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Cori Bush

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Cori Anika Bush is an American politician and activist serving as the U.S. Representative for Missouri's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, she is known for her advocacy on issues such as healthcare, racial justice, and economic equality. Bush gained national attention for her role in the Black Lives Matter movement and has been a vocal supporter of progressive policies in Congress.

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2020: 15 quotes2021: 207 quotes2022: 138 quotes2023: 186 quotes2024: 64 quotes2026: 9 quotes

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  1. It pisses me off that for the next two years this community will be represented by someone that didn’t deem you valuable enough to show up to one candidate forum where there were audience comments.2 sources2026abcnews.com
Aug 5, 2026

It pisses me off that for the next two years this community will be represented by someone that didn’t deem you valuable enough to show up to one candidate forum where there were audience comments.

abcnews.com
Aug 1, 2026

Wesley Bell is a former Republican campaign manager who is bought and paid for by AIPAC. On August 4th, we’re going back to DC, and we’ll do it with no corporate cash or AIPAC-funded trips.

foxnews.com
Aug 1, 2026

When the disaster caused $1.6 billion in damages and took several lives, Wesley responded by hopping on a flight to Israel funded by Trump’s donors less than 90 days later.

foxnews.com
Aug 1, 2026

This cycle, the momentum met me. The community asked me to run. The community came to me and said, ‘Cori, where is our fighter?’

theintercept.com
Aug 1, 2026

What they’re talking about is less than what someone would be paid for a part-time job.

theintercept.com
Aug 1, 2026

I put myself on the line with that. But history recorded that, and now we can look back and say, maybe if we had those things right now, we wouldn’t be looking at a president who some people voted for because of the price of eggs.

theintercept.com
Jul 24, 2026

As stated by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, a genocide is happening in Gaza, stated by all of those different organizations and more. Yes. Now, funding for other things that they may need - I have no problem with that.

npr.org
Jul 3, 2026

On August 4th, St. Louis will do the same.

foxnews.com
Sep 24, 2024

Project 2025 is a boogeyman. Read it. You will see the policies that are being espoused in that document are extreme.

congress.gov
Sep 24, 2024

These policies are extreme. They would undermine women's rights. They would undermine LGBTQ rights.

congress.gov
Sep 24, 2024

The Biden-Harris Administration helped to save our economy from freefall with the American Recovery Plan.

congress.gov
Sep 24, 2024

Kitchen table economics are important to all of us.

congress.gov
Jul 11, 2024

100 percent of the calls coming into our office are calling for him to step aside.

transcripts.cnn.com
Jul 9, 2024

The Republican Party is pro-pollution, pro-big oil, pro-disaster, and pro-disease.

congress.gov
Jun 3, 2024

this has to be the moment in our country that people finally realize that the extremist MAGA movement is a violent cult that will destroy anything in its path all for Donald Trump.

congress.gov
Jun 3, 2024

Republicans talk about violent crime while inciting violent crime on January 6th.

congress.gov
Jun 3, 2024

Far from rejecting Donald Trump and his insurrection, the Republican party has embraced its role as the party of insurrection.

congress.gov
Jun 3, 2024

Republicans talk about unethical judicial overreach despite the comical corruption of their extremist Justices.

congress.gov
Jun 3, 2024

Republicans talk about the unfairness of the criminal legal system while ignoring the actual communities.

congress.gov
Jun 3, 2024

our democracy is in as precarious a position as it was in 2020, if not more.

congress.gov
Jun 3, 2024

They will do anything to stay in power.

congress.gov
Jun 3, 2024

Republicans talk about big government and liberty and don't tread on me as they use government to rip away the freedoms.

congress.gov
May 22, 2024

Black and Brown communities are on the front lines of the climate crisis, and we have been the most impacted by the failure of the government to clean up toxic waste.

congress.gov
May 22, 2024

I will say that I have been surprised to hear my Republican colleagues expressing concern about law enforcement shootings, lack of body cameras, and no-knock warrants.

congress.gov

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