Cori Bush

On Friday night, I came to the Capitol with my chair. I refuse to accept that Congress could leave for vacation while 11 million people faced eviction. For five days we`ve been out here demanding that our government act to save lives…

I know what it`s like to have to walk through every single piece of what happens when an eviction is possible in your life, and then what happens when you are actually evicted and what that does to you emotionally, physically, mentally…

I will not sit by and be quiet because we want to talk about procedure and protocol. And let’s just do the job to make sure people are taken care of.

But chalk this up for the progressives, for the progressive wing, for Cori Bush, the representative from Missouri who`s been sleeping outside the Capitol to draw attention to the issue, to try to force Congress to do something.

Absolutely, it has to change now. We are calling on states and local governments to go ahead -- that have those funds to go ahead and get those funds out.

I intend to sleep on those steps again tonight.

Many of my Democratic colleagues chose to go on vacation early today rather than staying to vote to keep people in their homes.

we can eradicate homelessness by 2025.

We can eradicate homelessness by 2025.

This is disturbing. This is appalling. And, as lawmakers, that is a failure. It’s a moral failure. It’s a policy failure.

this is disturbing. This is appalling. And, as lawmakers, that is a failure. It’s a moral failure. It’s a policy failure.

Directing 40 percent of climate investments to our communities that are being hit by climate change first and hardest is not only common sense, but it is a matter of life and death.

My Environmental Justice Mapping and Data Collection Act with Senator Markey would collect, map, and layer data on environmental racism to ensure that, at a bare minimum, 40 percent of funds go to reduce emissions and cleanup the…

I am excited to see environmental justice being taking up as a priority by the full committee.

It is no coincidence that I am a black woman and potentially dangerous water flooded my home.

My Green New Deal for Cities with Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez will fund climate justice efforts in every single community with 50 percent of funds directed to frontline communities.

Yes or no, was FRT used by the Federal law enforcement agencies during the protest following the torture and murder of George Floyd?

What we do know of this technology is that the darker your skin tone, like mine, the more likely you will be falsely identified.

We as a Committee have spent significant time addressing the brazen and broad scope of power held by law enforcement agencies.

I think it's incredibly important for us to acknowledge the facts and then also acknowledge how we feel about them.

I still got vaccinated for them and, admittedly, was terrified of this.

Instead of funding a military, that police's and kills Palestinians. I have some communities in St. Louis city and in St. Louis County, that that where that money can go where we desperately need investment where we are hurting.

Several Republican-controlled States have gone out of their way, time and time and time again, to suppress Black voters because they fear our power and our political vision for America.

We are running out of time. Just in the last few weeks alone, some of our colleagues in the Senate have actively been undermining our ability to deliver significant voting reforms.

It is for this reason that nonpartisan Federal election observers are needed to investigate, document, and build a record of discrimination that can be used in courts and to inform legislation.