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" Clean air shouldn't be a privilege dictated by where you can afford to live but a right to which we are all entitled. "

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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I would never call our country the welfare system for Mexico. "

" 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 don't believe that all folks who supported Donald Trump are racist. I think that there was a lot of economic anxiety, there was a lot of economic panic. A lot of deep-rooted economic insecurity. I think what Trump did, you know, very astutely, was he tapped into this vein, and he promised them a job. "

" 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. "

" Yes, we absolutely need to eliminate the single-use plastic bag, but we don't have to eliminate the jobs of hardworking Californians to accomplish this goal. "

" Lawmakers must stand up for companies that choose public safety over profit margins. "

" Poverty is poverty. At the end of the day, people want a job. "

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

" I want you to know that California is your sanctuary. We will always be a place where you can be whoever you are and become whoever you dream of being. California will always stand up for you. That's a principle that's bigger than partisanship, more powerful than any president. "

" I try to deal with the poverty gap - to do policies for all of us rather than only for the wealthy. "

" 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. "

" I know - firsthand - that California works best when everyone has the opportunity to succeed. It's a lesson that's hard to learn from the back of a limousine, or behind gated walls. And it's a lesson that guided me every day as the president of the California State Senate - the most productive and progressive policymaking body in America. "

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

" My mother, Carmen, cleaned houses and took care of elderly people. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I think that many Californians have been accustomed to, have normalized, that being good sometimes is good enough. "

" Clean energy isn't just good for the planet; it's good for consumers' monthly utility bills and for the economy. "

" Seniority means nothing if you don't do anything with it. "

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

" Our communities will become more - not less - dangerous when local police officers are pulled from their duties to arrest otherwise law-abiding maids, busboys, and day laborers for immigration violations. "

" 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. "

" I'm not into political gamesmanship. "

" It is erroneous and profoundly irresponsible to suggest that up to three million undocumented immigrants living in America are dangerous criminals. "

" 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. "

" 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. "