Critics of CA Legislature's wild spending silenced
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CA’s Democratic Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas has removed lawmakers who questioned the State's spending priorities from high-profile committee roles at the State Capitol. KCRA reports.
Rivas sent out a two-page memo Friday night announcing the reshuffling of Republicans without specifically stating why. The memo showed he stripped the roles from a handful of lawmakers who have recently been outspoken about how the state's Democratic supermajority has handled state spending and proposed state laws. ...
The lawmakers who lost their roles include Corona Assemblyman Bill Essayli. He recently accused the California Legislative Black Caucus of "marching to the governor's orders" after first prioritizing and then blocking a reparations-related proposal after the governor indicated to the caucus he would veto the measure last year. Essayli has filed the proposal on behalf of reparations advocates. ...
Tulare Assemblymember Alexandra Macedo has been an outspoken critic of California High-Speed Rail. She recently gained popularity after having a tomato thrown at her by a protester at a news conference in Los Angeles when the Trump administration announced its investigation into the project's use of federal funds. ...
Fresno Assemblymember David Tangipa was removed as vice chairman of the Assembly's Insurance Committee and was removed from the Utilities and Energy Committee. He's been outspoken about the state's insurance and wildfire situation since the start of the year, when fires tore through Los Angeles County. ...
Rocklin Assemblyman Joe Patterson was removed as vice chairman of the Assembly's Health Committee. He most recently spoke out about the Democratic-led Legislature's use of non-disclosure agreements on the $1.2 billion Capitol Annex Project. He has filed a bill to prevent lawmakers from signing confidentiality agreements in the future.
Riverside Assemblyman Carl DeMaio has been removed from the Assembly's Budget Subcommittee that focuses specifically on Newsom's administration's spending. He has been a vocal critic of state spending. He recently got the Newsom administration to publicly disclose for the first time that the state will likely spend billions more than it expected providing health insurance to undocumented people with $9.5 billion. He most recently questioned the administration on the millions being spent on a COVID-19 outreach program that sends money to various Democratic leaning political-related organizations.
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