Political Quotes

“From Detroit to Bhopal, we have a right to breathe clean air. This week marks 40 years since the Bhopal chemicals disaster in India, and the survivors are still sick and waiting for justice. Union Carbide, driven by corporate greed, caused one of the worst chemical disasters in history, poisoning the residents and communities. I was honored to meet some of the survivors and proud to join them in their fight for justice. I joined Senator Merkley and Representative Jayapal to introduce a resolution reaffirming the need for stronger laws to prevent these tragedies and keep communities safe. Many of our communities in Michigan's 12th District live in shadows of corporate polluters, so this fight is personal to me. We are tired of greedy corporations poisoning our communities and getting away with it. In the Bhopal chemical disaster, around 20,000 people were killed when poison gas was released into the air. Nearly half a million people have suffered illnesses and premature death after the initial incident. Of course, the U.S. refused to extradite the CEO of Union Carbide, the company that owned and ran the Bhopal facility, to face criminal charges. We need and deserve a better world, not a world where the color of your skin, your income, or your neighborhood where you were born puts you at a higher risk of being exposed to pollution that causes disease and death.…”