Senator Reverend Warnock appeared on the MeidasTouch YouTube channel to talk about Washington Republican’s plan to gut Medicaid and to call out President Trump’s unabashed corruption

Senator Warnock also delivered a message of hope and encouraged Americans to raise their voices in opposition to the Washington Republican Billionaire Tax Giveaway Bill, calling this “a moral moment” for our country

Senator Reverend Warnock: “Don’t give in to those who are trying to weaponize despair. Don’t give in to those who are trying to rob you of hope, and thus the willingness to stand up and fight… It’s about the power in the people. We are strong, and it’s our moment to stand up”

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) appeared on the MeidasTouch network with host Ben Meiselas to discuss the massive cuts to Medicaid in Washington Republicans’ “Big Ugly Bill.”

Senator Warnock encouraged Americans to remain hopeful during these difficult times and encouraged people to use their voices to speak out against cuts to Medicaid, calling this a “moral moment” for our country.

Senator Warnock called out Republicans for their attempts to “weaponize despair,” emphasizing that, “They’re trying to convince us that in this flooding of the zone, they’ve already won the fight, and I can tell you that as an heir to the Civil Rights Movement, as pastor of the very church where Martin Luther King Jr. served, as someone who had the humble privilege of serving as John Lewis’s pastor, I’m not about to buy that lie any more than I buy any of the other lies that they sell.”

He also encouraged Americans to remain hopeful and continue raising their voices to oppose the unpopular Billionaire Tax Giveaway Bill: “We are not without hope, and my party may be out of power, but we are not without power. And every single day, I intend to use my power, use my voice, to raise these issues.”

“It’s not about the people in power. It’s about the power in the people. We are strong, and it’s our moment to stand up,” added Senator Warnock.

Senator Warnock, a member of the Senate Finance Committee which oversees the federal tax code, has come out in strong opposition to the U.S. House-passed GOP tax bill. The Senator supports a tax code that lifts up ordinary people, which is why he is a leading advocate for expanding the Child Tax Credit and making child care more affordable through targeted expanded tax credits.