“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

Political Quotes

Luis Gutiérrez

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Luis Gutiérrez is a former U.S. Representative from Illinois, serving from 1993 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he was known for his advocacy on immigration reform and social justice issues. Gutiérrez played a significant role in the fight for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and was a vocal critic of policies that he viewed as detrimental to immigrant communities. Throughout his tenure, he served on various committees, including the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Jul 14, 1999

Fear and Hunger in the Wake of Welfare Reform... has profoundly impacted all non-citizen welfare recipients and destroyed the safety net for those not currently needing help, but who might require it in the future.

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Jul 14, 1999

Public health providers report that this is already having a chilling effect on the use of prenatal care, preventative care and primary care.

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Jul 14, 1999

The cuts against individuals who are in the U.S. legally and who pay taxes... a serious human rights violation.

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Jul 14, 1999

The article addresses the consequences of the immigrant-specific provisions of welfare reform, and demonstrates the need to restore essential benefits to immigrants who have come to the U.S. legally and have paid taxes.

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Jul 14, 1999

A May 1998 study by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) tracked household hunger among legal Latino and Asian immigrants in California, Texas and Illinois. Finding 79% of households interviewed to be food insecure, PHR called 'the cuts…

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Jul 14, 1999

The Fairness to Legal Immigrants Act of 1999... proposes the most extensive restoration to date and offers the first substantive opportunity to right the wrongs done to legal immigrants by PRWORA.

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Jul 14, 1999

A disproportionate share of the federal savings from Food Stamp cuts came from restricting immigrant eligibility.

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May 13, 1999

I believe that these tasks are essential to the success of the VA in serving all veterans in our nation.

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May 13, 1999

The specific issues of importance to minority veterans will not disappear on December 31, 1999.

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May 13, 1999

Today I am introducing legislation that is vital to the interests of minority veterans in our nation.

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Feb 9, 1999

Let me tell you briefly why this line needs repair so urgently.

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Feb 9, 1999

They all need safe, reliable, efficient public transit.

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