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" I love my district, the 37th Legislative District in Washington State, where I have lived for more than 20 years. "
Pramila Jayapal
Lived
Love
Washington
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" After 9/11, I had just become an American citizen, and I remember sitting in front of my TV set watching the news of the attacks, in tears. I remember thinking to myself, 'Nothing is ever going to be the same in this country for people who look like me.' "
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Tears
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" I like to have my cup of green tea. "
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Like
Green
Cup
" When I was a little girl, my dad always said to me that I was going to be this great businesswoman, that I was going to be the CEO of IBM. So that's what I came into the world thinking, that I was going to go into the business world and make my mark there. "
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" Having a strong race lens means you understand racism is threaded through and institutionalized in all of our systems and our very perceptions, threaded through how someone looks at you, treats you, thinks about you and your potential. "
Pramila Jayapal
You
Race
Racism
" Some people have called me the anti-Trump, and I'm so proud. "
Pramila Jayapal
Proud
Some People
Some
" I was on the committee that helped raise the minimum wage here in Seattle. I introduced a statewide bill to raise the minimum wage in Washington state my first year in the state senate, and I really believe that raising the federal minimum wage, while not the answer to everything, addresses a lot of the issues at the very bottom. "
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Minimum Wage
Believe
Seattle
" What Republicans so cynically refer to as 'chain migration' is actually family-based immigration - a humane and compassionate policy of reunifying families. It allows spouses to be together, siblings to support each other, and children to be with their parents. It allows the immigrants who are already here to be successful. "
Pramila Jayapal
Parents
Children
Together
" Sometimes when really terrible things happen, something beautiful emerges out of it. "
Pramila Jayapal
Sometimes
Out
Beautiful
" We are a country that has always been known for providing opportunities to people. We have lost a lot of that opportunity. "
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Lost
Opportunity
People
" I usually wake up really early because I keep myself on East Coast time. "
Pramila Jayapal
Because
Wake Up
Early
" I am grateful for my family, friends, and all those who send constant love and support - you are my energy and my hope. You teach me, love me even when I'm wrong, and let me ride the challenges and come out whole. "
Pramila Jayapal
Family
Grateful
Hope
" As we say we fight for working people, we have to make sure our policies reflect that. "
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People
Fight
Reflect
" I never thought I would run for office. "
Pramila Jayapal
Never
Would
Thought
" I've always believed that immigration is really about who we are as a country and what we're willing to stand up for. "
Pramila Jayapal
Stand
Immigration
Stand Up
" I really get my best work done in the morning, so if I have to edit speeches or comments, that all happens before I get to work. "
Pramila Jayapal
Morning
Get
Done
" Corporations and special interests have their voice in Congress, and they have too many members scared of their power. What Congress needs is a progressive voice who is unafraid to take on these powerful interests - who is willing to fight for all Americans, not just the wealthiest 1 percent. "
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Special
Voice
Fight
" This is the country that we are turning over to young people, and there is going to be no country left at this rate because Trump is destroying the soul of who we are. "
Pramila Jayapal
Over
Young
Left
" Those who have the most power - whether famous TV anchors, rich Hollywood moguls, judges, Members of Congress, or the president of the United States - must decide how to exert that power: for corruption or for good. "
Pramila Jayapal
Rich
Corruption
Famous
" President Trump has harnessed the fear and prejudice that have accompanied every wave of immigrants in United States history, and stoked those fears to further his own agenda. "
Pramila Jayapal
Wave
Fear
History
" Can you be a progressive if you're anti-immigrant but pro-choice? No! "
Pramila Jayapal
Pro-Choice
You
Progressive
" I have an incredibly supportive family. "
Pramila Jayapal
Supportive
Family
Incredibly
" I've been told to go back to my country so many times, I can't even count. "
Pramila Jayapal
Been
Even
Go
" My grandmother was whip smart as well as an incredible athlete. She played tennis in her sari, cheered on the Indian team in cricket matches, and tried to convince us that her made-up words were real so she could win a Scrabble game. "
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Win
Words
Team
" We need to expand the idea of choice to be about all the choices we make in our lives: including which country we choose to live in so we can be whole and full women. "
Pramila Jayapal
Choices
Choose
Women
" Individuals whose asylum claims have been accepted have gone on to become professors, soldiers in our military, artists, and more. "
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Become
Gone
Soldiers
" I would attend a State of the Union by a president with whom I disagree if I felt she or he was otherwise respectful and adhered to basic moral values or basic tenets of civility and respect. "
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Respect
Moral
Civility
" We need to incentivize states across our country to spend on higher education and ensure that we go back to allowing people to go to college tuition-free. "
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College
Education
People
" Ripping children away from their parents has a particular shameful history, both in this country and around the world. "
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Away
Children
World
" If you look at the future of the Democratic Party, things like raising the minimum wage - Democrats need to get behind raising the minimum wage and be clear on where we stand on trade deals. "
Pramila Jayapal
Look
Future
Party
" I want to remind women of color out there to stand your ground, and don't ever be afraid to speak up. "
Pramila Jayapal
Afraid
Women
Want