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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 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 13, 2022

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

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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 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

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

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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

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

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 6, 2022

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

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May 4, 2022

I call up my motion to instruct, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: A Senator from Georgia [Mr. Warnock] moves that the managers on the part of the Senate…

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May 4, 2022

this legislation will help to lower costs for hard-working families, create jobs, and equip the Nation to compete in a changing economy. Historically Black colleges and universities have been putting in the work. For years, they have…

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Apr 7, 2022

I rise today to express my joy in voting to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. What a great day it is for the United States of America, for our system of government and the grand march toward the fulfillment of…

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Apr 7, 2022

I'm the father of a young black girl. I know how much it means for Judge Jackson to have navigated the double jeopardy of racism and sexism to now stand in the glory of this moment in all of her excellence. Seeing Judge Jackson ascend to…

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Apr 7, 2022

Today, we confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court. In our nation`s history, she is the first Supreme Court justice who looks like you, with her like yours.

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Apr 7, 2022

Mr. President, I rise to today to express my -- in voting to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court. What a great day it is for the United States of America, for our system of government and the grand march…

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Apr 7, 2022

Today I voted to confirm Katanji Brown Jackson, the first Supreme Court nominee, who looks like you and has hair like yours.

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Apr 6, 2022

Abused and scorned though we may be, our destiny is tied up with America's destiny. Before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth, we were here. Before the pen of Jefferson etched the majestic words of the Declaration of Independence across the…

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Apr 6, 2022

I rise today to express my joy.

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Mar 29, 2022

I rise today to extend my most sincere gratitude to Rima Khabbaz, MD, the director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. Dr. Khabbaz is retiring after spending 38 years at NCEZID, where her work focused on…

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Mar 22, 2022

We have got to continue to try to find and fix it.

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Mar 22, 2022

Congress has to close the loop and make sure that people have access to Medicaid.

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Mar 22, 2022

I am so focused on this issue and engaged trying to co-sponsor the Better Jobs Better Care Act.

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Mar 16, 2022

I rise today to reflect on a dark day in Georgia's recent history. One year ago today, a hateful act of violence shook Metropolitan Atlanta and reverberated across our State, our country, and indeed the world. In the span of just a few…

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