Pramila Jayapal Quotes
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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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Trump has hated Amazon for a long time, and I think that that came out in many interviews that he's done with 'Vanity Fair' and with others.
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I usually wake up really early because I keep myself on East Coast time.
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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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There's nothing normal about graduating with massive student debt, where you live in fear of predatory debt collectors and wage garnishers even as you are starting to live your life.
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If you look at the future of the Democratic Party, things like raising the minimum wage - Democrats need to get behind raising the minimum wage and be clear on where we stand on trade deals.
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Ripping children away from their parents has a particular shameful history, both in this country and around the world.
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We don't get a more responsive government unless we start to systematically run organizing campaigns to change the way government works.
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Certainly there are many Congress members who have been arrested in the past on immigration issues and will continue to because we all understand that staying silent is not an option.
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Civil rights icons, famous journalists, big-time movie producers may all have credits to their name that we can recognize and be grateful for, but their record of good works cannot excuse their harassment of women.
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I feel like young people, more than anyone in the country, always have their moral compass on perfectly straight.
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We are a country that has always been known for providing opportunities to people. We have lost a lot of that opportunity.
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My mother, with a Master's in English Literature, taught me to appreciate language and that words matter.
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Sometimes when really terrible things happen, something beautiful emerges out of it.
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I came to the United States by myself when I was 16 years old. My parents had about $5,000 in their bank account, and they used it all to send me here because they truly believed that this country was where I was going to get the best education and have the best opportunities.
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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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The vast majority of immigrants - regardless of the conditions of war and poverty that may wrack their home countries - come and contribute to their new home country: building our roads, caring for our homes, children, and elders, and serving as doctors, lawyers, employers, and innovators.
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I'm the first South Asian woman to be elected to the House of Representatives.
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Those who have the most power - whether famous TV anchors, rich Hollywood moguls, judges, Members of Congress, or the president of the United States - must decide how to exert that power: for corruption or for good.
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We have to have a planet to pass on to the next generation, and these issues of climate change and climate justice and the disproportionate burdens that communities of color actually bear from our damaging climate is a huge issue.
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Some people have called me the anti-Trump, and I'm so proud.
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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.
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I like to have my cup of green tea.
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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.