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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

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" 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. "

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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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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Always

Employees

" 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. "

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

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" Police chiefs know a thing or two about public safety. "

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

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