John Garamendi: “What quality assurance measures do have you in place at installations for maintenance staff, customer service, and…”

The bill that passed is a loss for the country, and one whose consequences our children will feel for years to come unless Democrats regain control of Congress.

This pest and its associated disease pose a potentially catastrophic threat to these industries. If left unchecked, CDFA estimates that losses associated with PD/GWSS could eclipse $104 million annually.

Minimum-wage workers in California must work an average of 88 hours per week just to afford a modest one-bedroom rental at fair market rates. That is unacceptable.

I stand with maritime labor and our U.S. maritime industry in honoring the Jones Act, today and everyday as we fight to protect this transformative law.