"We need to defeat the NRA and its cronies who profit off flooding our streets with guns."
"Unfortunately, right now we are at the mercy of an anti-democratic, anti-Black filibuster in the Senate."
"The rise of hate and violence against the LGBTQIA community follows a surge of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation driven by Republican state lawmakers."
"We cannot accept the violence as an approach to solving problems that we face each and every day or demonize each other as an excuse not to engage with those that we disagree with."
"The rise of anti-queer and/or--trans extremism is a danger to our country, our nation, and we must act swiftly and urgently to eliminate it."
"As a longtime public servant, the fight for LGBT+ equality is one that has always been close to my heart."
"Hate drives these Republican bills, which, in turn, drive dangerous hate and violence toward our LGBTQ+ community."
"I'm thinking about Black and Brown women dealing with life-threatening complications because a lawless, unaccountable Supreme Court gutted our fundamental right to reproductive healthcare."
"So, when we talk about the Supreme Court, we're talking about life-or-death issues, especially for Black families like those in St. Louis."
"It needs to be regulated. It needs to be carefully controlled, but we should not be throwing people into prison for any period of time, for one day, because they smoke marijuana."
"I want to thank all of our panelists for their insightful remarks today."