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" I think it becomes incumbent upon a candidate to essentially disavow some of the things that are in that party platform. Otherwise, I think the assumption is that you are a true believer. "

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" The luxury for me is that I've spent already several millions of dollars across the district getting people to know who I am... So, my name ID is really, really high. "

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" Frankly, no issue is worth shutting down the government and denying pay to those committed to public service. "

" I'm confident in my strengths. I'm prepared to jump any hurdle. "

" My family never took vacations; we never traveled together. We never did anything. My spring breaks were going home to help my dad at the restaurant. "

" How do you defend inaction in the face of crisis? How is that defensible for anybody? "

" In Mexico, they don't have birth certificates... They don't have registration cards for voters. They have one national ID. We don't have a national ID. "

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" I saw how hard my parents worked, and I didn't want to be a freeloader. "

" In the old way of doing business, it was fine to disagree and then go to dinner. Now it's personal and more partisan, and a disagreement on one issue leads to a disagreement on another issue. "

" If immigration reform doesn't happen, that doesn't say good things about our democracy, that everybody wants it, but Congress couldn't pass it. "

" Every decision I make in Congress will be centered on the needs of the district. "

" There's no such thing as anybody who can't be beat; everybody can be beat. It's a question of how hard you're willing to work. It's a question of the environment, the surroundings. Frankly, there's a lot of issues with timing. "

" Because fossil fuels are not only a finite resource but hazardous to the environment, it is imperative that we diversify the resources used in generating electricity. "

" It was in the best interests of Zavala and other counties that we move forward with a farm bill and provide certainty to ranchers, farmers, food banks, and other providers. "

" I learned long ago you run unopposed, or you run scared. "

" A robust democracy requires active participation. "

" It's important we understand our system seeks justice and not revenge. "

" I didn't come to Washington to be part of the problem. "

" The fact that I am Latino is not a secret. There's not much I can do about that. It is what it is. I think people know that my last name ends in a vowel. What can I tell you? "

" The irony is that kids are treated equally when it comes to tests and standards and expectations but not treated equally when providing funds to meet those standards and expectations. "

" Our voting records are not necessarily the same, but, you know, we're all Texans, and at the end of the day, we try to help each other out. "

" As the polarization in D.C. spreads, the people willing to come to the middle find less and less acceptance. "

" HB 2 leaves 90% of the children behind. The disconnect between this bill and the basic needs of Texas schoolchildren is appalling. "

" PACs don't vote in the district; people do. "