Jimmy Gomez Quotes

American - Politician Born: November 25, 1974

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

Change, Risks, Change The World, World

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

Fake, News, Difficult, Real, Discern

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. Jimmy Gomez

Life, Education, Change, Experience

I will not support a federal budget that cuts funds for sanctuary cities, states, or universities. Jimmy Gomez

Support, Budget, Will, Sanctuary, Funds

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

Community, Parents, College, Immigrant

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. Jimmy Gomez

Change, Law, Climate Change, California

In my four years as a state legislator, I went to dozens of nontraditional events - everything from bird watchings to tree giveaways, neighborhood cleanups to self-defense clinics for women - going where people are instead of asking them to come to me. It's how I learned about their struggles and how legislative decisions affected their lives. Jimmy Gomez

Women, Bird, Tree, People, Decisions, Me

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. Jimmy Gomez

Father, Home, Mom, Roots, Deep, Laundry

People should hold elected officials accountable for how they vote. Period. Jimmy Gomez

People, Vote, Hold, Elected Officials

The money doesn't buy me, and it never will. Jimmy Gomez

Money, Me, Will, Never, Buy

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

Need, Divide, Make, He, Combat, Sure

I like musicals. Jimmy Gomez

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. Jimmy Gomez

Fake, Conversation, Election, News, Been

I'm trying to work on my Spanish. Jimmy Gomez

Work, Trying, Spanish

I will not negotiate the demise of the ACA with the Trump administration, but I would certainly be willing to work with responsible Republicans to fix some of the problems, particularly by strengthening the individual purchasers market to bring younger and healthier people into the risk pool. Jimmy Gomez

Work, People, Problems, Pool, Will, Risk

We must continue to honor America's commitment to keeping families together and not turn our backs on refugees and asylum seekers. Jimmy Gomez

Together, Commitment, Honor, America

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. Jimmy Gomez

Support, Vote, Sanctuary, Funding, Firm

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

Target, Subway, Kid, Still, Worked

I know that it takes a coalition of individuals fighting against this very divisive agenda that the Trump administration and the Republicans are trying to push. Jimmy Gomez

Fighting, Push, Trying, Know, Against

A lot of people think I'm crazy, you know, leaving a Democratic supermajority state to go to the superminority in Congress. Jimmy Gomez

People, Crazy, Think, You, Know, Go

Time will change who is in power. Jimmy Gomez

Change, Power, Time, Will, Who

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

Someone, Office, Years, Like, He

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

People, Me, Touch, Out, Who, Represent

I want to work on environmental issues. Jimmy Gomez

Work, Environmental, Want, Issues

In Koreatown, the issues that they deal with are very different than the people in unincorporated East Los Angeles, even though there are some similarities. Jimmy Gomez

People, Different, Los Angeles, Deal

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

Decisions, Tools, Media, Giving, Empower

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