Beto O'Rourke

“I will not put the life of an American service member on the line unless that is the option of last resort.”

“Part of the job for me and others from El Paso who live along the border is to dispel the myths about how supposedly dangerous the border is.”

“There was something punk rock about Bobby Kennedy not going where the pollsters said or where consultants said. He was unmoored from what was safe or easy.”

“The goal should be universal, guaranteed, high-quality health care.”

“I'm the original co-sponsor of an assault weapons ban.”

“I remember ordering records out of the Dischord catalog in the '80s, and there would be a handwritten note.”

“We in El Paso and Juarez are literally one community. There's no separation; there's no DMZ; there's no buffer.”

“Juarez had become a failed city. The mayor of Juarez lived in El Paso. Not only did he not live in his own city, he didn't live in his own country. You had all these kids out of school who didn't want to work because they saw their mothers toiling in jobs for hardly any cash.”

“We must work towards solutions that make housing, transportation, the workforce, and higher education more equitable.”

“No one is born to be president of the United States of America.”

“End racial and ethnic gerrymandering, stop voter I.D. laws that seek to suppress voters of color, and make sure everyone can add their voice and their vote to this great democracy.”

“Our long memories hold the stories of what our people accomplished, but they also hold the prejudices, the injustices, the harm that we've received from others.”

“I have to convince other Democrats and Republicans that it's wise to invest in the U.S.-Mexico border, not just for security, but also for mobility and trade, and that's why we should open up the border.”

“That's the primary mission of ours: to protect the border, enhance the border, and capitalize on what the border has to offer. It's the source of jobs, source of positive immigration stories.”

“With all due respect to Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, neither of them understand Texas, nor do they understand the U.S.-Mexico border.”

“There is no excuse for making disrespectful and demeaning comments about women.”