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“I was only the 22nd black woman ever elected to the Texas House, and I wouldn't be here but for people having courage.”
“The best way to hold a people down is to make sure they aren't educated.”
“The music of the civil rights movement came from Black artists.”
“I've heard way too often that Democrats are weak and that kind of stuff, and that's just not true. It's just not true. And I think that I'm also supposed to be the person that is really saying what everybody else is thinking that never gets said.”
“Democrats are done with outsourcing good-paying jobs and depending on other countries for products we need.”
“We must act to ensure that, no matter where you live, everyone can share in the marvels of the modern economy.”
“Those of us that go to D.C. and spend a lot of time in D.C., we rely on our locally elected officials to tell us what is needed on the ground.”
“I think that my job is to spell things out in a very authentic way and say the things that most Americans are thinking and also take my experience as an attorney, and really be able to add that part of the color to it.”
“As a civil rights attorney and the daughter of a preacher, I understand I have a debt to pay.”
“I used to tell people all the time that I left the Texas state House - which definitely had its own issues - to level up. But being in Congress, at first, did not feel like a level up. It felt like I was wasting time.”
“Young people have been saving this country for a very long time.”
“There are people, such as Trump, that want to peddle Bibles, peddle gym shoes, peddle whatever it is. Anything that he can sell, he's gonna sell it, and he's not doing it for his party. He's doing it for self.”
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“As the proud Representative of nearly 800,000 North Texans, it is vital that I bring all voices to the table, which includes the beloved mayors of this community.”
“I've been all over the state of Texas for various campaigns and I talk to people and ask them, why is it that you don't want to vote? Honestly, I have heard more than once that Democrats are weak. We are not weak, but there is this perception.”
“We know that women have historically had to multitask. Women have historically had to balance out everything in a household. And I think from that perspective alone, it makes us uniquely qualified to see much more than just one angle when we're approaching policy issues.”
“I want to make an impact in my community. That is why I initially got into politics.”
“I believe in work. I made that clear as I was out there on the trail fighting for the Biden-Harris ticket overall.”
“My colleagues across the aisle love to talk about a 'two-tiered system of justice' in America, and they are not wrong - but this two-tiered system overwhelmingly protects powerful, rich white men like Trump, and disadvantages poor people of color, like my former clients.”
“Without SNAP, we will see moms, dads, and children go to bed hungry, will no longer be able to focus in school nor perform well at their jobs.”