Joe Garcia

“The key here is that we're not going to beat them on commercials: They're always going to have more money than us. So what we have to try to do throughout is just ask people to make sure they vote.”

“The Democratic voters of the 26th district know me well, and I am confident I will have their support.”

“More people die on a yearly basis crossing the Florida Straits than ever died trying to cross the Berlin Wall.”

“I will never be done with South Florida.”

“The Mariel boatlift was probably one of the most strengthening events of the exile community; maybe Nietzschean, in the sense that if it doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger.”

“The last time the Diaz-Balarts were removed from power, it took a revolution, and we ended up with Fidel Castro.”

“Sending $300 to your grandma in Cuba doesn't change the dynamic with Castro.”

“We have to be realistic: we are not going to be able to deport 11 million people - most are hard-working people.”

“I've got these high negatives because the Koch brothers have spent a year attacking me.”

“Bush is the Liberace of Cuban politics. He knows how to play us. He says every single thing they want to hear.”

“People in Cuba are victims.”

“I've got the most beautiful district. I can understand why Republicans want it.”

“You can still do the Big Lie in Miami and get away with it. This is a town where the basic institutions have collapsed.”

“To help advance democracy, we need to allow for the reunification of Cuban families and the direct sending of remittances to the island's brave dissidents.”

“There is nothing to regret with a job well done.”

“The Koch brothers spent millions against me.”

“I'm have one of the most, if not the most, moderate voting records in Congress in the Florida delegation.”

“The people who support Mr. Curbelo's campaign are people who oppose Medicare and Social Security, want to reform it to take it away from our seniors, and oppose a minimum wage.”

“We have all seen Washington politicians fail us.”

“Fidel Castro had to sit there while he was given a speech on democracy, something the Cuban people have not been able to hear for 43 years.”