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" Domestic workers allow many people with disabilities to maintain independent, productive lives and live in their own homes - not in institutions. "
Kevin de Leon
Own
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" While we need to provide leadership and stability to the world, we should do that through diplomacy. "
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" 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. "
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" California Democrats - we fight on the front lines - we don't equivocate on the sidelines. "
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" 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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" 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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" I don't believe the federal government should be snooping into American citizens' cell phones without a warrant issued by a federal judge. You cannot give the federal government extraordinary powers to eavesdrop without a warrant. It's simply un-American. "
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" I think there's no such thing as free trade. I think there has to be fair trade. "
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" Lawmakers must stand up for companies that choose public safety over profit margins. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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Lost
" California serves as our nation's cutting edge on many fronts. "
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" We have proven that you can actually move strong, progressive policies, grow the economy, and improve the human condition. "
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You
" My name is Kevin de Leon, and I am the president of the most progressive legislative house in America. "
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" 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. "
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Los Angeles
" 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. "
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Jobs
Need
" 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. "
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Day
System
Need
" It is erroneous and profoundly irresponsible to suggest that up to three million undocumented immigrants living in America are dangerous criminals. "
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" 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. "
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" I think that many Californians have been accustomed to, have normalized, that being good sometimes is good enough. "
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Think
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" My whole life, I've been told to 'wait my turn' and 'know my place.' "
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Life
Know
Place
" 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. "
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Time
Life
" You've got to lead from a position of strength. "
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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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" I've been surrounded by strong, hardworking women like my mother all my life. "
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" I don't like to move abstract theoretical policies that, on a white paper, sound good. If I wanted to do that, I'd be a professor. "
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" Police chiefs know a thing or two about public safety. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I believe strongly that when you have political capital, you should use it in a manner that helps improve the human condition. You shouldn't just compile power and hold onto power for power's sake. "
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You