[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H229-H230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CALIFORNIA IS THE MOST POPULAR STATE TO LEAVE

  (Mr. KILEY of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KILEY of California. Mr. Speaker, today, the Governor of my 
State, Gavin Newsom, gave his state of the State address in which he 
declared that California leads the Nation. Now, the Governor isn't 
wrong. As the residents of our State know all too well, California does 
lead the Nation.

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  California leads the Nation in fraud. California leads the Nation in 
unemployment. California leads the Nation in homelessness. California 
leads the Nation in poverty. California leads the Nation in illiteracy. 
California leads the Nation in gas prices. California leads the Nation 
in electricity prices. California leads the Nation in housing prices. 
California leads the Nation in debt and deficits. Just this week, we 
learned that for the sixth straight year, California leads the Nation 
in outbound U-Haul rentals. The greatest State in the country has 
become the most popular State to leave.
  That, Mr. Speaker, is the true state of our State during this 
Governor's tenure.

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