Quotes from Jimmy Gomez

If I was so establishment, I don't think Our Revolution... would actually endorse me.

I've been pushing for the longest time that you get the votes easier and with more enthusiasm when people feel like you're addressing their concerns.

Someone like Bernie Sanders can be in office for 30 years, but he's not the establishment.

I've seen suffering first-hand, and we have to make sure we relieve people's suffering.

As a California state legislator, I supported our cap-and-trade law to force polluters to pay for releasing harmful greenhouse gases to combat climate change.

I do support 'sanctuary cities,' and I would be a firm, non-negotiable 'no' vote on any deliberations that include the possibility of blocking funding for them.

I believe everyone deserves access to clean air and water, and that climate change has exacerbated this challenge.

I'm still that kid that worked at Subway and Target.

We need to combat Trump's agenda to make sure he can't divide our families.

I'm Latino, progressive, and I have deep roots in the working class - my father was a bracero, a guest farmworker and cook, and my mom worked as a nursing home laundry attendant.

We have seen the corrupting effects of a deliberate propaganda campaign driven by fake news.

I understand the politics of Washington, D.C. You need to hold firm, you need to work with your colleagues, and you need to throw elbows.

I always knew it'd be difficult to balance the right of privacy and the right of free speech. I think that is a tension that we've seen in court case after court case and law after law. And we always strive to find that right balance.

A poor person in my community doesn't see a person driving a Tesla and say, 'That benefits me.'

I feel like the fools who dream and who take risks are the ones who change the world.

A lot of the fake news conversation came right after the 2016 election, but it's something that had been discussed before Donald Trump ever ran for president.

Ensuring guns are out of the reach of children and holding those accountable who are irresponsible is the first step in reducing firearm accidents.

Parliamentarian rules, the rules of the House, how you get bills referred, really the nuts and bolts that most members don't ever want to know because it's a lot of work. But that's what really makes you successful.

I believe young people from working families should have access to debt-free education because I know from my own experience that a high-school degree is not always enough, and a higher education can change a life.

By giving students the proper tools to analyze the media they consume, we can empower them to make informed decisions.

When fake news is repeated, it becomes difficult for the public to discern what's real.

To me, 'the establishment' means people who are out of touch with the people they're elected to represent.

I'm still the community college kid with immigrant parents.

For the son of immigrants to run for elected office, not even a generation after my parents got here, that's what makes America a great place.