"It's because of the lack of national trafficking laws, straw purchasing, we can't even get a background law passed."
"It's been very difficult to get any legislation passed about gun violence."
"The majority of our crime guns come from Indiana and Wisconsin."
"Like you, I am shocked by our Nation's growing maternal mortality crisis."
"This crisis, like too many others, takes a disproportionate toll on communities of color."
"Nationwide, Black mothers die three to four times the rate of White mothers."
"In my home State of Illinois, that disparity climbs to six times."
"In the State of Washington, American Indian moms die eight times the rate of their White counterparts."
"The hard truth is that no law can legislate away racism."
"What patients need most is a real change to the system and congressional action that will bring down drug prices."
"I'm grateful that the bill has passed the House Energy and Commerce and Judiciary Committees, and I really hope it gets over the finish line as soon as possible."
"The importance of her legislation, the Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act, or MOMMA's Act, cannot be overstated."