Juan Vargas

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Juan Carlos Vargas is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 51st congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Vargas has focused on issues such as immigration reform, healthcare, and environmental protection during his time in office. He has been an advocate for the rights of immigrants and has worked to address the challenges faced by his constituents in California.

Quotes by year · 2013–2026307 total · peak 2021 (58)

Mar 9, 2021

We have seen the redlining, the restricted covenants.

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Mar 9, 2021

I think it is so important. I couldn't be more thankful.

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Mar 9, 2021

Racism, unfortunately, still exists and it is still very, very prevalent.

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Mar 2, 2021

What can we do? I am very concerned about that.

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Mar 2, 2021

I have great respect for the United Nations Food Program.

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Mar 2, 2021

I am very concerned about not only internally displaced people, but, of course, refugees, also.

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Feb 17, 2021

I want to apologize to you and your family for those attacks.

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Feb 17, 2021

I understand that, but did you talk to them about restricting or doing anything to prevent people from buying, not selling, but buying GameStop?

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Feb 17, 2021

I have to ask this: You said that you didn't talk to anybody at Citadel, Citadel Securities.

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Feb 17, 2021

there's been a great deal of interest in this hearing, and I think it speaks to a great distrust in our society of government, markets, and institutions.

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Feb 3, 2021

I think it is very important that we get the vaccine out in as many arms as we can.

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Feb 3, 2021

That is not why government exists and that is not what we should be doing.

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