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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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" I wouldn't have voted for the war in Iraq, which has cost us trillions we could have been spending on a carbon-free economy, affordable college, and single-payer health care. "

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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. "

" 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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Recycling more plastics can help local businesses and expand jobs while supporting the goals of sustainability. "

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

" The days of Democrats biding our time, biting our tongue, and triangulating at the margins are over. "

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

" If we do high-speed rail, the governor has to be intelligent and invest the dollars at the 'bookends' - San Francisco and Los Angeles. "

" California continues to pass the most ambitious laws in the world to expand clean energy and combat climate change. "

" 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. "

" Unlike Washington, the California legislature has proved that cooperation is both possible and essential to successful policymaking, while stubborn absolutism will have you trailing head lice in popularity polls. "

" My name is Kevin de Leon, and I am the president of the most progressive legislative house in America. "

" Thanks to policies mandating clean energy development, California's electric grid is one of the least carbon-intensive in the world. "

" You've got to lead from a position of strength. "

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

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

" We have proven that you can actually move strong, progressive policies, grow the economy, and improve the human condition. "

" Democrats are very good at governing. When it comes to messaging, I'm not too sure about. "

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

Kevin de Leon

Always

Employees

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

" As Democrats, we will never be fooled into believing that if we are patient enough, that Donald Trump could be a good president. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "