Profiting from student loans is usury, and we just can't continue to allow it.

Profiting from student loans is usury, and we just can't continue to allow it.

There's nothing normal about graduating with massive student debt, where you live in fear of predatory debt collectors and wage garnishers even as you are starting to live your life.

There's nothing normal about graduating with massive student debt, where you live in fear of predatory debt collectors and wage garnishers even as you are starting to live your life.

I come from a state in India that is a matrilineal state, Kerala. And so women really are seen as very powerful.

I come from a state in India that is a matrilineal state, Kerala. And so women really are seen as very powerful.

I'm not a complainer. I'm a doer. So if I see something is wrong, then I feel like I have to get in there and try to fix it.

I'm not a complainer. I'm a doer. So if I see something is wrong, then I feel like I have to get in there and try to fix it.

I have a little yoga ritual that I do just to move my body around. Whatever I do, it's usually very fast because often I don't have the kind of time that I would like to.

I have a little yoga ritual that I do just to move my body around. Whatever I do, it's usually very fast because often I don't have the kind of time that I would like to.

As an immigrant, I have lived, in a way, the American dream, and I want to make sure that opportunity is available for everybody.

As an immigrant, I have lived, in a way, the American dream, and I want to make sure that opportunity is available for everybody.

Policy is about real people and real stories, and sometimes we forget that.

Policy is about real people and real stories, and sometimes we forget that.

I think what I learned is that just because somebody says you can't talk to them or just because somebody says they don't have an answer for you, you don't stop.

I think what I learned is that just because somebody says you can't talk to them or just because somebody says they don't have an answer for you, you don't stop.

People who think that the immigration system is easy and people should just apply legally - it just isn't that easy.

People who think that the immigration system is easy and people should just apply legally - it just isn't that easy.

I never thought I would run for office.

I never thought I would run for office.

Diversity is not just about the fact that the pictures look better. I mean, they always do look better!

Diversity is not just about the fact that the pictures look better. I mean, they always do look better!

My message to women - including women of color - stand strong. Refuse to be minimized or patronized. Let all the small guys out there be intimidated by you.

My message to women - including women of color - stand strong. Refuse to be minimized or patronized. Let all the small guys out there be intimidated by you.

Racism, sexism, and age-ism are all alive and well in the U.S. House.

Racism, sexism, and age-ism are all alive and well in the U.S. House.

I actually had a number of different careers. I worked on Wall Street; I was a Master's in Business. I left that to work in the public sector.

I actually had a number of different careers. I worked on Wall Street; I was a Master's in Business. I left that to work in the public sector.

I became an immigrant, civil and human rights advocate, then the first South Asian elected to the Washington State Legislature and the only woman of color in the Washington State Senate, and then was elected in 2016 to the United States Congress.

I became an immigrant, civil and human rights advocate, then the first South Asian elected to the Washington State Legislature and the only woman of color in the Washington State Senate, and then was elected in 2016 to the United States Congress.

President Trump has harnessed the fear and prejudice that have accompanied every wave of immigrants in United States history, and stoked those fears to further his own agenda.

President Trump has harnessed the fear and prejudice that have accompanied every wave of immigrants in United States history, and stoked those fears to further his own agenda.

What makes America great is our commitment to our values of inclusivity and opportunity for all.

What makes America great is our commitment to our values of inclusivity and opportunity for all.

Immigration is about more than just who comes here and who is allowed to stay. It is about who we are as a country and what we are willing to stand up for.

Immigration is about more than just who comes here and who is allowed to stay. It is about who we are as a country and what we are willing to stand up for.

I really get my best work done in the morning, so if I have to edit speeches or comments, that all happens before I get to work.

I really get my best work done in the morning, so if I have to edit speeches or comments, that all happens before I get to work.

I usually wake up really early because I keep myself on East Coast time.

I usually wake up really early because I keep myself on East Coast time.

I like to have my cup of green tea.

I like to have my cup of green tea.

I like being on a plane with no phone service because I get so much work done.

I like being on a plane with no phone service because I get so much work done.

I would attend a State of the Union by a president with whom I disagree if I felt she or he was otherwise respectful and adhered to basic moral values or basic tenets of civility and respect.

I would attend a State of the Union by a president with whom I disagree if I felt she or he was otherwise respectful and adhered to basic moral values or basic tenets of civility and respect.

Compromise for compromise sake is never good, unless it is grounded in principles.

Compromise for compromise sake is never good, unless it is grounded in principles.

I am grateful for my family, friends, and all those who send constant love and support - you are my energy and my hope. You teach me, love me even when I'm wrong, and let me ride the challenges and come out whole.

I am grateful for my family, friends, and all those who send constant love and support - you are my energy and my hope. You teach me, love me even when I'm wrong, and let me ride the challenges and come out whole.