SACRAMENTO – After a messy week of critics panning his special session stunt, Gov. Newsom took to X to claim a Republican proposal to suspend California’s highest-in-the-nation gas tax would kill road projects and cost jobs. The only problem? Newsom’s claim is completely and obviously false. Anyone who took the…
SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Joe Patterson (R-Rocklin) condemned Gov. Newsom’s special session and called on Democrats to reject his proposal to withhold gas from California drivers, which Newsom’s own energy experts warn could drive up prices and create supply shortages. “Californians are tired of getting ripped off at the pump thanks…
SACRAMENTO – Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City) issued the following statement on the introduction of legislation enacting Gov. Newsom’s scheme to increase gas prices by requiring refiners to withhold fuel from drivers: “After six years of Newsom’s failed leadership, Californians’ gas prices have soared by $1.33/gallon and are…
SACRAMENTO – Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher issued the following statement in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom calling a special session of the Legislature to consider his half-baked idea to mandate that refiners withhold fuel from the market: “From increasing the gas tax to a new regulation increasing prices 50…
SACRAMENTO – In a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, Legislative Republicans are calling on the governor to explain the projected impact of his fuel storage mandate proposal on gas prices, how he plans to mitigate shortages, and how these new policies will align with existing measures that could increase costs.…