Cori Bush Quotes

Cori Bush

Profession : Politician

Birth : July 21, 1976

I decided to run for office because I've seen that elected officials would rather let us suffer than put in the work to actually fight for us.

Cori Bush

White nationalist groups have infiltrated federal and local law enforcement agencies.

Cori Bush

We have a deeply rooted misconception in our country that unhoused people have done something to deserve their conditions - when the reality is that unhoused people are living the consequences of our government's failure to secure the basic necessities people need to survive.

Cori Bush

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

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As lawmakers, we have a duty to protect the people we represent.

Cori Bush

We are committed to ensuring that immigration is not further criminalized and that all immigrants are treated with dignity and provided with a path to citizenship.

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

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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.

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The death penalty is an inhumane punishment that disproportionately violates the human rights of Black, brown, indigenous, and other marginalized people.

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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.

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Decades of racist, dehumanizing immigration policies have created systems that have criminalized and traumatized our immigrant neighbors, friends, and families in St. Louis and across our country.

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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.

Cori Bush

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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

Cori Bush

I have had patients die because of lack of insurance.

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