Sen. Raphael Warnock, speaking at a rally, recalls seeing a photo the day after the House voted on what he calls "that horrible bill." He says it showed Speaker Mike Johnson leading the nation's leaders in kneeling prayer "while literally taking food out of the mouths of hungry children." It sent chills down his spine, he says, and left him asking what kind of prayer that was.
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- Sen. Raphael Warnock
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- rally
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And the day after the House voted on that horrible bill, I was sitting in my office and I saw a photo that I must admit to you sent chills down my spine. Our nation's leaders, led by the Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, gathered together, put their arms around each other, and they knelt down to pray, donning the garments of virtue while literally taking food out of the mouths of hungry children. And I wanted to myself what kind of prayer was that? What kind of religion leads you to take children off of SNAP
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