55 Quotes by Tony Cardenas

There is no organic process where you can take a diverse community like America and then distill it down to it only looks monolithic without having some kind of inorganic interplay going on that created that outcome.

I don't eat pork or beef. I cut that out when my father passed away about 20 years ago. I wanted to modify my diet because he passed away from diabetes. And, you know, it's very hereditary.

Who cannot appreciate the smell of bacon? It smells good, but I never want to grab a bite.

I love chocolate, and I love ice cream. That's a double whammy there. I constantly have to check myself and say, 'I've already had dessert today.'

Every time I got paid, I would give my parents money. I would save some money, and I would have a little money to spend.

I wasn't the student body this, student body that. I was not much into running for office.

Nearly one-fifth of our fellow citizens are Latino. They are families who are impacted by our education system, by our economy, by our healthcare delivery, and by every policy we make here in Washington.

To truly utilize the full potential of every person in our nation, our laws and representation must track the needs, concerns, and goals of the Latino community.

Hollywood and film portray who we are as a people and what we value as a culture.