Tulsi Gabbard

“I am deeply honored and humbled to represent the people of Hawai'i and will continue to do my best to bring the spirit of aloha to our nation's capital.”

“The American people are sick of our failed regime change wars.”

“In the military, I learned that 'leadership' means raising your hand and volunteering for the tough, important assignments.”

“I was raised in Hawaii in what I call a 'faith-inclusive' family. I never felt I had to choose loyalty to the New Testament over the Bhagavad Gita. It really wasn't until my late teens that I became aware of the ugly concept of sectarianism.”

“Let's care for the land and water, heal our cherished planet, and promote wellness for all of her people. Water is life. Let's protect the natural resources that our lives depend upon.”

“It's when we care for each other - choosing inclusion and love over division and hatred - that this great country is at its greatest.”

“When I started my campaign for Congress, I was one who people said, 'Tulsi, you have a bright future, but there's no way you can win.'”

“My mom was a practicing Hindu, and my dad was a Catholic who practiced yoga meditation and karma yoga. My earliest memories are of the bright colors, beautiful sounds, and fragrant aromas of both Christian and Hindu celebrations.”

“Our actions to overthrow secular dictators in Iraq and Libya, and attempts now to do the same in Syria, have resulted in tremendous loss of life, failed nations, and even worse humanitarian crises while strengthening the very terrorist organizations that have declared war on America.”

“People in the Middle East, people everywhere, want peace. But unfortunately too many fail to recognize that that lasting peace can only be found with pluralistic, secular government.”

“Every single American deserves to be treated equally by their fellow Americans and under the law.”

“In my past, I said and believed things that were wrong and - worse - hurtful to the LGBTQ+ community and their loved ones.”

“We have to put an end to the culture of selfishness and corruption that allows greedy Wall Street banks and executives to rip off working people without any consequences.”

“We cannot afford to walk down that dangerous path of government overstepping its boundaries into the most personal parts of our lives.”

“My siblings and I grew up studying from both the Bhagavad-Gita and the Bible, going to Mass, and then coming home to a yoga kirtan.”

“I feel it is my duty to take every single opportunity I get to advocate for peace, no matter the circumstances of those meetings.”

“To maintain order after Assad's fall would require at least 500,000 troops in a never-ending occupation.”

“We must stop arming terrorists.”

“No member of any 'grouping' should be judged by the activity of some other individual in that same grouping.”

“Hopefully the presence in Congress of an American who happens to be Hindu will increase America's understanding of India as well as India's understanding of America.”