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" I've been surrounded by strong, hardworking women like my mother all my life. "
Kevin de Leon
Women
My Life
Mother
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" Hollywood is here to stay, and we have to keep the momentum going. "
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" 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. "
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Stone
" No one wants dangerous criminals in our communities. "
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" Recycling more plastics can help local businesses and expand jobs while supporting the goals of sustainability. "
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" You've got to lead from a position of strength. "
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" Clean energy isn't just good for the planet; it's good for consumers' monthly utility bills and for the economy. "
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" It's incumbent on all of us to remember our history and not repeat our past sins. "
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" Democrats are very good at governing. When it comes to messaging, I'm not too sure about. "
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Too
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" California Democrats - we fight on the front lines - we don't equivocate on the sidelines. "
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" 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. "
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Celebrate
California
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" I grew up in the streets of San Diego, and I love this city dearly. I love this city. San Diego is my home. Even though I represent Los Angeles, this is my home. "
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" 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
" I would never call our country the welfare system for Mexico. "
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Welfare
System
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" 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
" Many foreign students take their California degrees back to their home countries. They become entrepreneurs that develop products that they sell back to us. "
Kevin de Leon
California
Students
Become
" 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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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Intelligent
" 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
" I try to deal with the poverty gap - to do policies for all of us rather than only for the wealthy. "
Kevin de Leon
Deal
Us
Only
" Foreign relations should involve human rights, workers' rights, and environmental protection. "
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Environmental
Human Rights
Rights
" 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
" We can't cross our fingers and hope that President Donald Trump can 'learn and change.' "
Kevin de Leon
Cross
Change
Hope
" 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. "
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California
Stubborn
Successful
" As Democrats, we will never be fooled into believing that if we are patient enough, that Donald Trump could be a good president. "
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Democrats
Good
Enough
" We're planting trees to break up the concrete jungle. We're building public transportation and affordable housing. "
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Building
Transportation
Jungle
" It is erroneous and profoundly irresponsible to suggest that up to three million undocumented immigrants living in America are dangerous criminals. "
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America
Up
Living
" 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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Care
War
Us
" Equity and economic justice are now hardwired into all of our climate policies. "
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Now
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Equity
" Poverty is poverty. At the end of the day, people want a job. "
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End
People
End Of The Day
" My whole life, I've been told to 'wait my turn' and 'know my place.' "
Kevin de Leon
Life
Know
Place
" The D.C. playbook is obsolete. It's time for the people of California to bring the agenda to Washington, not the other way around. "
Kevin de Leon
Time
People
California