"I`m here to legislate to save Black lives because Black lives are -- like, there is this huge problem in our country where Black lives are always targeted."
"Republicans have passed unnecessary and restrictive voter ID laws and a notary requirement to deny Black people and Brown people and people living in poverty access to the ballot box."
"In 2021, we are still rising up, demanding that our voices be heard."
"Many of these so-called election integrity laws that are currently making their way through State legislatures are measured--they have been shown to suppress minority turnout."
"In the words of the late Congressman John Lewis, when you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, and you have to speak up, you have to say something, you have to do something."
"This egregious murder that happened, we can call it murder now, this agree just murder that happened. It should not be that it has to look like that in order for us to have some type of semblance of w..."
"We have to quit giving the police the pass at every dang thing. Let`s start with that. They don`t get a pass at every single thing because their job is to protect and serve."
"The George Floyd Act, is it enough? Will it become law, in your view? I believe it will become law. I know we need to add some things. That`s just one piece of legislation, you know, that is the start..."
"We have to change this conversation. You know, why are we catching it on the back end?"
"There should not be any good cops and bad cops. Why is that a discussion?"
"True justice means that it would have meant that George Floyd would still be alive."