Yes, I am the first Latino poet laureate in the United States. But I'm also here for everyone and from everyone. My voice is made by everyone's voices.

I am proud to be a member of the Congress of the United States.

In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army.

I feel that I am best positioned to fight for America's future here in the trenches of the United States Senate.

In Lithuania, I am known as a poet, and they don't care about my cinema. In Europe, they don't know my poetry; in Europe, I am a filmmaker. But here, in the United States, I am only a maverick!

I am a freeman, an American, a United States Senator, and a Democrat, in that order.