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" Bad policy tends to be done in a rush. "
Tony Cardenas
Bad
Policy
Rush
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" Every day, opportunities within the hemisphere go untapped, and millions of dollars are lost simply because companies do not know where to begin if they want to expand into new territories and grow their business. "
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" When we fail to include diverse, talented faces, reflecting both today and tomorrow's America, we send a poor message to our youth and the world. "
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" The San Fernando Valley has plenty of manufacturing zones, especially in the 29th Congressional District. "
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" Our kids have to understand that drinking underage is a poor decision that could drastically affect their chances to achieve the goals they've set. "
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" I don't eat pork or beef. I cut that out when my father passed away about 20 years ago. I wanted to modify my diet because he passed away from diabetes. And, you know, it's very hereditary. "
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" I wasn't the student body this, student body that. I was not much into running for office. "
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Student
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" President Obama helped move this country forward. "
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Country
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" California's redistricting process creates a historic opportunity for Valley Latinos to have a strong and unified voice in Congress for the first time. The opportunity to be the Valley's first Latino Congressional representative is humbling, and I'm proud that so many diverse leaders have come together to support this campaign. "
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" I think it's not up to Congress to dictate what the right amount of diversity is, but I think it's Congress' place to ask the question, to any industry, in talking about what's going on out there. Is there a lack of preparation of the community to be ready to be involved in that industry? "
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Preparation
Diversity
" If Latinos stay at home, we determine the outcome of an election. "
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Home
Stay
" Every time I got paid, I would give my parents money. I would save some money, and I would have a little money to spend. "
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Save
Money
Parents
" As an engineer, you learn there is a solution to every problem. It may take you a while, but eventually you're going to find it. "
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Problem
May
Find
" I meditate, and I try to do that twice a day. "
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Twice
Try
Day
" As someone who has owned a small business in the past, I understand how difficult it can be to get a loan. "
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Small Business
Business
Small
" Every community needs to get its fair share of services. "
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Fair
Get
" The FCC was founded in 1934, and their first major action was in 1941 when they broke up NBC. NBC used to be NBC Red and NBC Blue, and they broke them up for the same exact reason: that there wasn't going to be a diversity of voices and because they were vertically integrated. "
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Red
Blue
Action
" I have recently taken on two major challenges: running the CHC BOLD PAC and serving Los Angeles as our voice on the Energy and Commerce Committee. "
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Serving
Challenges
Energy
" When millions of law-abiding people achieve citizenship, our communities benefit, and the U.S. economy grows and strengthens. "
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Achieve
Citizenship
Economy
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Like
Degree
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Up
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Time
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Hollywood
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Without
Vote
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Good
Been
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Trust
Support
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Participation
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You