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" I'm a realist. "
Tony Cardenas
Realist
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" My focus has been on being a good congressman, and there is so much other work to do. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" All parents want their kids to be on a healthy track to success. "
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" If recycling is the future, then we must focus our efforts on mitigating negative impacts to our community while protecting our environment. "
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" No living being should have to endure conditions that you wouldn't put on your worst enemy. "
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" Priests and nuns actually meditated. It's not religious. It's about centering yourself. "
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" 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. "
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" 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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