Raphael Warnock

And it’s a great thing that the vice president of the United States right now is the first Asian American vice president, first African American vice president, first woman.

I think it is critical that we make more investment, both public investments with Government funds but also help leverage private investment, into investing in those communities.

I think folks knew for a long time prior to Hurricane Katrina what happened in the old 9th Ward was predictable.

I think the Community Reinvestment Act is critical, and climate resilience and adaptation mitigation efforts should be integrated into the Community Reinvestment Act.

We have seen more recently financial regulators take more seriously the impact of climate on our larger financial system, but as you point out, we have got to do much more.

Not only did the findings in this report confirm the racial disparities within our housing market, they also confirmed that these unjust lending practices have now presented significant concerns to our financial system.

I am grateful for all the panelists.

It could save lives.

I think we have seen about a dozen hospitals in Georgia close over the last 10 years.

The American Rescue Plan included funds to expand Medicaid. We were pushing hard for this.

It is wonderful to be here at my first Aging Committee hearing, and I really look forward to working with you.

We have got nearly 500,000 people in the Medicaid gap in Georgia.

The American people are being crowded out and squeezed out of their own democracy, and I`m going to do everything in my power as a United States senator to give the people their voice back.

If we find ourselves in a situation where politicians don`t even have to have the majority to do whatever it is they want to do, then the future of all of our children is imperiled.

This is a moral moment. This is a defining moment in America. And this is a fight for the soul of our democracy and all of us have a dog in that fight.

What's at stake is the viability and the health and the credibility of our democracy -- that sacred idea of one person, one vote.

Voting rights is bigger than the filibuster issue, and whether we get rid of the filibuster or not, we have to pass voting rights.

I urge my colleagues to pass these two bills, strengthen and lengthen the cords of our democracy, secure our credibility as the premier voice for freedom-loving people and democratic movements all over the world, and win the future for all…

And then they want to make it a crime to bring grandma some water while she`s waiting in a line that they`re making longer. Make no mistake, this is democracy in reverse.

They are trying to make it a crime to give people water and a snack as they wait in lines that are obviously being made longer by their draconian actions.

We passed COVID relief for Americans, checks in people`s pockets, shots in their arm.

The four most powerful words uttered in democracy are the people have spoken. Therefore, we must ensure that all of the people can speak.

The right to vote is preservative of all other rights. It is not just another issue alongside other issues. It is foundational.

I think that a vote is a kind of prayer for the kind of world we desire for ourselves and for our children.

There should be 100 votes to make it easier for Americans to make their voices heard in our democracy.