SACRAMENTO –  Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (East Nicolaus) issued the following statement after Republicans shut down a vote to approve Democrats’ $50 million slush fund to sue the federal government and protect gang members and felons from deportation: “Shutting down today’s vote is a big victory for Republicans, but…

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assembly Republicans announced a series of bills to improve California’s wildfire prevention, response and recovery efforts. The Republican proposals will streamline badly needed wildfire prevention projects, encourage residents to harden their homes against fire, hold people accountable for arson, looting or flying drones near fires, and help…

LOS ANGELES – Yesterday, Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher participated in a roundtable discussion with President Donald Trump and other leaders during a visit to wildfire-stricken areas of Southern California. The discussion focused on the devastating impact of the fires and the urgent need for more fire prevention measures to…

SACRAMENTO – Today, Assembly Republicans introduced a proposal for $1 billion in additional fire prevention funding. This was introduced as an amendment to the existing budget proposal that is only focused on aid to Los Angeles – but provides nothing to prevent future disasters. Despite the urgent need to address…

SACRAMENTO – Following Monday’s Assembly floor session, Legislative Republicans will hold a press conference calling for swift action to ramp up California’s wildfire prevention efforts and stabilize the state’s insurance market.  As wildfires continue to devastate Southern California, it has become apparent that the state must do more to defend…