What Raphael G. Warnock said, and what was done

“Mr. President, today, I rise to pay tribute to the University of Georgia's School of Public and International Affairs on its landmark 25th anniversary. I also want to recognize its leadership, including founding dean Thomas P.”

“Madam President, my friends on the other side of the aisle continue to falsely argue that their last reconciliation bill did not cut Medicaid. But now, nearly 1 year after this monstrosity passed--I call it the ``One Big Ugly Bill''--millions of Americans, including children, are losing health insurance as they ram through another partisan bill that does nothing to make healthcare more affordable.”

“Mr. President, I rise today in support of my resolution to restore CFPB guidance that prevented mistaken identity on credit reports, which can destroy someone's credit through no fault of their own.”

“I rise today in support of my resolution to restore the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule restricting medical debt collections. This rule protected Americans from paying for medical services they did not receive or paying debt they already paid off.”

“Mr. President, today I would like to recognize Andrea Young, a daughter of Georgia, upon her retirement as a transformational executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia.”

“Mr. President, I could not help but respond in realtime to my very able colleague from the great State of Oklahoma. I really wish things were as simple as my Republican friends would have us believe.”

“Mr. President, I am so grateful for the remarks of my colleague and friend from the great State of Massachusetts and for his voice on this very important issue.”

“Mr. President, I am so grateful for the leadership of Senator Schumer, and he speaks for all of us. The thing that we have in common on both sides of the aisle is that my colleagues and I travel back and forth from this city to our home States every week.”

“Mr. President, let me be very clear. Our differences here are differences in principle, and they have real consequences on the streets of America in realtime right now.”

“Mr. President, I have listened very carefully to the President of the United States, to the Secretary of State, to the Secretary of Defense--or War, as he likes to call it.”

“Mr. President, reserving the right to object, listen, I have had the honor of working with my friend the Senator from Kansas on many issues, and I welcome him to join the conversation on our side of the table about how to get people affordable healthcare.”

“Mr. President, Georgia Aquarium opened in 2005 and has since become one of Georgia's most beloved cultural institutions, welcoming millions of guests and inspiring curiosity, stewardship, and a lasting appreciation for the ocean.”

“Mr. President, I believe in healthcare. Your health--my mother told me a long time ago--was everything, so take care of your health. It is vital. It is essential.”

“Mr. President, I welcome His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of the Eastern Orthodox Church to the United States of America. Since 1991, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has served as the spiritual leader for 300 million Orthodox Christians across the world.”

“Mr. President, today is a solemn day in the memory of our Nation. May we pause at the beginning of my remarks to remember those who passed into the light on September 11.”

“Mr. President, I rise today in the wake of the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe unfolding before our eyes in Gaza. As we say in my church's preaching tradition, ``Let me make it plain!'' It is wrong to starve children to death.”

“Madam President, I rise tonight in our moral moment in our Nation. As we debate this bill, so much is on the line. The healthcare of over 16 million Americans--750,000 of them Georgians--is on the line.”

“Mr. President, I know that we say this a lot around here, but I really rise to offer a very simple amendment: no cuts in Medicaid benefits; no cuts in Medicaid coverage.”

“Mr. President, I rise tonight in strong opposition to this awful, and, frankly, immoral budget. Recently, I was appointed to the Finance Committee of the U.S. Senate, and the reason why I wanted to serve on that committee is because I wanted to get a chance to shape the Nation's budget.”

“I was in prison, and you came to visit me. And someone asked: Lord, when were You sick? When were You in prison? When were You an undocumented immigrant?”

“And the answer comes: In as much as you have done it to the least of these, you have done it also unto me. Another part of that text says: And when you don't do it for the least of these, you don't do it for me.”

“You know, this is the reason why every Sunday and every weekend, when I leave here, I return not only to Georgia, but I return to my pulpit.”

“Good trouble. We had a 1960 sit-in in the Governor's office. Waves of us got arrested. They arrested one wave. Then another wave came, and another wave came.”

“We passed the Affordable Care Act here, but Georgia was digging in its heals, and said: No, we are not going to expand Medicaid. So when I got here, Senator Klobuchar, I made it a priority of mine to get incentives for Georgia to expand Medicaid.”

“The administration is working for the billionaires. They are working for people like Elon Musk. Healthcare is a human right. Healthcare is basic. And while we are speaking about health, we have got to cheer on our Federal workers who are keeping us healthy.”

“Madam President, today, I pay tribute to the University of Georgia School of Social Work for its 60th anniversary and to Deans Charles A. Stewart (1964-1995), Bonnie Yegidis (1995-2003), Maurice Daniels (2005-2016), Anna Scheyett (2016-2021), and its current dean, Philip Hong (2022-present).”

“Mr. President, I rise tonight in strong opposition to the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. It is no overstatement for me to say that it is hard for me to imagine a nominee less qualified that would actually be presented for the job of HHS Secretary.”

“Americans while cutting needed resources from the children's healthcare program, while refusing to accept the necessary levels of support for those facing food insecurity in the farm bill.”

“Mr. President, I rise today in strong opposition to the nomination of Russell Vought to be the head of the Office of Management and Budget. His leadership will only continue the disruption that is hurting Georgians in every corner of my State even as I speak.”

“We all know that Donald Trump has a history of bailing on debts and shorting people of what they are owed, but our government is supposed to step in to protect hard-working individuals from bad actors who seek to take advantage of people.”

“Mr. President, today I pay tribute to Ms. Mary Frances Early for the 25th anniversary of the Mary Frances Early lecture series at the University of Georgia and the 5th anniversary of the naming of the University of Georgia's College of Education in her honor.”