Quotes from Lucy McBath

Students deserve a safe place to learn and grow.

One of my first priorities as a new member of Congress in 2019 was to visit the CDC and learn firsthand about what they needed to help protect Americans. After my visit, I learned their budget had previously been cut, and that they needed funding to modernize their data systems to help prevent pandemics and other public health crises.

Small businesses are the heart of a thriving community and vital to the American economy, and there isn't one in Georgia or across our country that hasn't been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

My priority has always been listening and understanding the voices of those I represent, and I work every day to address the concerns people have for their families.

It's our duty in Congress to bring the voices of our communities to Washington.

American patients deserve more access to quality, affordable health care.

Stand Your Ground laws make all of us more vulnerable to the threat of gun violence, but they also have a disproportionate impact on communities of color.

When people are in crisis and pose a threat to themselves or others, those closest to them are often the first to see the warning signs.

I am a strong supporter and proponent of the Second Amendment. Always have been.

The Passover story is a reminder that our unity is our strength, and that there is nothing we cannot overcome, together.

Stand-your-ground laws are a favorite of the NRA gun lobby and their push to weaken our nation's gun laws.

We must protect those with pre-existing conditions and ensure that every American family has access to quality, affordable health care.

It's the reckless ideas put forward by the NRA's leadership, and pushed through by fearful legislators, that have allowed systemic gun violence to expand, wreaking havoc on communities of color for decades.

Severe weather can come at any time, and millions of people are impacted by storms each year. Truly, the best defense against severe weather is for families to create an emergency plan, practice that plan, and always stay alert and ready.

Children are truly the future of this country - our next teachers, they're our next doctors, they're our next police officers, and they're our next Members of Congress. It's our responsibility to do everything that we can to protect them and make sure that children are able to live, learn, and grow up in safe environments.

My son is not a tactic to be used in political arenas for relevancy and points.

I believe that by taking action together, we can create a safer future for our loved ones.

Expanding Stand Your Ground sends a clear message to communities of color: We are not welcome or safe in Florida.

The Women's March in Washington was about giving power to the collective voices of women everywhere to demand that our leaders put the interests, safety, and welfare of all Americans first.

The health and wellbeing of our children, our families, and our communities must be safeguarded.

We must continue our work to improve and strengthen health care for Georgians, and we must defend the vital protections and programs that protect the health and wellbeing of families across our nation.

Our kids should be leaving school ready for success, not paying for the misconduct of predatory institutions.

No woman should ever have to choose between maintaining a healthy pregnancy and a paycheck.

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will ensure that no pregnant woman is unfairly fired, or forced to risk the health of themselves or their pregnancy, to earn a paycheck. Our mothers deserve these federal protections.