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" What we have done dramatically in California is lead the entire nation. For example, we have created more jobs in clean energy in California than there are coal-mining jobs in all of America. "

Kevin de Leon

America

Energy

California

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" 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

Care

War

" 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 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. "

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

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

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Kevin de Leon

Political

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Poverty is poverty. At the end of the day, people want a job. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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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