SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) today announced a $536 million funding plan to help improve California’s resilience to wildfires. They released the following statement: “With California facing another extremely dry year, it is critical that we get a head start on reducing our fire risk. We are […]
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New California Native American Legislative Caucus announced by Rendon & Ramos
SACRAMENTO—California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) and Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) today announced formation of the California Native American Legislative Caucus. Ramos will lead the new group. “I feel a solemn obligation as the first California Native American legislator in the state’s 170-year history to advocate for California’s first people and to be that […]
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Speaker Anthony Rendon Issues Apology to Assemblymember Buffy Wicks
SACRAMENTO September 1, 2020 – Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) today issued an apology to Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, after Assemblymember Wicks was determined to be unqualified to vote by proxy on the Assembly Floor: “I want to make a full apology to Assemblymember Wicks. My intention was never to be inconsiderate toward her, her role as a […]
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Senate, Assembly Announce Statue to be Removed from Capitol Rotunda
SACRAMENTO, June 16, 2020— Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) and Assembly Rules Committee Chair Ken Cooley (D-Rancho Cordova) issued the following joint statement today, after announcing that the statue of Queen Isabella and Christopher Columbus in the Capitol Rotunda will be removed: “Christopher Columbus is a […]
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Speaker Rendon Welcomes Assemblymember Brian Maienschein to the Democratic Party
SACRAMENTO January 24, 2019 – Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) released the following statement after Assemblymember Brian Maienschein announced he would be leaving the Republican Party for the Democratic Party: “I welcome the addition of Assemblymember Brian Maienschein to the Democratic Party. His legislation, his actions and his presence in the Assembly have always shown […]
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Speaker Rendon Statement on Passage of Air Quality and Cap-and-Trade Bills
SACRAMENTO July 17, 2017 – Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) today released the following statement on the Assembly passing the air quality improvement and cap-and-trade extension package: “With this important package we are continuing California’s global leadership on climate change and we are protecting the public health by improving air quality in communities throughout our […]
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Speaker Rendon Statement on Trump’s “Out of Control” Comment
SACRAMENTO February 6, 2017 – California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Paramount) released the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s Super Bowl interview: “California has the most manufacturing jobs in the nation. Our state grows a quarter of the nation’s food. Our minimum wage increase has not only helped our poorest workers, it has boosted […]
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Joint Statement from California Legislative Leaders on Result of Presidential Election
SACRAMENTO November 9, 2016 – California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) and California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon(D-Paramount) released the following statement on the results of the President election: Today, we woke up feeling like strangers in a foreign land, because yesterday Americans expressed their views on a pluralistic and democratic society […]