SACRAMENTO -- El presidente del Senado, Kevin de León (D-Los Ángeles), encabeza la delegación de California en la 22ª Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas en Marrakech, Marruecos, a partir del 15 de noviembre. El viaje pretende asegurar a los socios globales que California sigue comprometida a reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero y a construir un futuro basado en las energías limpias.
SACRAMENTO -- Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) will lead the California delegation at the United Nations 22nd Conference of Parties in Marrakech, Morocco, beginning today, November 15th. The trip is intended to assure global partners that California remains committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building a clean energy future.
LOS ANGELES – California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) issued the following statement in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s statement that he will deport as many as 3 million undocumented immigrants immediately upon taking office:
Since Tuesday's election, California's leaders have hoped and prayed for the best but prepared for the worst - and, today, President-elect Trump confirmed some of our worst fears.
SACRAMENTO – 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 that are clearly inconsistent with the values of the people of California.
SACRAMENTO - The California State Senate today requests, in the strongest possible terms, for Congress to expedite all actions necessary to permanently waive the requirement that our state's Army National Guard members repay federal financial incentives they received in exchange for wartime reenlistment.
California Senate President Kevin de Leon issued the following statement today on the death of former state Senator Tom Hayden:
“I am deeply saddened by the death of Tom Hayden, a former state Senator and long-time friend. We have lost a strong and passionate voice for social justice, the environment, global peace, and a strong democracy.
“A legislator for 18 years, 10 in the Assembly and eight in the Senate before terming out in 2000, Tom distinguished himself as a paragon of political integrity and a great intellect.
SACRAMENTO – The California Strategic Growth Council has announced the award recipients of nearly $300 million generated from California’s cap and trade greenhouse gas reduction program for the development of transit-oriented housing projects throughout the state.