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" I am not just a defender of the California Dream. I am a product of it. "
Kevin de Leon
Dream
Just
Product
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" 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. "
Kevin de Leon
California
Business
Believe
" Drafting local police into Trump's immigration crackdown undermines public safety and is a colossal waste of taxpayer dollars. "
Kevin de Leon
Police
Safety
Waste
" Democrats are very good at governing. When it comes to messaging, I'm not too sure about. "
Kevin de Leon
Sure
Too
Democrats
" 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. "
Kevin de Leon
Goal
Jobs
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
" 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. "
Kevin de Leon
Political
Opportunity
Here
" We will not lift a single finger or spend a single cent to be a cog in the Trump deportation machine, and we won't be complicit in his effort to make American great again by reengineering the legal immigration system. "
Kevin de Leon
Effort
American
Lift
" The voice of Vin Scully has become the song of summer for generations of Los Angeles baseball fans and aficionados of excellence in sports broadcasting. "
Kevin de Leon
Sports
Baseball
Excellence
" 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. "
Kevin de Leon
Information
Process
Internet
" I wouldn't have supported invoking Taft-Hartley to help George Bush end a strike. "
Kevin de Leon
Strike
Bush
Help
" 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
Independent
Live
" I would never vote to allow federal agents to spy on American citizens without warrants. "
Kevin de Leon
Vote
American
Spy
" 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
" I worry about civil-rights activists being targeted as black-identity extremists. I worry about the government saying, 'I don't like this progressive blogger' and subjecting them to scrutiny. "
Kevin de Leon
Being
Worry
Government
" I didn't know how to do a press release, so I'd call the local Assembly member and say, 'Hey, can you fax me one of your press releases?' 'Which one?' 'Any one.' "
Kevin de Leon
Know
Local
Me
" 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
" I've been surrounded by strong, hardworking women like my mother all my life. "
Kevin de Leon
Women
My Life
Mother
" 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
" 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. "
Kevin de Leon
American
Judge
Government
" 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. "
Kevin de Leon
Immigration
Dangerous
Day
" In California, we celebrate our diversity. We celebrate who we are because we're proud of who we are; we're proud of where our families come from. "
Kevin de Leon
Celebrate
California
Diversity
" 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
" 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
" 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
" Recycling more plastics can help local businesses and expand jobs while supporting the goals of sustainability. "
Kevin de Leon
Recycling
Help
Goals
" Equity and economic justice are now hardwired into all of our climate policies. "
Kevin de Leon
Now
Economic
Equity
" California will not become a cog in the Trump deportation machine. "
Kevin de Leon
California
Cog
Machine
" 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. "
Kevin de Leon
Pollution
Price
California
" Clean energy isn't just good for the planet; it's good for consumers' monthly utility bills and for the economy. "
Kevin de Leon
Clean
Planet
Economy
" I'm not into political gamesmanship. "
Kevin de Leon
Political