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“I like to have my cup of green tea.”
“I think what I learned is that just because somebody says you can't talk to them or just because somebody says they don't have an answer for you, you don't stop.”
“For immigrant women, the very act of immigration is about opportunity, equality, and freedom. Women immigrants come to America to care for their families, escape gender-based violence, or express their sexual identity.”
“If you're an opposition party, you are actively using the power you have to oppose the ideas of the other party.”
“We on the Left are very good at criticizing people, but we need to build the base to pull people to the Left.”
“Immigrants contribute more than they take. It is a lie that they take public benefits, because they don't qualify for just about every benefit.”
“When women are told that sexual harassment is 'part of the job' or when assistants of both sexes enable harassing behavior, they have bought into the culture that says such behavior is not just permissible, it is a desirable expression of power.”
“Policy is about real people and real stories, and sometimes we forget that.”
“I actually had a number of different careers. I worked on Wall Street; I was a Master's in Business. I left that to work in the public sector.”
“Trump can embrace dictators and gulags, but we the people stand for human rights, for dignity, for keeping families together.”
“History has always judged silence and complicity harshly in these times of moral consequence.”
“Those who have the most power - whether famous TV anchors, rich Hollywood moguls, judges, Members of Congress, or the president of the United States - must decide how to exert that power: for corruption or for good.”
“I have an incredibly supportive family.”
“Rather than name-calling and arguing about whether it is appropriate or not to employ radical tactics, we progressives need to start listening to each other.”
“OneAmerica worked over the course of a decade to bring the movement of immigrants and communities of color together with the movement for marriage equality in Washington.”
“Corporations and special interests have their voice in Congress, and they have too many members scared of their power. What Congress needs is a progressive voice who is unafraid to take on these powerful interests - who is willing to fight for all Americans, not just the wealthiest 1 percent.”
“Diversity is not just about the fact that the pictures look better. I mean, they always do look better!”
“There isn't really precedent for asylum seekers' being criminally prosecuted at the border before they've had a 'credible fear' hearing. You come seeking asylum. Seeking asylum is not illegal.”
“I've always believed that immigration is really about who we are as a country and what we're willing to stand up for.”
“If there is one thing that resonates for women, it is that regardless of where we come from or what we look like, we want to be fully recognized for the breadth of our contributions.”