MEMBERS THE HOUSE WILL BE COMING
TO ORDER. PLEASE FIND YOUR SEATS
. AND IF OUR GUESTS CAN FIND
YOUR SEATS WILL BE COMING TO
ORDER.
MEMBERS. WE WILL BE COMING TO
ORDER. THERE YOU GO. THAT'S THE
REAL SPEAKER.
NOTICES. THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN
SESSION. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
PETRIE-NORRIS NOTICES THE
PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. THE CLERK
WILL CALL THE ROLL. ADDIS.
AGUIAR-CURRY COLONIES. ALVAREZ
ARAMBULA. BANGS. BAUER-KAHAN
BENNETT. BERMAN. BURNER. BANTA.
BRIAN CALDERON. JUAN CARILLO.
WENDY CARILLO CERVANTES CHEN
CONNELLY. DOLLY! DAVIES DIXON IS
SALEY FLORA, MIKE FONG, VINCE
FONG FRIEDMAN. GABRIEL GALLAGHER
GARCIA. GIBSON GRAYSON HANEY
HEART HOLD IN HOOVER. ERWIN
JACKSON, JOHN SAWYER KALRA.
LACKEY. LEE. LOW. LOWENTHAL
MAIENSCHEIN MATHIS MCCARTY MAKIN
ER MURATSUCHI WHEN ORTEGA.
PACHECO HAPPEN. JIM PATTERSON,
JOE PATTERSON, PELLERIN
PETRIE-NORRIS QUIRK-SILVA RAMOS
RAISE THREE OF US ROBERT RIVAS
RODRIGUEZ RUBIO SANCHEZ SANTIAGO
SHIAVO SORIA TÂM. TING VALENCIA
, THE VALLAPUDUA WALDRON WALLACE
WARD. WEBER. WICKS WILSON WOULD
ZABAR, MR SPEAKER. MEMBERS OF
QUORUM AS PRESIDENT. WE ASK OUR
GUESTS AND VISITORS IN THE REAR
OF THE CHAMBER AND IN THE
GALLERY TO PLEASE STAND FOR THE
MORNING'S PRAYER AND FLAGS LIT.
PRAYER WILL BE DELIVERED BY OUR
ASSEMBLY CHAPLAIN IMAM YASIR
KHAN.
IN THE NAME OF GOD. THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST MERCIFUL.
ARMORY GOD. WE'RE STANDING HERE
THIS MORNING IN GRATITUDE. FOR
ALL THE AMAZING BLESSINGS YOU
HAVE BLESSED US WITH. ALLOW US
ALL TO ALWAYS REMAIN GRATEFUL.
AND IN DOING SO. ALLOW US TO BE
A MEANS OF BLESSING FOR OTHERS.
WE STAND HERE WITH OUR HEADS
ABOUT AND OUR HEARTS TURNED
TOWARDS YOU. SEEKING YOUR
BLESSING. BLESS OUR HEARTS WITH
SINCERITY. SO WE CAN SERVE WITH
PURPOSE. BLESS OUR HEARTS WITH
EMPATHY. SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND
THE PLIGHT OF THOSE THAT ARE
HURTING. LET US UNDERSTAND HOW
DIFFICULT IT IS. FOR THOSE THAT
ARE STRUGGLING THROUGH FOOD
INSECURITY, LACK OF HOUSING.
ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE. AND OTHER
BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS THAT EVERY
HUMAN BEING DESERVES TO HAVE.
ALLOW US TO IMAGINE. HOW IT IS
NOT TO HAVE A VOICE WHEN FACING
INJUSTICE. BLESS OUR HEARTS WITH
COMPASSION. THAT ALLOWS US TO
TAKE STEPS. TO SEE TO THE NEEDS
OF OUR FELLOW CALIFORNIANS.
BLESS OUR HEARTS WITH HUMILITY.
