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" 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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" 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? "

" My father worked with a first-grade education in this country and managed every single day without a hiccup. "

" 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. "

" There is no organic process where you can take a diverse community like America and then distill it down to it only looks monolithic without having some kind of inorganic interplay going on that created that outcome. "

" Hollywood and film portray who we are as a people and what we value as a culture. "

" The San Fernando Valley has plenty of manufacturing zones, especially in the 29th Congressional District. "

" Priests and nuns actually meditated. It's not religious. It's about centering yourself. "

" I'm a realist. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Satisfying a profit motive must never be the reason for law enforcement, and it certainly must never be allowed to support the seizure of personal property by those who we trust to protect and defend our nation and our Constitution. "

" Meditation is about getting to a place where you're approaching things in a more calm, centering place rather than allowing yourself to get caught up in it. "

" As someone who has owned a small business in the past, I understand how difficult it can be to get a loan. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When we act ignorant as a community, we are not doing the right thing. "

Doing The Right Thing

" I think, with Wi-Fi, we'll make L.A. a better place for our constituents. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" If recycling is the future, then we must focus our efforts on mitigating negative impacts to our community while protecting our environment. "

" All parents want their kids to be on a healthy track to success. "

" I wasn't the student body this, student body that. I was not much into running for office. "

" Truancy rates are directly correlated to low graduation rates. "

" Who cannot appreciate the smell of bacon? It smells good, but I never want to grab a bite. "

" When you see the horrible conditions that these animals live in, you wonder why operators of puppy mills have gone undetected for so long. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The American people are happy to help small businesses grow, but paying fines for multi-millionaires, subsidizing bad behavior, should not be the responsibility of American taxpayers. "

" My focus has been on being a good congressman, and there is so much other work to do. "