.@POTUS promised that help is on the way, and he has been determined to keep that promise. He has challenged every member of our Administration and every member of Congress to help those who are hurting most.
In scaling up our vaccination program, providing relief directly to families, and providing support directly to communities, the American Rescue Plan will do just that.
For the past 50 days, @POTUS has led our nation in getting shots in arms and getting the American Rescue Plan passed. Today, more than 90 million vaccines have been administered, and, with final passage in the House, the plan is headed to his desk for signature.
On this #InternationalWomensDay, I want to honor the women who for over a year have gone to work, often risking their health, to nourish and protect us—the doctors, nurses, teachers, grocery store workers, first responders, members of the military, scientists, and many more.
I also want to acknowledge the more than 2 million women who have had to leave the workforce. @POTUS and I are working with Congress to deliver direct relief through the American Rescue Plan and get women, like you, back to work.
To all the women of America: I want you to know that @POTUS and I see you. We are grateful for you.
Today—on International Holocaust Remembrance Day—we remember the six million Jews, and the Roma and Sinti, Slavs, disabled persons, LGBTQ+ individuals, and many others, murdered by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.
In honoring those whose lives were taken as well as those who survived the Shoah, we reaffirm our commitment to combatting anti-Semitism, bigotry, and evil everywhere it exists.
And we pledge to stay vigilant and teach our children, and their children, the truth about the horrors of the Holocaust, so that we never forgot—and we always ensure, “never again.”
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember those we lost to hate, to suicide, and to anti-trans violence.
Transgender people—and in particular, Black trans women—are facing an epidemic of violence. In 2019, at least 22 people have been killed right here in the US. #TDoR2019
We must recommit ourselves not just to fighting anti-trans violence, but to creating a world that celebrates trans lives. Join me in remembering and honoring those we lost to violence. Say their names. #TDoR2019
Thread on our bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee Russia report👇
"At the direction of the Kremlin," Russians threatened our democracy in 2016—and that threat remains for 2020. And one issue they exploited is racial tensions in America.
America’s Achilles heel is rooted in racism, and this report confirms that Russia exploited deep racial divisions in a “strategic assault on the United States” to “sow discord” in America in the 2016 presidential election. Here's how they did it:
Russian voter suppression efforts came in three forms. 1) convincing left-leaning audiences to boycott the election 2) promoting third-party candidates 3) Attacking Hillary among left-leaning audiences
I wanted to share my thoughts with you all in a quick thread on the FIRST STEP Act, a criminal justice reform bill that the Senate will begin voting on tonight.
Americans deserve a criminal justice system that is both fair and smart. By passing the FIRST STEP Act, we can start to make our criminal justice system smarter.
For too long sentencing has been overly severe & disproportionately targeted communities of color – especially Black men.
A quick thread on federal judiciary nominee Thomas Farr, whose nomination is headed for a vote on the Senate floor. Farr is anti-voting rights, anti-worker and does not deserve a lifetime appointment. I remain ardently opposed to his nomination.
Farr defended a voter suppression law in NC that a court said targeted Black voters with “almost surgical precision.” He advised Jesse Helms’ Senate campaign in 1990, which sent postcards to voters in heavily Black precincts falsely informing them they were ineligible to vote.
Farr has represented corporations that discriminated against customers and workers, including a car company that allegedly imposed additional requirements on Black customers and a pharma company that allegedly created a hostile work environment for its female workers.