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" When millions of law-abiding people achieve citizenship, our communities benefit, and the U.S. economy grows and strengthens. "
Tony Cardenas
Achieve
Citizenship
Economy
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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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" 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. "
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" Consumers deserve the opportunity to watch their program of choice. "
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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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" I wasn't the student body this, student body that. I was not much into running for office. "
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Running
" 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. "
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" I do like the nonpartisan atmosphere here at City Hall where you can talk with the person who opposes you and either get their support or not. "
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" Bad policy tends to be done in a rush. "
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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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" 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. "
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Difficult
" When you see the horrible conditions that these animals live in, you wonder why operators of puppy mills have gone undetected for so long. "
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" 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. "
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Day
Lost
" No living being should have to endure conditions that you wouldn't put on your worst enemy. "
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Endure
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" 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. "
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Challenges
Energy
" 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? "
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Community
Preparation
Diversity
" 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. "
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NCAA
Like
Degree
" 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. "
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Window
Company
Time
" 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. "
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Father
Eat
Diabetes
" 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. "
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Today
Tomorrow
World
" 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. "
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Big
English
America
" 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. "
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Potential
Goals
Community
" 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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Red
Blue
Action
" 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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Then
" BOLD PAC is Hispanic first, Democratic second. And it's a close, close second because we do not engage in endorsing non-Democrats. "
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Engage
Because
First
" President Obama helped move this country forward. "
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Forward
" 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.' "
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Love
Today
Myself
" Truancy rates are directly correlated to low graduation rates. "
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Graduation
Rates
Low
" When we act ignorant as a community, we are not doing the right thing. "
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Doing The Right Thing
Community
Doing
" 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. "
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Going
Individual
Up
" 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. "
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Happy
Small
Responsibility