a problem, he’s also a symptom. The problem has been with us for a long time.

warnock.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

I wish that they would come back in June and, rather than focus on expanding their power, they expand Medicaid. That will go a long way for the people of Georgia.

warnock.senate.gov
May 27, 2026

Democracy is the house we live in; it is the framework in which we get to fight for the things that matter, and honestly, this is a sad moment in the history of our country. The decision by the Supreme Court is a devastating blow to our…

warnock.senate.gov
May 12, 2026

We have been summoned to this moment, people of faith and people of moral courage who claim no particular faith at all.

congress.gov
May 12, 2026

We are in a moral moment because something else is on the line.

congress.gov
May 12, 2026

We are taking away healthcare from kids and then burdening them with the debt.

congress.gov
May 12, 2026

This is a moral moment and a budget is a moral document.

congress.gov
May 12, 2026

We are engaged in Robin Hood in reverse, this body, of stealing from the poor in order to give to the rich.

congress.gov
Mar 31, 2026

The President’s attack on mail-in ballots is desperation plain and simple.

theguardian.com
Feb 17, 2026

With an eloquence and rhythmic rhetoric all his own, Jesse Jackson reminded America that equal justice is not inevitable.

theguardian.com
Oct 31, 2025

How am I supposed to choose between those two constituencies? I care about all those people.

msnbc.com
Oct 9, 2025

I come from a military state. Our service members are the best among us. They deserve to be paid, and working people deserve their health care. It’s not either or. It’s both hands.

cnn.com
Sep 25, 2025

Today's decision will continue to keep health care away from Georgians who need it most. It is wrong, it is immoral, and it only makes our country sicker and poorer.

cbsnews.com
Sep 25, 2025

The only thing Pathways is incredibly effective at is barring working people from health coverage and making corporate consultants richer.

cbsnews.com
Sep 18, 2025

Now the entire country can see what we in Georgia already know — Georgia’s Medicaid work reporting requirement program is the real waste, fraud, and abuse.

apnews.com
Sep 12, 2025

For too long, servicemembers have lacked reliable access to quality, nutritious food options on base.

nypost.com
Sep 12, 2025

This is a critical next step in addressing food access and quality for our military; if this program proves effective in boosting food security and improving our military readiness, Congress should move to expand this program nationwide.

nypost.com
Sep 5, 2025

This man is manifestly unfit. He never should have been confirmed in the first place.

breitbart.com
Sep 5, 2025

The biggest threat to the health of the American people is the secretary of Health and Human Services.

breitbart.com
Sep 5, 2025

You are a hazard to the health of the American people.

truthout.org
Sep 4, 2025

You are a hazard to the health of the American people.

cbsnews.com
Aug 9, 2025

I am devastated that our community is facing yet another tragedy of gun violence.

nbcnews.com

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