Kevin de Leon Quotes

Kevin de Leon

Profession : Politician

Birth : December 10, 1966

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

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

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

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Clean air shouldn't be a privilege dictated by where you can afford to live but a right to which we are all entitled.

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No corner of our society has been left unscathed by the horrors of gun violence. To end it, we'll need to bring together the best from each corner, taking what works from government, the private sector, and our local communities and crafting common-sense solutions to gun violence.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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Police chiefs know a thing or two about public safety.

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No one wants dangerous criminals in our communities.

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

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California lost its way in 1994 with Prop. 187, but that tragic episode gave birth to a new California consciousness - one that will now do everything within its power to protect our diversity and the economic power it has created.

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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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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.

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Dependence on oil from volatile foreign markets undermines our economic security and threatens our national security. Moreover, that addiction is producing toxic air and a public-health epidemic.

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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.

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California serves as our nation's cutting edge on many fronts.

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

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