Quotes by Grace Meng - Page 1

I'm just going to let my record in Congress speak for itself.
Grace Meng / United States Representative
Congress
Records
Speak
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I want to see America thrive. I want to see all different families here succeed.
Grace Meng / United States Representative
America
Different
Succeed
Thrive
Want
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There are many Asian-Americans who are living in poverty, especially our senior citizens.
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Senior
Senior Citizens
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Oftentimes, the only evidence left behind at the scene of a shooting are bullet shell casings.
Grace Meng / United States Representative
Bullets
Evidence
Scene
Shells
Shooting
Bullet
Oftentimes
Shell
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As the daughter of immigrants, growing up in New York City, you are either at the table or on the menu.
Grace Meng / United States Representative
Daughter
New York
Cities
Growing Up
Immigrants
New York City
Menu
Table
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Being the only Asian-American in the State Legislature, I've had no choice but to reach across the aisle.
Grace Meng / United States Representative
Aisle
Asian American
Legislature
No Choice
State Legislature
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It's nice to be a woman, and it's nice to be an Asian. But what's more important is what I can bring back to my district.
Grace Meng / United States Representative
Bring
Woman
District
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I take the definition and title of my job - Representative - seriously. Thats what I will be above and beyond everything else.
Grace Meng / United States Representative
Jobs
Definitions
Titles
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I take the definition and title of my job - Representative - seriously. That's what I will be above and beyond everything else.
Grace Meng / United States Representative
Definition
Everything Else
Representative
Title
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I've loved being in legislative office on a state level, and I think on a federal level there are so many more opportunities. I'm so excited to accomplish more.
Grace Meng / United States Representative
Accomplish
Federal Level
Legislative
State Level
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That's the one thing I probably don't like about politics - the focus on the individual. To me, it's more important to get it done, whether I get the credit for it or not.
Grace Meng / United States Representative
Credit
The One Thing
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I was raised as a Christian, where all you're taught is to be humble, even if you did something right. Politics is the complete opposite of: you do something a little nice, and you tell everyone.
Grace Meng / United States Representative
Be Humble
Christian
Humble
Nice
Raised
Taught
Opposite
Everyone
Did
Complete
Complete Opposite
Tell
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Queens is famous throughout the world for diversity and tolerance. But really it's what we have in common that makes our neighborhoods work, our students succeed, and our families able to care for children and grandparents as they can.
Grace Meng / United States Representative
Queens
Famous
Children
Diversity
Succeed
Tolerance
Neighborhoods
Throughout
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When people see Barack Obama, they don't necessarily see an African-American president. They see someone who is a child of immigrants. They see someone whose family has worked hard and struggled. And they see many similarities between themselves and Barack Obama.
Grace Meng / United States Representative
African American
Barack
Immigrants
Family People See
Barack Obama
Struggled
Similarities
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Queens is so often treated as a stepchild and labeled as an outer borough. At the very least, if I could help bring more attention to what we need, and what the federal government needs to do to improve the quality of life of people right here in Queens - any way that I can do that, I'm very happy to do that.
Grace Meng / United States Representative
Quality
Attention
Federal Government
If I Could
Quality Of Life
Life Government People
Life Government Quality
Labeled
Outer
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