BOLD PAC is Hispanic first, Democratic second. And it’s a close, close second because we do not engage in endorsing non-Democrats. – Tony Cardenas
Satisfying a profit motive must never be the reason for law enforcement, and it certainly must never be allowed to support the seizure of personal property by those who we trust to protect and defend our nation and our Constitution. – Tony Cardenas
The San Fernando Valley has plenty of manufacturing zones, especially in the 29th Congressional District. – Tony Cardenas
It is difficult to overstate the importance of media as a tool to encourage civic engagement and participation, and the importance of a diverse and well-informed public. – Tony Cardenas
The FCC was founded in 1934, and their first major action was in 1941 when they broke up NBC. NBC used to be NBC Red and NBC Blue, and they broke them up for the same exact reason: that there wasn’t going to be a diversity of voices and because they were vertically integrated. – Tony Cardenas
I wasn’t the student body this, student body that. I was not much into running for office. – Tony Cardenas
Every time I got paid, I would give my parents money. I would save some money, and I would have a little money to spend. – Tony Cardenas
No living being should have to endure conditions that you wouldn’t put on your worst enemy. – Tony Cardenas
When you see the horrible conditions that these animals live in, you wonder why operators of puppy mills have gone undetected for so long. – Tony Cardenas
Being fined for violating the rules of your league is not the same as a shop owner on Main Street paying to have a new sign hung in front of their business. One is a business expense, the other is a punishment. – Tony Cardenas
My parents didn’t speak English. They learned it little by little. They realized that education was the ticket to a better future in their own rudimentary way. They kept the house clean, kept us on the straight and narrow, and none of us ever got into trouble with the law. – Tony Cardenas
It’s not up to one individual to decide, ‘I’m going to dictate the outcome of what’s going to happen legislatively.’ That is not a democracy; it’s an atrocity. – Tony Cardenas
We need to get around a table, have a serious discussion about the holistic problems in our immigration system, and craft a common-sense solution. – Tony Cardenas
Priests and nuns actually meditated. It’s not religious. It’s about centering yourself. – Tony Cardenas
I have recently taken on two major challenges: running the CHC BOLD PAC and serving Los Angeles as our voice on the Energy and Commerce Committee. – Tony Cardenas
We must make the masses understand that we have a responsibility to care for our animals and that when things get messed up, it’s usually because human hands have caused it. – Tony Cardenas
My focus has been on being a good congressman, and there is so much other work to do. – Tony Cardenas
For most of the Latinos in our nation, merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable would mean one company controlling their window to the world of culture and entertainment. – Tony Cardenas
When millions of law-abiding people achieve citizenship, our communities benefit, and the U.S. economy grows and strengthens. – Tony Cardenas
I don’t eat pork or beef. I cut that out when my father passed away about 20 years ago. I wanted to modify my diet because he passed away from diabetes. And, you know, it’s very hereditary. – Tony Cardenas
When you have 20 nominations – 20 names on the nomination list of best actor, supporting actor and actress, etc., and there’s absolutely no representation of color whatsoever, I think that’s a subset of perhaps a bigger problem. – Tony Cardenas
