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“Instead of dividing community support, ranked choice voting gives every candidate, no matter who they are, the chance to be a real contender.”
“The South Bronx has long been ground zero for racially concentrated poverty.”
“Most of the people in the South Bronx are practical rather than ideological. Their concerns are bread and butter, health and housing, schools and jobs.”
“As a federal leader in the cybersecurity space, DHS must set an example by modernizing how it protects its networks.”
“The structure of the Senate concentrates power in a small subset of states that are much whiter, much more rural, much more conservative than the rest of America. And the filibuster takes that deeply undemocratic structure to a new extreme.”
“Life as an introverted politician has been a challenge, but I have mastered it.”
“I consider the culmination of my coming out my first race for City Council. I was out to friends and family, but not the rest of the world.”
“All of us, especially those holding elected office, have to be visible and vocal - fearless and forceful - in standing up for our greatest friend in the Middle East.”
“The investing public has a right to know which corporations are doing business in Russia, which has become a dangerous place to operate.”
“I was a 24-year-old, Afro-Latino, gay kid struggling to fully come to terms with his sexual identity, and terrified to run as an openly LGBT candidate because of the homophobic culture that people like Ruben Diaz Sr. created in the Bronx.”
“If you're a progressive, you believe every American deserves safe, decent, and affordable housing, and there's no institution in American life more dedicated to that proposition than the New York City Housing Authority.”
“I never thought I would embark on a journey that would take me from public housing in the Bronx to the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C.”
“You know, the notion that one senator who represents a state smaller than my congressional district could have the power to unilaterally derail the priorities of a Democratic president and a Democratic Senate and a Democratic House is profoundly undemocratic.”
“With a multi-billion dollar market capitalization, crypto is here to stay. It's not going anywhere.”
“Ranked choice voting isn't a silver bullet that will turn our politics into some Platonic ideal. We still might not love the candidates we get and the choices we have to make. It won't drain all the polarization and toxicity that has accumulated over years and years. And it doesn't mean that your favorite candidate will always win.”
“Even in our moment of greatest darkness, there is light. And there is hope. And there is hope not only for our own lives, but we should be hopeful about our ability to change the world.”
“When Jose Serrano first entered the United States Congress, I was only two. So, the fact that I'm succeeding him at age 32, represents a genuine passing of the torch.”
“I think the Afro Latino identity represents a level of diversity and intersectionality that is confusing to the mainstream media.”
“I'm grateful for the blessing and burden of public service; I promised my constituents that I would work my heart out for them.”
“I have overcome. That's the story of the Bronx.”