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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.

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Jun 30, 2022

As a voice of Georgia in the U.S. Senate, I have been focused on pushing through legislation to lower costs on everything, from prescription drugs, to gas, to groceries, and seniors shouldn't have to choose between buying groceries and…

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Jun 30, 2022

It is unacceptable that in our country, one of the richest in the world, seniors are making impossible decisions about whether or not to pay for lifesaving medication or other basic essentials.

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Jun 30, 2022

It is absolutely critical that Medicare be able to negotiate for drug prices.

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Jun 30, 2022

How would a provision like capping the costs of seniors to no more than $2,000 per year impact the folks that you are seeing on the ground here in Georgia?

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Jun 30, 2022

Health care access and affordability, as you point out, go hand in hand.

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Jun 30, 2022

This is why Senator Warnock's Capping Drug Costs For Seniors Act is so critical.

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Jun 30, 2022

The policies Senator Warnock has championed will provide immediate relief to all Americans.

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Jun 30, 2022

What kind of capitalism is that, where you don't get to negotiate the price of something you are buying?

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Jun 30, 2022

I support allowing Medicare to negotiate and bring down the cost of prescription drugs.

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Jun 30, 2022

I won't stop pushing until we get it done.

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Jun 17, 2022

We came to the Senate on the wave of a multiracial coalition, I think the future of the country. Then on January 6, we saw this violent attack on the Capitol driven by the big lie, and the not so subtle premise that certain voices and…

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Jun 15, 2022

I think Georgia, in a real sense, saved the country, gave the country a chance to fight and push towards its ideals.

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Jun 15, 2022

I think that, in the midst of this campaign, the people of Georgia have a real choice before them about who they think is ready to represent them in the United States Senate.

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Jun 15, 2022

I remain hopeful. And I`m not about to give up on our democracy. And it`s the most precious thing we can defend at a moment like this.

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Jun 15, 2022

We’re at this inflection point. And we have got to decide, are we the America of January 5 or the America of January 6? I choose January 5.

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Jun 15, 2022

On January 5, 2021, his youngest son was elected Georgia`s first black United States senator and only the 11th in the nation`s history. What would he think about the attack on the Capitol the very next day? Both say something profound…

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Jun 13, 2022

And now I get to do that work in the United States Senate to move from being preacher and protester to make Republic policy. For me, it`s one continuing work. And it doesn`t matter whether I`m in the pulpit or on the floor of the Senate…

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Jun 13, 2022

I’ve been working on this issue of voter suppression for a very long time.

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Jun 13, 2022

To pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill is the largest infrastructure package passed in a generation.

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Jun 13, 2022

I think the people of Georgia have a real choice in front of them, about who’s ready to represent them in the United States Senate.

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Jun 13, 2022

Democracy is not a noun. It’s a verb, we got to fight for our democracy, which is the highest expression of our collective humanity as an American people.

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Jun 13, 2022

We have no right to give up. We have no right to give in to the forces of cynicism and division that are trying to take hold of our democracy.

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Jun 13, 2022

Our democracy is on the line and I`ve had the privilege as I see it, to be in the fight and engaged in this moment.

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Jun 13, 2022

The former president continued claims of widespread voter fraud are just his way of saying that the votes of certain people don`t count, can`t count, and can`t be real because the election outcome was not consistent with the myth of white…

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Jun 6, 2022

I`m Raphael Warnock, and I approve this message.

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