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

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" 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. "

" It's not up to one individual to decide, 'I'm going to dictate the outcome of what's going to happen legislatively.' That is not a democracy; it's an atrocity. "

" 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. "

" I meditate, and I try to do that twice a day. "

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

" 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. "

" We must make the masses understand that we have a responsibility to care for our animals and that when things get messed up, it's usually because human hands have caused it. "

" Every community needs to get its fair share of services. "

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

Doing The Right Thing

" 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. "

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

" Every time I got paid, I would give my parents money. I would save some money, and I would have a little money to spend. "

" Our kids have to understand that drinking underage is a poor decision that could drastically affect their chances to achieve the goals they've set. "

" We need to get around a table, have a serious discussion about the holistic problems in our immigration system, and craft a common-sense solution. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I love chocolate, and I love ice cream. That's a double whammy there. I constantly have to check myself and say, 'I've already had dessert today.' "

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

" President Obama helped move this country forward. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" When millions of law-abiding people achieve citizenship, our communities benefit, and the U.S. economy grows and strengthens. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When you have 20 nominations - 20 names on the nomination list of best actor, supporting actor and actress, etc., and there's absolutely no representation of color whatsoever, I think that's a subset of perhaps a bigger problem. "

" Bad policy tends to be done in a rush. "

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

" I'm a realist. "