Mike Thompson: “I would now like to yield to my friend and colleague from New York (Mrs. Maloney).”

The supremacy clause always prevails. And I will redraft SB 254 and introduce it again next session.

I’m not afraid to take these guys on if they’re wrong.

In the wake of losing their homes and livelihoods, it is wrong to tax survivors on settlement money that is meant to help them rebuild their lives. Survivors can't afford to wait around for retroactive relief.

Californians are all too familiar with the devastation caused by wildfires. In the wake of losing their homes and livelihoods, it is wrong to tax survivors on settlement money that is meant to help them rebuild their lives.