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" I'm conscious of my race and ethnicity in the legislature - it's hard not to be. "
Pramila Jayapal
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" We have to have a planet to pass on to the next generation, and these issues of climate change and climate justice and the disproportionate burdens that communities of color actually bear from our damaging climate is a huge issue. "
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" It is always easier to have somebody to blame, but immigrants are not the cause of the country's economic woes. "
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" The American people expect their leaders to condemn white supremacy in unambiguous terms. President Trump not only failed at condemning white supremacists and neo-Nazis, he stood up for them - for that, he must be censured. "
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" Diversity is not just about the fact that the pictures look better. I mean, they always do look better! "
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" OneAmerica worked over the course of a decade to bring the movement of immigrants and communities of color together with the movement for marriage equality in Washington. "
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" Statistics are just a compilation of people's stories put on paper, and legislation is our attempt to address those real challenges for people. "
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" Every hour that goes by with family separation policies in effect is another hour that mothers weep thinking of their children, another hour that kids are fearfully wondering where their parents have been taken, another hour that trauma deepens. "
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" Trump can embrace dictators and gulags, but we the people stand for human rights, for dignity, for keeping families together. "
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" Profiting from student loans is usury, and we just can't continue to allow it. "
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" There is no question that we, as a country, need to deal with economic inequality across the country, and we need to make sure we have good-paying jobs for everyone. "
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" I came to the United States by myself when I was 16 years old. My parents had about $5,000 in their bank account, and they used it all to send me here because they truly believed that this country was where I was going to get the best education and have the best opportunities. "
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" As difficult as my story is, it's nothing compared to the people I've worked with. And so I just want to do everything I can to make sure that America continues to be a land of opportunity and hope for people and refuge for people from all over the world. "
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" I like being on a plane with no phone service because I get so much work done. "
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" Sometimes when really terrible things happen, something beautiful emerges out of it. "
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" Can you be a progressive if you're anti-immigrant but pro-choice? No! "
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" Immigrants contribute more than they take. It is a lie that they take public benefits, because they don't qualify for just about every benefit. "
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" There's nothing normal about graduating with massive student debt, where you live in fear of predatory debt collectors and wage garnishers even as you are starting to live your life. "
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" I feel like young people, more than anyone in the country, always have their moral compass on perfectly straight. "
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" Compromise for compromise sake is never good, unless it is grounded in principles. "
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" My mother, with a Master's in English Literature, taught me to appreciate language and that words matter. "
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" Rather than name-calling and arguing about whether it is appropriate or not to employ radical tactics, we progressives need to start listening to each other. "
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" 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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" Fundamentally, I've always been a fan of actually looking at our whole state tax system and really figuring out how we reform our tax system so that everyone's paying their fair share but we don't have a lot of nickel and diming with 100 taxes that end up hitting people that maybe can't bear it the most. "
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" I became an immigrant, civil and human rights advocate, then the first South Asian elected to the Washington State Legislature and the only woman of color in the Washington State Senate, and then was elected in 2016 to the United States Congress. "
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