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" BOLD PAC is Hispanic first, Democratic second. And it's a close, close second because we do not engage in endorsing non-Democrats. "
Tony Cardenas
Engage
Because
First
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" Every community needs to get its fair share of services. "
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Fair
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" My parents didn't speak English. They learned it little by little. They realized that education was the ticket to a better future in their own rudimentary way. They kept the house clean, kept us on the straight and narrow, and none of us ever got into trouble with the law. "
Tony Cardenas
Speak
Law
Parents
" I am proud of the fact the community elected a congressman who was born and raised in the community. I am trying my best to be successful for the community. "
Tony Cardenas
Best
Successful
Proud
" 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
" I think, with Wi-Fi, we'll make L.A. a better place for our constituents. "
Tony Cardenas
Better
Our
Better Place
" I'm a realist. "
Tony Cardenas
Realist
" When we act ignorant as a community, we are not doing the right thing. "
Tony Cardenas
Doing The Right Thing
Community
Doing
" Who cannot appreciate the smell of bacon? It smells good, but I never want to grab a bite. "
Tony Cardenas
Appreciate
Good
Never
" Nearly one-fifth of our fellow citizens are Latino. They are families who are impacted by our education system, by our economy, by our healthcare delivery, and by every policy we make here in Washington. "
Tony Cardenas
Healthcare
Education
Here
" It is difficult to overstate the importance of media as a tool to encourage civic engagement and participation, and the importance of a diverse and well-informed public. "
Tony Cardenas
Media
Participation
Difficult
" The NCAA is acting like they can or are willing to self-police. It doesn't appear that they are willing to do it to the degree that they should. "
Tony Cardenas
NCAA
Like
Degree
" I meditate, and I try to do that twice a day. "
Tony Cardenas
Twice
Try
Day
" My father worked with a first-grade education in this country and managed every single day without a hiccup. "
Tony Cardenas
Country
Education
Father
" I wasn't the student body this, student body that. I was not much into running for office. "
Tony Cardenas
Body
Student
Running
" As someone who has owned a small business in the past, I understand how difficult it can be to get a loan. "
Tony Cardenas
Small Business
Business
Small
" 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? "
Tony Cardenas
Community
Preparation
Diversity
" For most of the Latinos in our nation, merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable would mean one company controlling their window to the world of culture and entertainment. "
Tony Cardenas
Window
Company
Time
" Everybody should be defended, and people should be willing to stand with them to let them know that an attack on them is an attack on me. "
Tony Cardenas
Know
Me
Stand
" President Obama helped move this country forward. "
Tony Cardenas
President
Country
Forward
" 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. "
Tony Cardenas
Red
Blue
Action
" The San Fernando Valley has plenty of manufacturing zones, especially in the 29th Congressional District. "
Tony Cardenas
Valley
Manufacturing
Congressional
" 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. "
Tony Cardenas
Today
Tomorrow
World
" If recycling is the future, then we must focus our efforts on mitigating negative impacts to our community while protecting our environment. "
Tony Cardenas
Community
Negative
Then
" No candidate can become president without the Latino vote. "
Tony Cardenas
Latino
Without
Vote
" Bad policy tends to be done in a rush. "
Tony Cardenas
Bad
Policy
Rush
" 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. "
Tony Cardenas
Serving
Challenges
Energy
" We need to get around a table, have a serious discussion about the holistic problems in our immigration system, and craft a common-sense solution. "
Tony Cardenas
Need
Immigration
Serious
" When you see the horrible conditions that these animals live in, you wonder why operators of puppy mills have gone undetected for so long. "
Tony Cardenas
Puppy
Long
Live
" I do like the nonpartisan atmosphere here at City Hall where you can talk with the person who opposes you and either get their support or not. "
Tony Cardenas
You
Support
Person
" My focus has been on being a good congressman, and there is so much other work to do. "
Tony Cardenas
Work
Good
Been