"And we saw, with this terrible tragedy, the ways in which violence gets visited upon communities of color, upon women. And I know folks are sorting through the weeds of the killer’s motives, but we know hate when we see it."
"My view is that we have to pass voting rights whether we get rid of the filibuster or not, whatever reforms come."
"For 135 years, our church has been bearing witness to God’s love and justice in the world."
"This wholesale systemic effort to disenfranchise millions of Americans, it’s a threat to the democracy itself."
"We have got nearly 500,000 people in the Medicaid gap in Georgia."
"Mr. President, before I begin my formal remarks, I want to pause to condemn the hatred and violence that took eight precious lives last night in metropolitan Atlanta."
"We are witnessing right now a massive and unabashed assault on voting rights unlike anything we`ve ever seen since the Jim Crow era."
"There should be 100 votes to make it easier for Americans to make their voices heard in our democracy."
"I think that a vote is a kind of prayer for the kind of world we desire for ourselves and for our children."
"The right to vote is preservative of all other rights. It is not just another issue alongside other issues. It is foundational."
"I think we have seen about a dozen hospitals in Georgia close over the last 10 years."