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" California will not become a cog in the Trump deportation machine. "
Kevin de Leon
California
Cog
Machine
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" 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. "
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" We can't cross our fingers and hope that President Donald Trump can 'learn and change.' "
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Cross
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Hope
" I wouldn't have voted to prosecute 13-year-olds as adults. "
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" I would never call our country the welfare system for Mexico. "
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System
Country
" While we need to provide leadership and stability to the world, we should do that through diplomacy. "
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Need
" If we do high-speed rail, the governor has to be intelligent and invest the dollars at the 'bookends' - San Francisco and Los Angeles. "
Kevin de Leon
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Intelligent
" My whole life, I've been told to 'wait my turn' and 'know my place.' "
Kevin de Leon
Life
Know
Place
" Addressing budget issues is usually a balancing act in which cuts are weighed against revenue increases to find the best solution for the state. "
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Find
Budget
Best
" California's university system is one of the premier higher education systems in the world, and we should require that non-resident students pay a premium to attend it. The revenue generated from these fees can be used to increase affordability and access for more Californians. "
Kevin de Leon
Higher Education
World
More
" The infrastructure at Union Station is antiquated. High-speed is going to come in eventually. We need to upgrade that system. Every day the Metro comes in, the Amtrak comes in, and they idle their engines for hours, spewing poisonous toxins - all that crap - into the air. "
Kevin de Leon
Day
System
Need
" Lawmakers must stand up for companies that choose public safety over profit margins. "
Kevin de Leon
Choose
Stand Up
Stand
" It's incumbent on all of us to remember our history and not repeat our past sins. "
Kevin de Leon
Repeat
Remember
Past
" Our State Senate must lead by example, restore trust and transparency, stop sweeping workplace misconduct under the rug, and do everything we can to protect women who work in and around the Capitol. "
Kevin de Leon
Stop
Transparency
Work
" 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. "
Kevin de Leon
World
Enough
Addiction
" As the youngest child of a single immigrant mother with a third-grade education, I never thought in my wildest dreams that I'd ever be an elected official. "
Kevin de Leon
Child
Education
Mother
" 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
" When people see the healthful impact this is having and all the hard hats constructing, their minds may change about high-speed rail. "
Kevin de Leon
Impact
Change
Hats
" We speak truth to power, and we've never been fooled into believing Donald Trump 'can be a good president.' "
Kevin de Leon
Power
Good
Never
" 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. "
Kevin de Leon
Listen
California
I Am
" 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. "
Kevin de Leon
Challenge
End
Solution
" No corner of our society has been left unscathed by the horrors of gun violence. To end it, we'll need to bring together the best from each corner, taking what works from government, the private sector, and our local communities and crafting common-sense solutions to gun violence. "
Kevin de Leon
Best
Together
Society
" California continues to pass the most ambitious laws in the world to expand clean energy and combat climate change. "
Kevin de Leon
California
Energy
World
" We have proven that you can actually move strong, progressive policies, grow the economy, and improve the human condition. "
Kevin de Leon
Move
Strong
You
" Poverty is poverty. At the end of the day, people want a job. "
Kevin de Leon
End
People
End Of The Day
" My mother, Carmen, cleaned houses and took care of elderly people. "
Kevin de Leon
Elderly
Houses
Mother
" No one wants dangerous criminals in our communities. "
Kevin de Leon
Wants
Our
Criminals
" From education to the environment, from high wages to health care to human rights, California is proof that progressive policies put into action improve the human condition of all individuals. "
Kevin de Leon
Rights
Health
Education
" When you have a president who mocks our inclusivity, who demonizes our diversity... you can't ask for patience. "
Kevin de Leon
Patience
Ask
You
" You've got to lead from a position of strength. "
Kevin de Leon
Strength
You
Position
" We carved it in stone: no matter the place of your birth or the hue of your skin, you can live in California in safety, dignity, and, yes, sanctuary. "
Kevin de Leon
Live
You
Stone