"The vicious and carceral drug war that has prioritized punishment over treatment, violence over healing, and trauma over dignity has influenced all our lives."
"The war on drugs was a flawed program and it simply didn't work."
"Criminalization, simply put, is not an effective public safety policy."
"Ending the criminalization of simple drug possession does not mean turning a blind eye to the misery that substance use disorder can cause."
"The CDC has estimated that as many as 350,000 people in North County, my community, have been exposed to radioactive waste."
"Most people still don't know what is happening even right now."
"The environmental violence of the Departments of Energy and Defense has emblazoned my community with extremely hazardous radioactive waste."
"Take care of your people and that`s what I`m doing. That`s what Saint Louis deserves. That`s what this country deserves."
"Pay me a wage that is decent because the work that I`m doing is decent."
"True COVID-19 relief means raising the minimum wage to at least $15.00 per hour. No matter what the Senate Parliamentarian says, run us our money. That`s what Saint Louis and the country deserves, not..."
"Our reliance on the police State is entirely misplaced."