Pramila Jayapal Quotes
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Profiting from student loans is usury, and we just can't continue to allow it.
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I'm the first South Asian woman to be elected to the House of Representatives.
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It is always easier to have somebody to blame, but immigrants are not the cause of the country's economic woes.
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Immigration is about more than just who comes here and who is allowed to stay. It is about who we are as a country and what we are willing to stand up for.
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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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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 usually wake up really early because I keep myself on East Coast time.
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There is no question that we, as a country, need to deal with economic inequality across the country, and we need to make sure we have good-paying jobs for everyone.
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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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Sometimes when really terrible things happen, something beautiful emerges out of it.
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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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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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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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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've been told to go back to my country so many times, I can't even count.
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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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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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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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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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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.