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" 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. "

Kevin de Leon

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

Kevin de Leon

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Employees

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" It's incumbent on all of us to remember our history and not repeat our past sins. "

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

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

" Drafting local police into Trump's immigration crackdown undermines public safety and is a colossal waste of taxpayer dollars. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" I believe strongly that when you have political capital, you should use it in a manner that helps improve the human condition. You shouldn't just compile power and hold onto power for power's sake. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I wouldn't have voted to prosecute 13-year-olds as adults. "

Kevin de Leon

Voted

" 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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Local

" 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 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

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