These are everyday people, most of them immigrants, in New York City, trying to start their lives.

These suicides are not just an indirect side effect, they are a direct consequence of the neglect of a vulnerable community.

the disenfranchisement of Puerto Ricans is rooted in the history--the colonial and imperialist history that we have had

We can't just talk about the climate crisis like it's any other issue. We have to tell the story of how we got here and how we can get out. We have to give people a clear sense of what winning looks like.

to deny the statehood of the District of Columbia is to deny the impact of slavery in America.

We need to give people in the District of Columbia the right to vote.

I have family that have been born without the right to a Federal vote and I have family that... have died without the right to vote.

I believe that we will achieve our goal. This has been a long fight.

We cannot stand for that, and to uphold and to deny... is to deny the impact of slavery in America.

there has been a lot of chaos caused by this policy change, and the administration, because they did not advise Congress ahead of time on how this would be enforced or what would happen, there are a lot of outstanding questions.

I think it's important that we acknowledge here that we are getting open resistance that are citing illegitimate legal grounds.