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

Doing The Right Thing

" My parents didn't speak English. They learned it little by little. They realized that education was the ticket to a better future in their own rudimentary way. They kept the house clean, kept us on the straight and narrow, and none of us ever got into trouble with the law. "

" Truancy rates are directly correlated to low graduation rates. "

" I think, with Wi-Fi, we'll make L.A. a better place for our constituents. "

" To truly utilize the full potential of every person in our nation, our laws and representation must track the needs, concerns, and goals of the Latino community. "

" It is difficult to overstate the importance of media as a tool to encourage civic engagement and participation, and the importance of a diverse and well-informed public. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Priests and nuns actually meditated. It's not religious. It's about centering yourself. "

" 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. "

" If Latinos stay at home, we determine the outcome of an election. "

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

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

" Comcast is a big voice: they have a tremendous voice across America; they're a tremendous voice in Spanish and English, and they have a tremendous voice in Washington. "

" I'm a realist. "

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

" 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. "

" Meditation is about getting to a place where you're approaching things in a more calm, centering place rather than allowing yourself to get caught up in it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" President Obama helped move this country forward. "

" 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. "

" Consumers deserve the opportunity to watch their program of choice. "