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" Banning plastic bags so that people use paper bags or imported reusable bags that will end up in local landfills soon thereafter is not the only solution to our plastic bag challenge. "

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" What we have done dramatically in California is lead the entire nation. For example, we have created more jobs in clean energy in California than there are coal-mining jobs in all of America. "

Kevin de Leon

America

Energy

California

" My mother passed away young - she died from ovarian cancer at just 54 years old. Her sacrifices for my sisters and I evoke a tribute in her honor each and every Mother's Day. "

" I wouldn't have supported invoking Taft-Hartley to help George Bush end a strike. "

" I am not just a defender of the California Dream. I am a product of it. "

" California Democrats - we fight on the front lines - we don't equivocate on the sidelines. "

" We're planting trees to break up the concrete jungle. We're building public transportation and affordable housing. "

" I would never vote to allow federal agents to spy on American citizens without warrants. "

" The Internet is now the catalyst in our society for growing our economy, engaging in the democratic process, and connecting with one another. It is an information equalizer, and everyone from farmworkers to financiers deserves fair access to it. "

" We can't cross our fingers and hope that President Donald Trump can 'learn and change.' "

" There isn't enough renewable fuel in the world to crack our growing addiction to foreign oil. We need to decrease miles driven and increase engine efficiency. "

" Addressing budget issues is usually a balancing act in which cuts are weighed against revenue increases to find the best solution for the state. "

" Police chiefs know a thing or two about public safety. "

" California lost its way in 1994 with Prop. 187, but that tragic episode gave birth to a new California consciousness - one that will now do everything within its power to protect our diversity and the economic power it has created. "

" When people see the healthful impact this is having and all the hard hats constructing, their minds may change about high-speed rail. "

" I'm not into political gamesmanship. "

Kevin de Leon

Political

" The D.C. playbook is obsolete. It's time for the people of California to bring the agenda to Washington, not the other way around. "

" Cap and trade is an important tool in California's climate policy portfolio. It sends a price signal to industries to reduce their carbon pollution while generating billions of dollars in revenue for investments in clean transportation and direct pollution reduction. "

" President Trump's threat to weaponize federal funding is not only unconstitutional but emblematic of the cruelty he seeks to impose on our most vulnerable communities. "

" Foreign relations should involve human rights, workers' rights, and environmental protection. "

" Equity and economic justice are now hardwired into all of our climate policies. "

" I am not delusional. Listen, I am not naive to the fact that people are not shouting my name all over the state of California. "

" When I was elected for the first time in '06 I'd never been elected to any body. City councils, school board, community college boards, trustee, water district trustee, class president, ASB president, senior class president - nothing. I was never elected to anything in my life. "

" I believe that every family - it doesn't make a difference who you are or where you come from - deserves to have quality healthcare. It is a universal right. It's not the exclusive privilege of the elite and the wealthy. "

" There's always more employers can do to protect their employees. "

Kevin de Leon

Always

Employees

" I grew up in the streets of San Diego, and I love this city dearly. I love this city. San Diego is my home. Even though I represent Los Angeles, this is my home. "

" I don't believe other states should be in the business of luring production out of California. We've made it clear that no one is going to out-compete California. "

" California is the greatest beacon of opportunity the world has ever known. But we didn't get here through years of political seniority - we built it through acts of audacity. "

" I think there's no such thing as free trade. I think there has to be fair trade. "

" My whole life, I've been told to 'wait my turn' and 'know my place.' "

" I've been surrounded by strong, hardworking women like my mother all my life. "