The truth is in California you can't build a new manufacturing facility, and businesses are leaving in droves because of bad government policy.
You know, every family and every business in California knows what it means to go through tough times.
Obviously the Senate is a federal office, but to get California's economy moving again we need to do some things in the federal arena.
The state is facing a unique and extraordinary set of challenges and opportunities that demand the involvement of all of us to address them. It's time for everyone to pull together to improve California's competitiveness.
Well, first, if I am fortunate enough to be elected to the U.S. Senate, it won't be a party that will have elected me. It will be the people of California.