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

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

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" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I think there's no such thing as free trade. I think there has to be fair trade. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" California Democrats - we fight on the front lines - we don't equivocate on the sidelines. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" As the youngest child of a single immigrant mother with a third-grade education, I never thought in my wildest dreams that I'd ever be an elected official. "

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" 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 am not delusional. Listen, I am not naive to the fact that people are not shouting my name all over the state of California. "

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

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

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

" California will not become a cog in the Trump deportation machine. "

" We can't cross our fingers and hope that President Donald Trump can 'learn and change.' "

" 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. "