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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. "

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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. "

Tony Cardenas

" I wasn't the student body this, student body that. I was not much into running for office. "

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

" 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. "

" For most of the Latinos in our nation, merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable would mean one company controlling their window to the world of culture and entertainment. "

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

" BOLD PAC is Hispanic first, Democratic second. And it's a close, close second because we do not engage in endorsing non-Democrats. "

" 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. "

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

" No living being should have to endure conditions that you wouldn't put on your worst enemy. "

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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Hollywood and film portray who we are as a people and what we value as a culture. "

" I think it's not up to Congress to dictate what the right amount of diversity is, but I think it's Congress' place to ask the question, to any industry, in talking about what's going on out there. Is there a lack of preparation of the community to be ready to be involved in that industry? "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" Every day, opportunities within the hemisphere go untapped, and millions of dollars are lost simply because companies do not know where to begin if they want to expand into new territories and grow their business. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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