Cori Bush Quotes

Cori Bush

Profession : Politician

Birth : July 21, 1976

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

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Leading with love starts with what we say, the words we use and the meaning behind them.

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Constituent service is about meeting our neighbors where they are.

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Eradicating violence of every kind in this country is a fight that requires a commitment from every single person.

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Dr. Henry Givens, Jr. led Harris-Stowe State University for 32 years. His leadership transformed Harris-Stowe, the university I attended, from a small college with just one building into the nationally acclaimed HBCU that it is today.

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Too many of our immigrant communities have been forced to live in fear, uncertain about their futures.

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Housing is a human right, not a bargaining chip to let fall between bureaucratic cracks.

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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.

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There's some experiences you can't get in Congress. You don't learn what it's like to turn patients away because they're uninsured, or be passed over in the waiting room because you're on Medicaid.

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I've lived out of my car for months with my two babies. I've seen my belongings in trash bags along my backseat.

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The people of Missouri's First District elected a Ferguson-made activist to the House and I have brought the same energy from the frontlines of Ferguson to the halls of Congress.

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We cannot denounce white supremacy and allow its endorsers to continue serving in our government.

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

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I believe that nothing stops a bullet like opportunity.

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I was evicted because of the violence a former partner committed against me and believe no person should lose housing due to crimes committed against them by abusers.

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It is past time for the federal government to establish an Unhoused Bill of Rights and make the desperately needed investments to guarantee housing, health care, and a robust social safety net for our unhoused neighbors.

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Many unhoused people work full time but earn starvation, unlivable wages. Some struggle to access mental health services or substance use treatment, making earning a consistent and stable wage nearly impossible.

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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.

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Every time that I speak on the House Floor or in one of our committee hearings, I begin with the words, 'St. Louis and I.' Every time. That is no accident.

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St. Louis and communities across the nation need the Green New Deal for Cities.

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