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Senator Harman recognizes US Marine, LCpl Mark Andrews, for his bravery and heroism while serving his country in Afghanistan. Mark received the Purple Heart for being wounded while conducting counter-insurgency operations in Helmand Province in Afghanistan.

Senator Tom Harman’s remarks during Senate Public Safety Committee legislative debate on legislation to address California’s broken capital punishment system.

Senator Tom Harman opposed the passage of more than 40 pieces of empty legislation to the Assembly. These measures will later be later amended to include parts of the budget however when they passed off the Senate floor there was no language in any of the bills. Harman and his Republican colleagues objected to this process as it does not allow for public debate or transparency. Republicans believe the bills should go through budget committee, have a public vetting and be voted on by the Senate as complete pieces of legislation.

Senator Tom Harman joined with other GOP Senators in protest of Democrats simply passing “empty” budget bills onto the Assembly without debate or public input. Proposition 25, passed by the voters in 2010, allows for a simple majority vote to pass a budget. As a result, Republicans believe the Majority party should lay out its spending plan in policy committee for public and stakeholder input as opposed to their behind closed door partisan plan.

 

 

Senator Harman’s remarks in support of a veto override on SB 356 - a measure that would have provided funding alternative to closing state parks