Day of Contrasts for two Republican wins


Shortly after President Trump beat Kamala Harris – including flipping a number of California counties – Gov. Newsom wasted no time on his quixotic bid for the Presidency by announcing that he was calling a “special session” to “Trump-proof” California.  He first offered $25 million to sue the Trump administration.  He and the Democratic supermajority then added another $25 million to send to organizations helping keep people in the country who are here illegally.
 
When Assembly Member Bill Essayli asked a Newsom administration official to assure him that “none of this money will be used to defend criminal illegal immigrants facing deportation,” Newsom’s rep said: “I don’t know that I can give you that kind of, that level of a guarantee.”  
 
So the Assembly Republicans announced that they would introduce an amendment to Newsom’s “Trump-proofing” bill prohibiting using taxpayer dollars to defend criminal illegal immigrants.  Assembly Democrats met behind closed doors for 45 minutes.  What did they discuss?  We don’t know because Democrats running this state believe in “transparency for thee, but not for me.”
 
We do know that they shut down the Assembly during that time.  We also know that Assembly Republicans (including our own members Phillip Chen, Laurie Davies, Diane Dixon, Kate Sanchez, and Tri Ta) were ready and waiting.  
 
After 45 minutes, angry Democrats left and refused to take up the bill.  Gov. Newsom was nowhere to be seen and appears to be throwing the supermajority under the bus.

 

Chairman O'Neill
Republican Party of Orange County

 

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