Yesterday, the Speaker of the Assembly ignored our bipartisan letter to let the gas tax suspension bill pass. In other news, yesterday the Speaker was toppled. The position of Assembly Speaker is equivalent to Pelosi’s in D.C. For six years, it’s been held by a guy named Anthony Rendon. But now Democrat Assemblyman Robert Rivas […]
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Something very fishy happened yesterday. We again forced a vote to suspend the gas tax, beginning the day with a press conference at Stop & Shop Gasoline. You can see my remarks here. When we made the motion at the start of the Assembly Floor Session, the initial vote was 30 Yes, 32 No. On our
In response to my announcement on this Wednesday’s gas tax vote, one of the nation’s top political reporters commented: “Calif. Republicans may be in the minority but they are leveraging this gas-tax issue pretty effectively.” When I first ran for the Assembly, I was often asked, “How can you ever do anything in the Superminority?” My response
We now have broad bipartisan support for suspending the gas tax. If it doesn’t happen this week it’s because Newsom is standing in the way. Tune in on Wednesday, or sign up at the bottom of the page and I’ll keep you updated on what happens.
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Some of the most radical COVID bills anywhere in the country face a vote next week. These will be major fights on the Assembly and Senate Floor. Here’s where things stand with the “Vaccine Work Group” bill package: We’ve killed the three worst bills: the student vaccine mandate, the employer vaccine mandate, and the bill
We’ve killed three bills, arguably the three worst. Another bill has passed the Senate and will move on to the Assembly next month. The remaining four bills are on either the Assembly or Senate Floor and will soon be voted on by the whole house. To advance to the other house, each bill must pass
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