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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.

Quotes by year · 20202026619 total · peak 2021 (207)
2020: 15 quotes2021: 207 quotes2022: 138 quotes2023: 186 quotes2024: 64 quotes2026: 9 quotes
Dec 4, 2023

If you care about women, let us get the ERA passed so we can have equal rights.

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Nov 29, 2023

What we need most in this country is a Green New Deal.

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Nov 29, 2023

We need to safely develop the materials we need for reliable, renewal, energy. We are here because the best path to achieving that is by enacting a green new deal now.

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Nov 29, 2023

The United States must become a global leader in the renewable energy transition.

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Nov 29, 2023

Respect for human rights must come first before our need for these minerals.

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Nov 29, 2023

the climate crisis is urgent, and the time to transition to clean energy, that time is now.

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Nov 6, 2023

I am deeply concerned by what we hear about oftentimes is the pervasive medical neglect of incarcerated people...

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Oct 24, 2023

all of these programs being able to change the trajectory of someone's life, it changes not only that individual, but it changes their family, it changes their community, which means it changes our country.

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Oct 24, 2023

Conflating religious authority with political authority is idolatrous and often leads to the oppression of minority and other marginalized groups as well as the spiritual impoverishment of religion.

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Oct 24, 2023

The Federal student loan debt is over $1.6 trillion, and it only seems like the cost of the degrees have increased.

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Oct 24, 2023

We need to be honest with our youth. They can succeed. They can live the American Dream, and it does not have to go through a 4-year college.

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Oct 24, 2023

I think we need to not reinvent the wheel and just move forward.

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Sep 19, 2023

I have concerns about whether the Department, under your leadership, is doing the absolute most it possibly can advance these goals.

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Sep 19, 2023

Every day in courtrooms around the country, including St. Louis, prosecutors who ultimately report to you are continuing to disproportionately prosecute, disproportionately, Black and Brown people.

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Sep 19, 2023

The Department needs to rethink its entire approach to prosecution.

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Sep 18, 2023

It is absolutely shameful, but I yield back.

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Sep 18, 2023

Housing is the bedrock of our Nation's economy.

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Sep 18, 2023

My vision of a progressive economy led by the Biden Administration must include Medicare For All.

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Sep 18, 2023

The Republican Party's inability to govern has us rapidly moving toward a total government shutdown.

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Sep 18, 2023

Republicans' economic proposals do not work and are currently driving us toward a government shutdown that will hurt families and devastate our economy

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Sep 18, 2023

St. Louis and I are here today in defense of patients, pharmacies, and healthcare providers.

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Sep 18, 2023

It is clear both the PBM and the pharmaceutical industries are in desperate need of reforms that increase transparency and reduce costs for patients and for pharmacies.

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Sep 18, 2023

I had to worry every single day about whether my patients could afford the medication that I knew they needed.

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Sep 18, 2023

The Biden-Harris Administration is working to address this problem.

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Sep 18, 2023

From gas prices to food, the cost of living is rising.

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