Kevin de Leon Quotes

Kevin de Leon

Profession : Politician

Birth : December 10, 1966

Domestic workers allow many people with disabilities to maintain independent, productive lives and live in their own homes - not in institutions.

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

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I'm not into political gamesmanship.

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Our State Senate must lead by example, restore trust and transparency, stop sweeping workplace misconduct under the rug, and do everything we can to protect women who work in and around the Capitol.

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

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We have proven that you can actually move strong, progressive policies, grow the economy, and improve the human condition.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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Many foreign students take their California degrees back to their home countries. They become entrepreneurs that develop products that they sell back to us.

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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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The infrastructure at Union Station is antiquated. High-speed is going to come in eventually. We need to upgrade that system. Every day the Metro comes in, the Amtrak comes in, and they idle their engines for hours, spewing poisonous toxins - all that crap - into the air.

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

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California will not become a cog in the Trump deportation machine.

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

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

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The days of Democrats biding our time, biting our tongue, and triangulating at the margins are over.

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