Quotes from Jaime Harrison

The Democratic Party has to transform itself. We can't just pop up every two or four years and hope people will support us.

America can win the global energy race of the future, but only if we act boldly. We can and should seize the massive economic opportunity of leading the world in clean energy, by making investments that would create countless high-paying jobs and clean up our air and water in the process.

We deserve a Senator who helps us keep our jobs.

I want to make sure that every kid, every young boy and young girl in this country gets the opportunity to live their American dream. That's what the role of being in Congress and being a United States senator is all about.

The history of Black Americans in South Carolina is riddled with trials and tribulations.

We can't leave small business owners to fend for themselves.

We don't need more government, we just need the government we have to work smarter and more efficiently.

I'm fully aware of the tricks that are often played in elections here in South Carolina.

Growing up in Orangeburg, I didn't know that I lived in the 'corridor of shame.' I was the son of a single mom who learned to read from comic books. My grandparents helped raise me.

When I think about our HBCUs, I think of icons like my mentor Jim Clyburn, a South Carolina State graduate, who fought against discrimination and segregation, and continues to champion for civil rights and equality.

I grew up in a household where a missed day of work meant bills were not paid, I've lived through the stress that confronts many South Carolina families.

In 2020, no child should go hungry, and yet, in South Carolina 1-in-5 children do.

My family, like many families here in South Carolina, have faced difficult financial situations.

South Carolina is more of a conservative state than a Republican state.

The climate change issue is real and we are seeing its effects right here in South Carolina.

I can tell you as a black person in South Carolina whose grandparents grew up through Jim Crow, when you lose the courts and justice no longer becomes just, we're in a world of trouble.

Listen, I have lived the American dream, which is something that I am deeply proud of and something that I believe every child in South Carolina or across the country should have the opportunity to do.

Lindsey Graham has wavered on this, but I won't: We need to ban offshore drilling. A spill off our beaches would destroy jobs and harm the coastal environment that makes South Carolina beautiful.

Hillary Clinton, who followed her heart to Arkansas, understands that the American Dream extends beyond the Mason-Dixon line and that South Carolina's motto, 'While I breathe, I hope,' applies to all.

I support DACA, which prevents the deportation of undocumented immigrants who came to America as children. Congress should cement this program into law by supporting the DREAM Act, which has overwhelming bipartisan support.

Unemployment relief from The CARES Act - a popular and bipartisan solution - was a key lifeline not just for our families but also for small businesses.

Caring about the long-term vibrancy of our coasts means transitioning ambitiously to cleaner energy, which would spur job growth in high-paying industries and cut air pollution.

Our leaders cannot and should not give up when compromise seems out of reach, especially when the economic security of South Carolinians is at stake.

We stand on the shoulders of giants - and that's something we can never forget.