I am proud to be an American, proud to represent 600,000 Americans, and proud to be in the only party pledged to make the District of Columbia the 51st state.

I am proud to be an American Citizen.

I'm as proud to be Chinese as I am American.

I am not an American; I am the American.

I am not among those who engage in nostalgia, because I think that locks you into a moment in time without thinking about where you are, what needs to be done now.

I am not an African. I am an American.