February 19, 1942, is the year in which Executive Order 9066 was signed, and this was the order that called for the exclusion and internment of all Japanese Americans living on the west coast during World War II. Xavier Becerra Read Quote
I hate to say it but I think it has become very obvious that our system for devising trade agreements, so very important to this country’s functioning around the world, has not only broken, but it has broken completely. Xavier Becerra Read Quote
It is critical that parents and other trusted adults initiate conversations with kids about underage drinking well in advance of the first time they are faced with a decision regarding alcohol. Xavier Becerra Read Quote
We are on pace this year to have a trade deficit that is larger than $800 billion. We have never faced that before, but we continue to put forward trade agreements like these that leave us naked to competition that is neither free nor fair. Xavier Becerra Read Quote
I think I’ve been a very good student of all aspects of being in Congress. I think I’m always working hard to get an ‘A.’ Xavier Becerra Read Quote
As a regent, I hope to bring that important perspective of a typical family visitor in combination with my background as a Member of Congress and a proponent of the Smithsonian’s efforts to reach all Americans. Xavier Becerra Read Quote
I’m never gonna change the skin, right? I’m very proud of what it implies and what it has meant to me… but then again, in Congress, I hope to make my mark as a colleague and as a leader. Xavier Becerra Read Quote
I have been chastised by a president, I have antagonized and angered presidents, and I have taken on my own leadership. Xavier Becerra Read Quote
We have a tax code that allows groups to use their political operations within the tax code, under the guise of a charity, to use undisclosed millions of dollars to do political campaigns. Xavier Becerra Read Quote