Laphonza Butler Quotes

Laphonza Butler

Profession : Politician

Birth : May 11, 1979

When we stand strong and united nothing can stop us.

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They know the most intimate information about their care recipients, including what medications need to be taken and what foods work with specific diets. We count on them to clean trach tubes, care for wounds, and tend to personal grooming needs. They are nursing home and home care workers - they are caregivers.

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In California, we play a different tune. We take care of our own. We fight, and we win.

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With the apparent demise of Trumpcare, we have shown the power that ordinary people have to stop disastrous policy.

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We've shown what true people power can accomplish. They thought that the ACA would be repealed in Trump's first 100 days. They thought that people were going to sit back and let their health care be ripped from them. But they were wrong. We marched, we chanted, and we blockaded.

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We will continue to put pressure on elected officials and remind them they are accountable to us, they have one job, to serve their constituents, until they do the right thing and until we see policy proposals that work for everyone and not just the wealthiest.

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The same politicians working to restrict the right to have control over our own bodies are the ones making it harder for people to vote, and they do this knowing that we cannot have the right to make decisions about our own bodies without our most fundamental right to vote.

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As I grew up, I watched and learned about women who fought for voting rights, civil rights and reproductive freedom among others.

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I went to a historically Black college in Mississippi, Jackson State University. I also grew up in a small town that had one stoplight.

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I try to engage women who are thinking about running for office or up-and-coming leaders to embrace the power they do have, and not think about it from a place of weakness, but really from a place of strength.

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Thanks to the tireless work of President Biden and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, California will receive $600 million to help alleviate homelessness.

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Building infrastructure for the future is not just about updating what already exists, but also about planning for a future with climate change in mind.

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The end to decades of conflict can only come ultimately with a solution that both ensures Israel's security and a state for the Palestinian people. These two objectives can coexist, and any effort to delegitimize either side moves us away from a lasting peace.

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Our democratic and American values point us to what we already know to be true: every human being deserves to live in safety with freedom and dignity.

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The lives of immigrants living in our country today and those seeking asylum are urgent.

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Let us celebrate the transformative power of sports and its unique ability to instill intuition, conviction, and courage into women and girls across our nation.

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Every year, Black History Month presents an opportunity to honor the legacy, contributions, and rich history of Black Americans and how they have shaped our country.

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We must stop leaving it to the next generation to figure out the problems we've been tasked with solving.

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It is important to invest in California's infrastructure with an eye towards our green energy goals.

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We have a responsibility to make sure civilians and children are never the targets of war and humanitarian assistance is never blocked.

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