Political Quotes

“there is a saying: When America catches a cold, Black America gets pneumonia. Since January 20, make no mistake, this country has been running a fever, a moral sickness, one that begins at the very top, a twisted agenda that pardons the powerful, protects the predators, and punishes the people. Black Americans are paying the price. Mr. Speaker, buried in the last jobs report was this number: The Black unemployment rate is now 7 rac{1}{2} percent. That is a recession-level rate, the highest rate since the pandemic. Do you think they care at Mar-a-Lago? I will tell you who does care: the people in the community I represent. They are watching as prices keep going up while funding for programs people need, like SNAP, Medicaid, and the ACA, keep going down. It doesn't stop at the kitchen table. No, we are witnessing a whole-of-government effort to erase Black history, to diminish Black voices, and to stifle Black progress. More than $3 billion in Federal funding has been cut from HBCUs, Black communities, and Black entrepreneurs. Over 6,000 Federal research programs and datasets related to racial disparities have been deleted, putting us in the dark on everything from sickle cell anemia to maternal health. We have seen Black authors pulled from school shelves and government websites quietly erase information on figures like Harriet Tubman and Jackie Robinson.”