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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Kevin de Leon

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

Kevin de Leon

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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Hollywood is here to stay, and we have to keep the momentum going. "

" 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. "

" Addressing budget issues is usually a balancing act in which cuts are weighed against revenue increases to find the best solution for the state. "

" 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. "

Kevin de Leon

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War

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

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

" No one wants dangerous criminals in our communities. "

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

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

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

" 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

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" While we need to provide leadership and stability to the world, we should do that through diplomacy. "

" If I've learned one thing as a state leader, it's that California will never fulfill its truest potential if we wait for Washington to change on its own. "

" California serves as our nation's cutting edge on many fronts. "

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

" 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'm not into political gamesmanship. "

Kevin de Leon

Political

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Domestic workers allow many people with disabilities to maintain independent, productive lives and live in their own homes - not in institutions. "

" 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. "

" 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. "