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Raphael Warnock
stated on November 19, 2022 in a speech:

Herschel Walker “wants a nationwide ban on abortion” and said no exceptions “not even for rape or incest or life of the mother.”

By Amy Sherman • November 22, 2022
Raphael Warnock
stated on October 14, 2022 in a debate:

“Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die (from maternal mortality) even when they have the insurance and the income.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2022
Raphael Warnock
stated on August 29, 2022 in a speech in Albany, Ga.:

The child tax credit passed under President Joe Biden “has helped 97% of the families with children who are living in poverty.”

By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2022
Raphael Warnock
stated on April 5, 2022 in a letter to President Joe Biden:

“While the initial increase in oil prices resulted in a near instantaneous increase in gas prices for consumers, the subsequent decrease in crude oil prices has failed to meaningfully provide relief for Georgia's families at the pump.”

By Louis Jacobson • April 20, 2022
Raphael Warnock
stated on December 15, 2020 in an ad:

Says Kelly Loeffler supports "raising taxes on Georgia's middle class."

By Tom Kertscher • December 16, 2020
Raphael Warnock
stated on December 6, 2020 in a debate:

Says Kelly Loeffler “welcomed the support of a QAnon conspiracy theorist, and she sat down with a white supremacist for an interview.”

By Tom Kertscher • December 9, 2020
Raphael Warnock
stated on November 5, 2020 in an ad:

Says Kelly Loeffler is "for getting rid of health care in the middle of a pandemic."

By Tom Kertscher • November 20, 2020
Raphael Warnock
stated on October 28, 2020 in an interview:

When Sen. Kelly Loeffler heard about the COVID-19 risk, she “focused on her own portfolio” and "profited from the pandemic."

By Tom Kertscher • October 31, 2020
Raphael Warnock
stated on January 20, 2014 in a speech:

"Georgia has the fifth-highest number of uninsured people of any state in the union."

By Eric Stirgus • February 3, 2014