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Senator Huff responds to the Governor’s proposed May Budget Revision

Three sound bites from Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff detailing his reaction to the Governor’s revised proposals for the new state budget

Senator Huff Objects to Democrat Power Play

The Senate Republican Leader objects to a budget procedure that violates Senate rules

Senate session adjourns in memory of bombing victims in Boston

Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff adjourns Senate session with prayers for the Boston Marathon bombing victims

Senator Berryhill speaks in favor of SJR 8 – Immigration Reform Resolution

Excerpts from Senator Berryhill’s floor remarks on passage of SJR 8

Senate Republican Leader Supports Immigration Reform

Senator Huff states his support for SJR 8 which calls upon urges Congress and the President to take a comprehensive, workable approach to improving the nation’s immigration system

Adjourn in Memory of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff Adjourns Senate Session in Memory of Baroness Thatcher, who died at the age of 87.

Half of New Education Funds to Pay Down Wall of Debt

In a Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee hearing, a Department of Finance official responds to Senator Emmerson’s question on reducing school and community college funding deferrals.

Cap and Trade Penalizes University of California

University of California officials acknowledged at a Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee hearing that it will cost $8 million in the coming year, the equivalent to serving 800 students in 2013-14, to comply with AB 32, California’s Global Warming Solutions Act.

Senator Knight Reacts to 2013 State of the State

Senator Knight gives his reaction to Governor Brown’s 2013 State of the State address

Sen. Jim Nielsen Responds to Governor Brown’s State of the State Address

“I commend the Governor for voicing the Republican principle of fiscal responsibility. Although the Governor argued for fiscal restraint, he was silent on critical budget reforms like a hard spending cap and a real reserve. The budget is not fixed; it is funded with temporary tax increases.

“The Governor must make substantive and enduring reforms to CEQA, not cosmetic changes.

“What’s missing in the Governor’s address is public safety. Realignment is a social experiment that is not working and is putting our lives in danger with the release of habitual convicted felons.”