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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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Aug 2, 2021

Eradicating childhood poverty is an issue that touches me deeply. It emerges from my own experience and my own faith.

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Aug 2, 2021

The child tax credit not only helps give working families financial stability and peace of mind; it boosts the economy for all of us.

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Jul 29, 2021

I think we can walk and chew gum at the same time. We have to work on the physical infrastructure of our country. And we have to work on the infrastructure of our democracy. It is the responsibility of Congress to provide baseline federal…

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Jul 29, 2021

I believe healthcare is a human right. And with all the incentives on the table for Georgia to expand Medicaid, it is past time to do so. My home State of Georgia, where State leaders have refused to expand Medicaid, has the opportunity to…

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Jul 29, 2021

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Georgia. Medicaid Saves Lives Act

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Jul 29, 2021

Passing voting rights, in my view, is the most important thing we can do this Congress. Now, I know that there are a lot of pressing issues, but the American house is the house built by democracy. And if we don`t preserve our democracy…

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Jul 28, 2021

I have heard from farmers who are saddled with debt, or who have historically struggled to access assistance.

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Jul 28, 2021

I am proud to support legislation like the Relief for America's Small Farmers Act, which would boost all of our Nation's small farmers through debt relief and uplift their operations.

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Jul 28, 2021

The USDA must do more to address underlying issues at the Department of Agriculture and better support our small-scale farmers.

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Jul 28, 2021

This is about some people not wanting some people to vote.

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Jul 28, 2021

I am glad to have joined Senator Tina Smith in requesting no less than $60 billion in funding for rural broadband, community infrastructure, business development.

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Jul 28, 2021

People are disconnected and the implications for their health care, for education, for the marketplace, distance learning, is difficult to overstate.

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Jul 26, 2021

Folks couldn't go to work, small businesses suffered, families in Georgia who were already barely getting by had to deal with another crisis.

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Jul 26, 2021

Ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline had very real consequences for working families across Georgia.

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Jul 26, 2021

This attack caused a lot of turmoil to put it lightly in Georgia and across the country.

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Jul 26, 2021

Following the ransomware attack on Colonial, over 40 percent of the gas stations in Georgia were out of gas.

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Jul 26, 2021

I look forward to working with my colleagues on this committee and here in the Senate to make sure that we have the kind of cybersecurity resilience necessary for this moment.

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Jul 22, 2021

since my first day here in the Senate-- and even before that--one of the issues I have been working to address is how my own home State of Georgia, where State leaders have been digging in their heels, refusing to expand Medicaid--how it…

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Jul 18, 2021

This is a sacred moment. This is an inflection point in our country. We are in a 911 emergency for our democracy.

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Jul 18, 2021

To fight for voting rights is to fight for human rights.

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Jul 18, 2021

Congress must act. Congress has a unique responsibility to protect voting rights for every eligible American.

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Jul 18, 2021

This new law in Georgia, S.B. 202, would make voting harder for countless Georgians.

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Jul 18, 2021

Some people do not want some people to vote.

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Jul 18, 2021

We must meet this moment. As President Biden said in Philadelphia last week, this is the 'test of our time.'

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Jul 18, 2021

Your vote is your voice, and your voice is about your human dignity.

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