A small business. A vigil. A neighborhood. A club. A party. A grocery store. In seven days there were seven mass shootings, as everyday gun violence has taken countless lives.
No one should feel the pain of losing a loved one to violence. Our nation mourns with the community in Boulder, the families of those who were killed, and all those who have lost someone to gun violence.
Thank you to the first responders, especially Officer Eric Talley who sacrificed his life to save others’. Our hearts are with his wife, seven children, and all those who loved him.
At the same time, thoughts and prayers are not enough. It is time for meaningful action. @POTUS and I urge Congress to act and ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and close loopholes in our background check system. It will save lives.

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.@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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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For too long sentencing has been overly severe & disproportionately targeted communities of color – especially Black men.
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