Raphael Warnock

The Community Reinvestment Act addresses how banks must meet the credit and capital needs of the communities they serve.

Do you believe a joint CRA rulemaking with the Fed, OCC, and FDIC is important to ensure we do not leave our most vulnerable communities behind?

This proposed rule would have watered down this important civil rights era legislation and harmed many working-class communities.

Georgia is the No. 1 forestry State in the Nation, providing directly downstream jobs to over 141,000 Georgians.

I agree with you that the Federal Government has a responsibility to repair what it actually broken.

I appreciate the opportunity to talk to you today.

On Monday, I had an opportunity to speak with Nuria Fernandez, the nominee for Federal Transit Administrator, about the capital investment grant program and the need to invest more in both urban and rural public transportation service for…

Are you aware that its construction in the 1950s and 1960s displaced or separated historic Black neighborhoods in Atlanta?

I am extremely concerned about the impact of these flooding events, particularly on low-income communities and their vulnerability to climate change.

it seems to me that we have an obligation in Congress to make sure that is the case.

I understand the many considerations that led to FEMA's decision to enact a new pricing risk model for flood insurance, but I am concerned that this new pricing model will affect low-income communities in flood zones.

I have long been an advocate for safe and secure public housing. I actually grew up in public housing.

It is a big win for communities. It is a big win for the environment and for equity.

This year, for the very first time, the Georgia State Legislature included a direct appropriation for Atlanta's transit system, MARTA.

I am hopeful that if confirmed you will work with Secretary Fudge to improve, modernize, and expand public housing.

If confirmed, I look forward to working with you to better understand some of the opportunities that the Atlanta area is pursuing.

In recent years, I have seen enthusiasm for expanded public transportation options and service in the Atlanta region and across Georgia.

Housing is infrastructure, sir.

I don't believe it can.

the poverty rate fell to an all-time record low for every race and ethnic group in 2019.

free market economic policies--such as reduced taxes, reduced regulation and a focus on domestic energy production--can reduce such disparities

I just do not want Jesus to say to America in the judgment, 'I was hungry, and you gave me a payday loan through a rent-a-bank scheme.'

We have to support Senate Joint Resolution 15. This is the start, and there is more work to be done.

I want to make it very clear that I am going to do everything I can to protect consumers, but especially the most marginalized.

There is nothing true about it. It provides an avenue for predatory lenders to partner with banks to peddle harmful short-term loans with triple-digit interest rates.