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Mel Martinez
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Quotes by Mel Martinez
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The damage to Florida's agriculture beyond citrus is tremendous, ... This is on the order of what Katrina and New Orleans have looked at, what is being done for them. . . . Florida should be no less.
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I don't want to come to Washington to be just another vote. I want to lead on issues that are important.
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I don't want to get people's hopes up. It's not going to be a dollar-for-dollar thing, ... it will help farmers recover and put people back to work.
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But he hasn't been a visible leader, so he hasn't necessarily secured the Latino vote yet,
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I just didn't feel like I wanted to be part of a process that I didn't have any control over whatsoever.
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Not having been born in this country, but then moving on to citizenship, I understand the plight of immigrants. I understand what this has been about. I also understand about the rule of law, and I respect that.
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It's a mix of experiences that I think keeps me in touch with the common man. I'm not someone who's forgotten where he comes from.
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