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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.

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Mar 17, 2021

It does seem like we're in a very difficult place, and we want to continue our important relationship with Saudi Arabia.

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Mar 16, 2021

Legalized kickbacks coming from retail investors.

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Mar 16, 2021

I always find that an amazing and staggering quote when my good friends on the other side of the aisle give a $1.9 trillion tax giveaway to the wealthiest Americans.

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Mar 16, 2021

It is really a wealth extractor for the few.

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Mar 11, 2021

I think it is also discrimination and I think it is discrimination because Haitians are black.

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Mar 11, 2021

I just do not understand why we are deporting Haitians back to Haiti in these conditions.

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Mar 11, 2021

We should not deport Haitians back to Haiti. That is what we should not do.

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Mar 10, 2021

In a sense, there is no free lunch, that we are borrowing from future generations.

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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 9, 2021

We have seen the redlining, the restricted covenants.

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Mar 2, 2021

I have great respect for the United Nations Food Program.

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

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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

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

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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 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 3, 2021

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

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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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Jan 5, 2021

I can tell you, I was here on January 6th, and I know that we haven't achieved it.

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Dec 8, 2020

I mean, I think it is a real scandal that we do not accept more of these Syrian refugees.

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Dec 8, 2020

that is a quote--and that he would put our country's national security and well-being at risk.

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Sep 21, 2020

The reality is when you talk in absolutes, you get into these situations where logic gets twisted to try to fit things.

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Sep 21, 2020

The Senate didn't pass a thing. They tried to pass something, but nothing passed.

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