American - Politician | September 21, 1965 -
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.
Pramila Jayapal
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I come from a state in India that is a matrilineal state, Kerala. And so women really are seen as very powerful.
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I'm not a complainer. I'm a doer. So if I see something is wrong, then I feel like I have to get in there and try to fix it.
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I have a little yoga ritual that I do just to move my body around. Whatever I do, it's usually very fast because often I don't have the kind of time that I would like to.
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I've always thought of the United States as a place where so much was possible and so many opportunities were out there.
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As an immigrant, I have lived, in a way, the American dream, and I want to make sure that opportunity is available for everybody.
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Policy is about real people and real stories, and sometimes we forget that.
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Statistics are just a compilation of people's stories put on paper, and legislation is our attempt to address those real challenges for people.
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Some people have called me the anti-Trump, and I'm so proud.
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I've been told to go back to my country so many times, I can't even count.
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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.
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If you're an opposition party, you are actively using the power you have to oppose the ideas of the other party.
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