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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 21, 2026

We’ve learned, due in part to recent history, that it’s easier to get into a war than it is to get out.

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Jun 21, 2026

The problem is that the President has decided to use that military force and significantly deplete our defense arsenal for his own pet projects.

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Jun 21, 2026

Here we are, tens of billions, if not hundreds of billions, of American taxpayer dollars spent. Gas prices are well over $4 a gallon. Hard-working American families crushed under tens of billions of dollars in soaring energy prices, and…

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Jun 20, 2026

The question is, did the president think about it? Did he think about those families? Even as he said it will all just work out. It always does.

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Jun 19, 2026

Let’s not forget that the President of the United States, in deciding to launch this war, created a situation in which we lost our service members.

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Jun 19, 2026

Today is a victory for the people of Georgia. When we stand up and speak out, the power of the people is more powerful than the people in power. I was proud to elevate the concerns of the people of Social Circle and Oakwood over the past…

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Jun 18, 2026

We agree that it is time for PPO to begin the process of confirming Democratic nominees.

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Jun 18, 2026

We should be clear: No practical barrier prevents the President from next appointing a Democrat to the SEC.

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Jun 18, 2026

As I move around Georgia, ordinary people are very upset by this. And I think, you know, when you try to diminish people's voices, they don't take kindly to that.

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Jun 17, 2026

Head Start plays a critical role in providing child care and early learning services in rural communities.

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Jun 17, 2026

The time is always right to do what’s right. I urge my colleagues to do what your constituents are begging you to do and join me in putting a check on this president’s lawless warmongering.

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Jun 17, 2026

Let me start by saying that I’m very proud of our military. That’s not the question here. We, we have the most powerful, the most effective military force in human history. The problem is that the President has decided to use that military…

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Jun 17, 2026

Madam President, I rise today to ask a simple question. After 109 days of a failed war, and now a fragile, temporary, but welcome truce, will my Republican colleagues choose today to finally stand up to this president? Will my colleagues…

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Jun 17, 2026

After 109 days of contradictory messaging, rampant and rank corruption—with people literally cashing in on news about this war—and devastating news stories from the Middle East, will this be the vote when my colleagues finally stand up for…

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Jun 15, 2026

I would respectfully disagree with your characterization regarding SNAP. There are a lot of children all across Georgia who are suffering, families trying to put it together and, I think we can do better than that.

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Jun 15, 2026

Seersucker is interwoven with the style and tradition of the South.

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Jun 14, 2026

I would respectfully disagree with your characterization regarding SNAP. There are a lot of children all across Georgia who are suffering, families trying to put it together and, I think we can do better than that.

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Jun 14, 2026

Georgia farmers are telling me that they continue to struggle with high costs, costs exacerbated by President Trump’s war in Iran, and his tariffs—which is a tax on all of us on virtually everything.

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Jun 13, 2026

Health care has been doubled for millions of Americans, and they’re having to figure out how to make their lives work in the midst of this, many of them choosing between food and health care.

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Jun 13, 2026

Grocery costs are up, you don’t dispute that, right? Even as you call these individual items, you don’t dispute that grocery costs are up in America?

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Jun 13, 2026

If the President nominated a Republican to replace Commissioner Peirce without also nominating a Democrat to the SEC, he would violate the Securities Exchange Act.

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Jun 12, 2026

I would respectfully disagree with your characterization regarding SNAP. There are a lot of children all across Georgia who are suffering, families trying to put it together and, I think we can do better than that.

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Jun 12, 2026

But it’s not just farmers that I’m concerned about, I’m also concerned about Georgia families.

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Jun 12, 2026

I’m trying to make sure that I’m doing everything I can for farmers and families in Georgia. So, I’m concerned about the ways in which they’re struggling.

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Jun 12, 2026

Georgia farmers are telling me that they continue to struggle with high costs, costs exacerbated by President Trump’s war in Iran, and his tariffs—which is a tax on all of us on virtually everything.

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