[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 17, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      CALIFORNIANS DESERVE BETTER

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, in my home State of California, my 
colleagues on the other side of the aisle there, the Democrats there, 
just know how to tax and spend other people's money.
  Our State's massive $100 billion budget surplus was wasted on far-
left priorities. Now, California is facing at least a $40 billion, 
maybe even a $68 billion budget deficit in the coming year.
  Instead of reckoning with these massive overspendings, our Governor 
Newsom is dipping into the State's reserves while delaying some of 
these program rollouts instead of making the necessary cuts and 
reductions in Big Government.
  Governor Newsom is claiming California is in a fiscal emergency, yet 
he is still planning on giving millions of illegal immigrants free 
healthcare, including sex-change operations. He is not even delaying 
that idea, as well.
  Of course, this healthcare for illegals won't actually be free. The 
taxpayers will pay, as you know. California has the highest top income 
tax rate of any State, some of the highest taxes in the country 
overall. Our tax dollars certainly don't go toward any projects that 
benefit Californians, such as much-needed water storage or fixing more 
of our crumbling freeways. Instead, we see more blackouts, wildfires, 
crumbling infrastructure, and social breakdowns in our cities. We must 
do better.

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