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I feel no shame in admitting that I take an antidepressant every day. That enables me to be a productive public servant who's risen to national politics.
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I think the Afro Latino identity represents a level of diversity and intersectionality that is confusing to the mainstream media.
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What I bring to Congress is not a college degree or credentials, what I'm going to bring to Congress is the wisdom of lived experience.
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I'm a Bronx boy to the core.
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I can serve as a role model and inspiration to people who see their lives and experiences in mine.
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Extroverts are energized by social interaction. I'm often exhausted by it. I am someone who needs personal time for deep thought and reflection.
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Life as an introverted politician has been a challenge, but I have mastered it.
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I never thought I would be elected to office because in truth I am an introvert in a business mostly designed for extroverts.
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I take an expansive view of infrastructure. For me, infrastructure is more than roads and bridges. It's about the quality of the water we drink and the air we breathe.
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The structure of the Senate concentrates power in a small subset of states that are much whiter, much more rural, much more conservative than the rest of America. And the filibuster takes that deeply undemocratic structure to a new extreme.
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There's a romanticized vision of the filibuster as the best hope for bipartisanship it's given us nothing but gridlock. It has made Washington, D.C., ungovernable.
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I don't hire ideologues or zealots.
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Most of the people in the South Bronx are practical rather than ideological. Their concerns are bread and butter, health and housing, schools and jobs.
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One of the great ironies of our time is that some of the most progressive cities are among the most systemically racist in their housing policies.
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We want better policing. We don't want a total defunding of police.
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With sovereignty and security comes the inherent right of self-defense, a right that every state, including our own, takes for granted. Why should Israel be an exception to the rule?
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Circulating on social media is a vicious lie - a lie that deceptively reframes the terrorism of Hamas as self-defense and deceptively reframes the self-defense of Israel as terrorism.
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All of us, especially those holding elected office, have to be visible and vocal - fearless and forceful - in standing up for our greatest friend in the Middle East.
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We cannot allow ourselves to be silenced by an overbearing Twitter mob, dominated by the extremes of American politics. If we, in elected office, are not willing to say and do what is right, then we are unworthy of the office we hold.
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It is shameful to witness legislatures across the country endorse policies that endanger the safety of trans individuals and block access to critical services.
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The defund police movement is dead in New York City - and good riddance. And any elected official who's advocating for the abolition and/or even the defunding of police is out of touch with reality and should not be taken seriously.
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There's a political party in America that has an almost fanatical opposition to even the most minimal standards of gun safety - and that's the root of the problem.
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There's no topic on which I face more hatred and harassment than on the subject of Israel.
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Communities of color, like the South Bronx, have long been exposed to elevated levels of air pollution that gravely impact all aspects of our health: physical, mental, and emotional.
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The South Bronx has long lacked high-quality park space for recreation and community gathering.
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I am grateful for the tireless efforts of Hunger Free America and join them in calling to increase federal funding for anti-hunger programs.
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The America COMPETES Act is a bold and comprehensive piece of bipartisan legislation that will ensure the competitiveness and security of the United States economy, especially against the People's Republic of China.
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Through bipartisan contributions and key provisions from the House Financial Services Committee, the COMPETES Act will bolster the economic security of our country and the financial security of our families - ensuring that America will continue leading in the twenty-first century and beyond.
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The investing public has a right to know which corporations are doing business in Russia, which has become a dangerous place to operate.
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We have to isolate Putin's regime as a pariah state, and we have to show solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
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The gun violence epidemic is out of control and it's a crisis that is too glaring to ignore.
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There's a natural marriage between the pro-Israel Jewish community and the African American community.
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The South Bronx has long been ground zero for racially concentrated poverty.
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You know, the notion that one senator who represents a state smaller than my congressional district could have the power to unilaterally derail the priorities of a Democratic president and a Democratic Senate and a Democratic House is profoundly undemocratic.
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You know, the Democratic Party is the party that believes in governing, and we are hamstrung by the filibuster.
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What's the point of winning the presidency and the Senate and the House if we cannot pass legislation, if we're hopelessly hamstrung by the filibuster?
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As cyberattacks become increasingly frequent and sophisticated, it is crucial that DHS has the capacity to protect its own networks and enhance its visibility into information and communications tech or services that it buys.
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As a federal leader in the cybersecurity space, DHS must set an example by modernizing how it protects its networks.
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I am proud to work with the House Homeland Security Committee to provide DHS with the best tools to defend its networks.
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Congress is a long game. It takes a long time to wield influence in Washington, D.C.
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