SACRAMENTO, CA
Assemblyman Phillip Chen (R-Brea) issued the following statement in response to Governor Brown’s State of the State Address:
“Despite California having a growing economy, we are heading towards a budget deficit. There’s something wrong with that picture.
This is the direct result of Sacramento’s failure to break the shackles of the old ‘tax and spend’ mentality and tackle California’s pension debt crisis head on.
California’s small business community is saddled with too many unnecessary and burdensome regulations that drive jobs out of our State. Texas rolls out the red carpet, while California rolls out the red tape.
Our local cities and counties continue to suffer the consequences of AB 109 and Prop. 47 and 57, which allow for the early release of felons onto our streets. This is driving up costs for our state’s hard working taxpayers.
For the sake of California’s future – business as usual cannot continue.”
