It's unfortunate that the acting secretary seems to indicate that there is not any urgency to the levee situation. |
It's wonderful that both parties and multiple levels of government are absolutely engaged. All of which are necessary so the principals can forge some kind of agreement and compromise. |
Just as people on the Democratic side of the aisle have their priorities, people on the Republican side of the aisle have their priorities, and what the governor is doing is looking out for all Californians and trying to get the best deal so that we can move forward and have a plan that improves people's quality of life into the future. |
most rigorous protections in the nation for domestic partners. |
only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. |
Our of respect for the will of the people, the governor will veto (the bill). |
Our push for more federal funds is not predicated on one meeting. It's a sustained effort that includes outreach to Congress as well as the administration. |
Right now we're focused on public policy and making law. I can't talk about things that are pretty much irrelevant right now. |
So much productive work has been done already, it is a positive sign that everyone wants to work to move a package forward. |
The Democratic legislators are going to have to explain why they took out a competent, Democratic ... director purely because they are focused on getting this driver's license bill for undocumented workers. It's a prime example of Democratic lawmakers playing politics as opposed to focusing on good public policy. |
The Democratic senators are taking out a competent Democratic civil-service director because they wanted to focus on the driver's license bill. They've put their political considerations before the fact that she has led an organization that has been consumer-friendly. |
The governor believes the courts are the correct venue for this decision to be made. He will uphold whatever decision the court renders. |
The Governor believes the matter should be determined not by legislative action - which would be unconstitutional - but by court decision or another vote of the people of our state. |
The governor believes the people spoke with Prop. 22, and that is now in the courts. The governor believes that is where it belongs and will uphold any decisions the courts make. |
The governor has always said what is important is not June or November but that he and the Legislature work to rebuild California. At this point, it is critical that the Legislature build upon all of the work that has been accomplished thus far. |