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“My openness about depression is rooted in my lived experience as an LGBTQ person.”
“Whenever I'm about to enter a new setting - like the New York City Council in 2014 or Congress in 2021 - I never have the luxury of taking acceptance for granted. My life experience has taught me this.”
“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.”
“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.”
“We have to create and preserve enough affordable housing to meet the demand, because the affordability crisis is imposing a hardship on millions of Americans.”
“I was raised by a single mother who raised children on minimum wage.”
“I don't hire ideologues or zealots.”
“The South Bronx has long lacked high-quality park space for recreation and community gathering.”
“Every industry has actors good and bad. Crypto is no exception. The best actors should be left to innovate, while the worst should be held to account.”
“Equality has long been the end goal of historically oppressed populations in the United States.”
“There were moments when we could not afford to have three meals a day. My mother would lurch from one low-wage job to the next. And so, our income varied widely.”
“I've had to face housing insecurity and food insecurity.”
“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.”
“It is shameful to witness legislatures across the country endorse policies that endanger the safety of trans individuals and block access to critical services.”
“I am grateful for the tireless efforts of Hunger Free America and join them in calling to increase federal funding for anti-hunger programs.”
“I am a fighter.”
“The security and integrity of software bought by DHS is integral to homeland security.”
“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?”
“To have an elected official attack the quality and dignity of L.G.B.T. people sends a message to young people who are thinking of taking their own life as they struggle with their identity.”
“There are people who have nothing else in common with me who have approached me and said, 'Thank you for telling your story, because I've had the same struggles.'”