109 Quotes by Eric Garcetti

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    The fact is, there are far more customers for American products outside of the U.S. than there are here at home. With open markets and a level playing field, American workers can out-compete workers anywhere in the world.

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    If you want to cut crime, if you want to end homelessness, you have to deal with sexual violence, sexual harassment, and domestic violence.

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    As mayor, I've traveled to China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, and Mexico to meet with heads of state and business leaders to promote trade with L.A. companies and through L.A.'s seaports and airports - because that generates L.A. jobs.

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    Aggressive government spending during the Great Recession was absolutely necessary.

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    We need a pro-worker trade approach that puts American jobs - not corporate profits - front and center.

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    My grandfather was an undocumented immigrant. My great-grandmother, my bisabuela, carried him over the border in her arms.

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    Environment, homelessness, infrastructure and immigration - I'm very focused on all four, which are critical to the success of Los Angeles.

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    My main job and my overwhelming job starts with my family, my street, my neighborhood, and my city.

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    In presidential elections, I think people focus way too much on ideology.

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