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Joint Statement from California Legislative Leaders on Result of Presidential Election

While Donald Trump may have won the presidency, he hasn't changed our values. America is greater than any one man or party. We will not be dragged back into the past. We will lead the resistance to any effort that would shred our social fabric or our Constitution.

Protesters hold up signs during a march and rally against the election of Republican Donald Trump as President of the United States in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 12, 2016.,REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

SACRAMENTO - California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) and California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Paramount) released the following statement on the results of the President election:

Today, we woke up feeling like strangers in a foreign land, because yesterday Americans expressed their views on a pluralistic and democratic society that are clearly inconsistent with the values of the people of California.

We have never been more proud to be Californians.

By a margin in the millions, Californians overwhelmingly rejected politics fueled by resentment, bigotry, and misogyny.

The largest state of the union and the strongest driver of our nation's economy has shown it has its surest conscience as well.

California is - and must always be - a refuge of justice and opportunity for people of all walks, talks, ages and aspirations - regardless of how you look, where you live, what language you speak, or who you love.

California has long set an example for other states to follow. And California will defend its people and our progress. We are not going to allow one election to reverse generations of progress at the height of our historic diversity, scientific advancement, economic output, and sense of global responsibility.

We will be reaching out to federal, state and local officials to evaluate how a Trump Presidency will potentially impact federal funding of ongoing state programs, job-creating investments reliant on foreign trade, and federal enforcement of laws affecting the rights of people living in our state. We will maximize the time during the presidential transition to defend our accomplishments using every tool at our disposal.

While Donald Trump may have won the presidency, he hasn't changed our values. America is greater than any one man or party. We will not be dragged back into the past. We will lead the resistance to any effort that would shred our social fabric or our Constitution.

California was not a part of this nation when its history began, but we are clearly now the keeper of its future.

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Hoy despertamos sintiendonos extranjeros en tierra extrana, porque ayer los estadounidenses expresaron sus opiniones sobre una sociedad pluralista y democratica que es claramente inconsistente con los valores de la gente de California.

Nunca nos hemos sentido mas orgullosos de ser californianos.

Por un margen de millones de votos, los californianos rechazaron abrumadoramente la politica alimentada por el resentimiento, la intolerancia y la misoginia.

El estado mas grande de la union y la locomotora de la economia de nuestra nacion ha demostrado que tambien tiene su conciencia mas tranquila.

California es - y debe ser siempre - un refugio de justicia y oportunidades para las personas de todos los origenes, lenguas, edades, y aspiraciones - independientemente de su apariencia, donde vivan, que idioma hablen, o a quienes amen.

California, por mucho tiempo, ha sido un ejemplo a seguir  para otros estados. Y California defendera a su gente y nuestro progreso. No vamos a permitir que una eleccion sea un reves para el progreso de generaciones en la cima de nuestra historica diversidad, el avance cientifico, la generacion economica y un sentido de responsabilidad global.

Estaremos comunicandonos con los funcionarios federales, estatales y locales para evaluar como una Presidencia Trump podria afectar potencialmente los fondos de programas estatales en curso, las inversiones creadoras de empleos que dependen del comercio exterior y la aplicacion de las leyes federales que afectan los derechos de las personas que viven en nuestro estado.

Estaremos utilizando al maximo el tiempo durante la transicion presidencial para defender nuestros logros, usando cada herramienta a nuestra disposicion.

Aunque Donald Trump haya ganado la presidencia, no ha cambiado nuestros valores. Estados Unidos es mas grande que cualquier hombre o partido. No seremos arrastrados de vuelta al pasado. Lideraremos la resistencia a cualquier esfuerzo que destruya nuestro tejido social o nuestra Constitucion.

California no era una parte de esta nacion cuando comenzo su historia, pero ahora somos claramente los encargados de mantener su futuro.