When we say the Black church, we have never meant anything racially exclusive by that. The Black church is the antislavery church. It is an independent Christian witness that literally emerged fighting for freedom and insisting that the gospel is about equality, justice and inclusive humanity.Collection: Freedom
When you're accustomed to privilege, parity and equity and equality may feel like oppression.Collection: Equality
We must all work together if we're going to solve the nation's maternal health crisis, and Democrats and Republicans agree that helping ensure mothers and babies are healthy and whole keeps our families strong and helps our communities thrive.Collection: Health
Our nation is forever indebted to the brave men and women who laid it all on the line for our country, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedoms.Collection: Women
I believe that health care is a human right - and if you believe it's a human right, you don't believe it's a human right in just 38 states.Collection: Health
You cannot have good capitalism without freedom. Each is strengthened by the other.Collection: Freedom
Housing is stability. Housing is dignity. Housing is absolutely necessary, critical infrastructure.
The pathway to housing should be fair and equitable for everyone, and access to affordable housing is the infrastructure people in our communities need to elevate families into the working class and the middle class. It is the foundation that helps people support their families and contribute to their economies.
Voting rights are preservative of all other rights.
I think broadband is to the twenty-first century what electricity and electric lights were to the 20th century.
To fight for voting rights is to fight for human rights.
My parents taught me the value of hard work, that people don't mind working hard as long as they get to share in the prosperity they create.
At the federal level, I believe we should address inequality by reforming our criminal justice system, including demilitarizing our law enforcement departments.
Voting rights are about the foundation of our democracy.
John Lewis walked across a bridge, in order to repair the infrastructure of our democracy. A bridge to the future.
As a pastor I understand the power and the possibility of coming together with those with whom we disagree; to have a robust debate on the issues that are important to families and to our country.
We cannot hide from history.
There's a road that runs through our humanity and it traverses political and partisan lines, and my job as a U.S. senator is to do everything I can to point to that road that connects our collective humanity and to push forward legislation that's good for everybody.
I'm going to fight every day to make sure the kids growing up in communities like the one I grew up in or rural communities have access to the American Dream because nowhere else - nowhere else on the planet is my story even possible.
I believe in the American promise and I think is up to those of us who have been honored with the opportunity to represent the people of our state to make that promise true for every American.
Children in Georgia and across America should be able to get to and from school each day without breathing polluted air, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated challenges for children already managing respiratory problems.
Racial inequity in how the immense benefits of the original G.I. Bill were disbursed are well-documented, and we've all seen how these inequities have trickled down over time, leaving Black World War II veterans and their families without the benefits they earned through service and sacrifice.
Since I got to Washington I've been working to make sure the federal government is doing what's needed to strengthen Georgia's infrastructure and address supply chains issues impacting consumers and businesses across our state.
Senator Cleland was a passionate patriot with a big heart for our veterans, and he always put the people of Georgia first.
As a first-generation college graduate, I know I would not have been able to open all the doors Morehouse College provided for me if it were not for the Higher Education Act of 1965.
When we connect our communities with pedestrian and bike trails, we provide a pathway for residents to enjoy local green spaces and invest in small businesses.
Everyone in our communities is better off when we bridge physical divides, invest in green space, and connect residents to all the resources and economic opportunities around them.
The lack of reliable broadband is hurting our kids. It's hurting vital services like telehealth. It's hurting our economy.
As a voice for Georgia in the U.S. Senate, I'm committed to making sure Washington is keeping its promise to our veterans.
I'm going to continue working and pushing to make sure Washington is making strong Federal investments to strengthen rural health care in Georgia, and help save lives.
Not only do we need to work to ensure every veteran has timely and effective access to care, we also must ensure that when there is an issue with their care, their concerns are addressed promptly and transparently.
In a country as rich and remarkable as the United States, it is shameful that so many hardworking people have to ration their medicines, skip prescription refills, and make other tough tradeoffs about their care because they cannot afford the medication they need to stay healthy.
It was the Baptists who preached a kind of Social Gospel that captured my attention and imagination.
The Black church has been the conscience of America.
I believe healthcare is a right, not a privilege, and no one should go bankrupt trying to afford coverage.
At the federal level, I believe we should address inequality by reforming our criminal justice system and providing restorative justice to communities devastated by the enforcement of discriminatory laws.
I do not support defunding the police.
I think it's important that we put forward legislation that's going to create jobs and strengthen the Georgia economy, which is why I've fought for rural broadband, both accessibility and affordability.
I have fought for public transportation.
I'm so committed to doing whatever I can for the people of Georgia that I'll work with anybody on both sides of the aisle to get it done.
I believe in America.
I'm the son of a woman who grew up in Waycross, Georgia, picking cotton.
I'm a pastor. I lead Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Martin Luther King Jr. served.
There's no question that climate change is real.
Politicians should not be trying to pick their voters. The voters get to pick who represents them.
Our rural communities are the heart of our state and too often lack equitable access to housing, transit, and economic opportunity, so I'm deeply committed to working in Washington to reverse that trend in Georgia.
No woman should fear losing her life from pregnancy or childbirth.
I am committed to delivering for Georgia.
It's no small thing for the citizens of your state to say we want you to represent us at the highest level of our government.
I happen to believe that our democracy is at least as important as the economy.