WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Reverend Warnock issued the following press release:

Last week, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) greeted nearly two dozen Buddhist monks in Decatur, Georgia, during their 2,300-mile walk from Texas to Washington, D.C., to promote peace and unity. During the monks' stop in Decatur, Senator Warnock delivered remarks commending the monks for putting their faith into action.

"These monks understand, as did Georgia's greatest son, Martin Luther King, Jr., and co-pastor of the church where I still serve, Ebenezer Church, that it's not simply enough to pray for peace with our lips," said Senator Reverend Warnock. "We must pray with our legs. We have to put our faith into action. We must pray with our legs, ...