Rep. Jimmy Gomez

There's just a lot of, a lot of,

calling for things to be different and i get that i understand that um i just don't i don't care for a lot of griping unless you're gonna come with a solution in your pocket and that kind of stuff it take it it just it takes the air out of a room for me i want to try to be

as positive in these dark times as I possibly can be.

I have a son who is nonverbal, so I am his voice.

I am his shield.

I am his power.

And so I spend so much of my time trying to figure out solutions.

I'm just as angry as everybody else.

But I don't see the point of continuously griping.

We need to try to figure out what we're going to do about this situation.

And that's what you're hearing and seeing in my face.

I just, I'm over it.

I'm over it.

I need solutions.

I don't need to hear what I already know.

I need to hear solutions.

yes and i'm angry i'm an angry crier and i've always hated that about myself because i don't want people to think i'm weak i am your worst case scenario when you have my rage up but

Yeah, there is a frustration here, Don, because I feel like I'm only one person and I'm doing everything that I can, but it's just so frustrating not seeing the needle move in a positive direction.

It seems like we're just sinking deeper and deeper into this whole

You know, Don, you got the better help, but I need the excellent help.