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

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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. "

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

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

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

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

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

" Banning plastic bags so that people use paper bags or imported reusable bags that will end up in local landfills soon thereafter is not the only solution to our plastic bag challenge. "

" 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. "

" I'm not into political gamesmanship. "

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

" 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.' "

" The D.C. playbook is obsolete.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. "

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

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 know - firsthand - that California works best when everyone has the opportunity to succeed. It's a lesson that's hard to learn from the back of a limousine, or behind gated walls. And it's a lesson that guided me every day as the president of the California State Senate - the most productive and progressive policymaking body in America. "

" 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. "

" When people see the healthful impact this is having and all the hard hats constructing, their minds may change about high-speed rail. "

" When you have a president who mocks our inclusivity, who demonizes our diversity... you can't ask for patience. "

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

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

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

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

" 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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