Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Cori Bush - Page 2

As we work to do the most for everyone in Missouri's First District beginning with those who have the least, we have to make our constituent services program as accessible as possible.

We must dedicate ourselves to the fundamental principles of liberty and justice that animate our laws and our governance.

A descendant of enslaved people, George Floyd was born with generational trauma in his DNA and denied the generational wealth that belonged to his family.

I firmly believe we have the power to transform our communities with intentional and deliberate policies that encourage the overall health and the well-being of those who have the least.

We cannot afford to go backwards on our reproductive rights, we must legislate love, we must legislate justice for Black girls and non-binary folks and guarantee reproductive rights for everyone.

Our country must transform its power system to be just, equitable, anti-racist, and climate- and disaster-resilient.

When I worked in childcare, I could not afford to send my own children to the center where I worked.

As public officials, we have a duty to protect all of our communities and our number one priority must be saving lives.

Freedom is not simply intended to mean freedom from enslavement. Freedom is an affirmative goal, it is one that promises liberation, safety, and peace of mind. It is the promise of a full, prosperous, and joyous life.

We need to end voter suppression and protect access to the ballot. We need to teach the truth about white supremacy in our classrooms. And we must prioritize Black liberation in its totality. Only then will we be truly free.

Each and every one of my votes here in D.C. has been in the interest of saving lives.

Juneteenth has always been a symbol of freedom deferred.

We don't live in a world that nurtures and cares for Black girls like me. And if the world doesn't care about a Black girl like me, then what will happen to our Black babies who grow up to become Black children and Black adults?

As we officially make Juneteenth a federal holiday, we continue our fight for true liberation.

The CFPB has an obligation to protect our seniors, protect our frontline workers, protect our service workers, and protect our families by developing tools to combat predatory debt collection practices.

Our libraries are pillars in the neighborhood - providing vital services, safe spaces to gather, and connections to essential resources.

I know the crucial role community health centers play in keeping our most vulnerable neighbors healthy from both sides. When I was uninsured, I relied on a community health center to provide my health care.

Despite the adversity that George Floyd endured, he was full of life and love for his family, friends, and loved ones. It was in honor of his life that millions took to the streets in struggle for a world where George Floyd would never have been taken from us.

Our foreign policy must be rooted in a love for all of humanity.

Our communities deserve a just response to years of disinvestment in our communities that have led to poor health outcomes and crime.

My commitment to human rights has always been the core of my work in Congress, as I am legislating for those unhoused, for those protesters often criminalized for their beliefs, and for those patients in need of universal care.

I am humbled to be welcomed onto the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.

The burden of high energy costs is felt disproportionately by low-income and Black and brown families. Every person has the right to these basic services and by making them public goods, we can unburden families and reduce our country's dependence on fossil fuels.

We are safer when our communities are well funded, our people are healthy and housed, and our children have nutritious meals, excellent schools, and green spaces to play in.

St. Louis' locally owned restaurants are part of the heart and soul of our city. These restaurants have made St. Louis a destination for food lovers from all over the world, while also serving as places where our communities can come together and share a meal.

Guaranteeing the success of our local colleges and universities is vital to the St. Louis' region, our country, and our world.

Debt collectors should not be able to call, email, or text you to the point of harassment.

George Floyd had a rich and loving life that was taken from him.

I know what it's like to work 40, 50 or 60 hours a week and still not have enough to live.

This stereotype that Black and brown boys and girls are dangerous or threatening has normalized systems of trauma: the cradle to prison pipeline, foster care, youth detention, and being tried and sentenced as adults. We treat trauma with more trauma.

Honoring George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown Jr., and too many other Black people taken from our communities by state violence is at the heart of why we legislate in defense of Black lives - and it's why we lead with an agenda rooted in saving lives.

It is our duty as representatives in Congress to do the most for everyone we represent, beginning with those who have the least.

Public safety is a public health issue.

We must address the real threats of climate change in communities of color and across the Global South, the forced expulsion of Black people in Europe and the Americas, and the socioeconomic demands of young people throughout the world.

We cannot police our way to public safety.

Every day Black women are subjected to harsh and racist treatment during pregnancy and childbirth. Every day Black women die because the system denies our humanity. It denies us patient care.

The People's Response Act will create grant funding for the grassroots and community organizations that are doing the work to address housing, health care, economic injustice, and other inequities in our society.

Your medical debt should not be reported on your credit, especially in the wake of a global pandemic.

We treat Black and brown kids who can't vote yet, can't join the military, can't rent a car or even buy a lottery ticket - like adults in our criminal legal system. We deprive them of their joy and their youth. Children who deserve to live rich and abundant lives.

For too many families in St. Louis and across the country, the high cost of energy means having to choose between keeping the heat on in the winter or buying groceries. I, myself, have had to make that choice.