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Gavin Newsom

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Gavin Christopher Newsom is an American politician and businessman currently serving as the 40th governor of California, a position he has held since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Newsom previously served as the mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011 and as the lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019. His tenure as governor has been marked by significant policy initiatives, including efforts to address climate change, housing affordability, and healthcare reform.

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Jan 7, 2025

The biggest thing, though, Anderson, that happened today sincerely. And you can appreciate in a community like this to get that direct individual assistance with the major disaster declaration within 36 hours of this incident from the…

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Jan 7, 2025

No, we're at zero containment. The winds have been a little bit more favorable as you've seen in the last few hours.

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Jan 7, 2025

Well, five dead, likely more just complete and utter devastation.

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Nov 5, 2024

California will seek to work with the incoming administration.

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Sep 9, 2024

He's unhinged. I mean, that -- no other serious person could say that and have been taken seriously and he was serious about it. He actually believes this. That's how delusional he is.

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Sep 9, 2024

We're divided country. I've got work to do. We've got a grind inch by inch.

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Jul 20, 2024

Tough. Fearless. Tenacious.

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Jun 24, 2024

We're not defunding the police, we're recruiting 1,000 CHP officers.

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Apr 30, 2024

The limited and delayed campus law enforcement response at UCLA last night was unacceptable and demands answers.

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Feb 24, 2024

The Republican Party is responsible today now for the conditions that persist because of their unwillingness to work with this president.

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Feb 24, 2024

The asylum system is broken. We know its gamed, the credible fear is – is – is manipulated.

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Feb 24, 2024

Biden beat Trump in the prior debates.

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Feb 24, 2024

It's all idle chatter. It’s all irrelevant – you know what? That's a sideshow.

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Feb 24, 2024

I revere his record. I mean it’s – what he's done in three years has been a masterclass. Close to 15 million jobs.

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Feb 24, 2024

I worry about the United States Supreme Court that, again, set the tone and tenor for the debate we're having today.

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Feb 24, 2024

The conditions are much more pernicious than they even appear. These guys are not just restricting the rights, self-determination to bear a child for a young child – young woman.

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Feb 24, 2024

He supports a national ban. And if you're Lindsey Graham and others, they're going to bring that down well below 16.

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Oct 24, 2023

Finally tonight, the first order of business under the new House speaker passing a resolution supporting Israel's war against Hamas. It passed with a vote of 412-10, a rare moment of close to total unity, at a pivotal time.

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Oct 24, 2023

And one rare moment of unity today in the United States House after Congressman Mike Johnson was elected speaker after 22 days of pathetic paralysis. Israel bringing both parties together.

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Sep 18, 2023

I am not convinced that the education and training required is sufficient to prepare optometrists to perform the surgical procedures identified.

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Sep 9, 2023

I called California the most un-Trump state in America, and I hold to that.

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Sep 9, 2023

I don't want to oppose someone just to oppose them. I don't come into a relationship with closed fists, but an open hand.

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