THAT ALLOWS US TO LISTEN. AS WE
STAND HERE THIS MORNING. TO
WITNESS THE ADMINISTRATION. OF
THE OATH OF OFFICE. SPEAKER
DESIGNATE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
ROBERT RIVAS. WE ALL PRAY THAT
HE CONTINUES TO HOLD SINCERITY,
EMPATHY, COMPASSION AND HUMILITY
CLOSE TO HIS HEART. AS HE STEPS
INTO THIS NEW ROLE. SPEAKER. OF
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY. I
MEAN, NEXT IS THE FLAG SALUTE. I
NOW ASK THE CHILDREN WHO WILL
LEAD THE PLEDGE TO COME FORWARD.
VIA THE CENTER AISLE. HMM.
HEADY SALUTE. I PLEDGE YOU
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE
NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
FOR
THANK YOU. YOU MAY EXIT THE
CHAMBER. MEMBERS AND GUESTS. YOU
MAY BE SEATED. GOOD. WE'D PREFER
THAT YOU STAY, THOUGH.
READING OF THE PREVIOUS DAY'S
JOURNAL. ASSEMBLY CHAMBER
SACRAMENT ON WEDNESDAY. MAY 17TH
2023, THE ASSEMBLY MET AT 7 A.M.
THE HONORABLE ONE, KOREA WAS
SIMPLY MEMBER FOR SECONDS AT THE
READING OF THE PREVIOUS STAGE
JOURNAL, BE DISPENSED WITH
PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE. INTRODUCTIONS
AND REFERENCE OF BILLS WILL BE
DEFERRED. SECOND READING AND
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES WILL BE
DEEMED READ AND AMENDMENTS
DEEMED ADOPTED. MESSAGES FROM
THE GOVERNOR. THERE ARE NONE.
SURE. I DON'T KNOW. UM, MESSAGES
FROM THE SENATE. THERE ARE THERE
ARE NONE. MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. THE ABSENCES FOR
THE DAY WILL BE DEEMED READ AND
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. MAJORITY
LEADER, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER. I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SUSPEND
ASSEMBLY RULE. 1 18, A TO ALLOW
SPEAKER DESIGNATE ROBERT RIVAS
TO HAVE GUESTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS
ON THE FLOOR AND IN THE GALLERY
TODAY. WITHOUT OBJECTION. SUCH
SHALL BE THE ORDER. COLLEAGUES
AND GUESTS. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO
INTRODUCE SPECIAL GUESTS WHO ARE
PRESENT THIS MORNING. PLEASE
WELCOME THE CONSTITUTIONAL
OFFICERS OF CALIFORNIA. GOVERNOR
GAVIN NEWSOM.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, ELAINE,
HE COULDN'T LOCK US.
SECRETARY OF STATE DOCTOR
SHIRLEY WEBER.
ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB BONTA.
CONTROLLER MALIA COHEN.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION TONY THURMAN.
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER RICARDO
LARA. AND CHIEF JUSTICE OF
CALIFORNIA, PATRICIA GUERRERO. I
AM ALSO PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE
FORMER ASSEMBLY SPEAKERS WHO
HAVE SERVED THIS HOUSE WITH
DISTINCTION. PLEASE WELCOME BACK
CURT PRINGLE, THE 61ST SPEAKER.
THE 63RD SPEAKER, ANTONIO
VILLARAIGOSA.
THE 64TH SPEAKER, ROBERT
HERTZBERG. THE 66 SPEAKER FABIAN
NUNEZ. THE 67TH SPEAKER AND
MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES, KAREN
BASS.
THE 68TH SPEAKER JOHN PEREZ. THE
69TH SPEAKER AND SENATE
PRESIDENT PRO TEM TONI ATKINS.
THE SPEAKER. SHE WAS SHE WAS
SPEAKER FIRST. THANK YOU. AND
FROM THE U. S HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES WERE JOINED BY
ITS 52ND SPEAKER, THE HONORABLE
NANCY PELOSI.
AND THE 70TH SPEAKER, ANTHONY
RENDON.
MEMBERS AND GUESTS. WE HAVE
OTHER SPECIAL GUESTS PRESENT
WITH US TODAY FROM THE U. S.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DISTRICT 18 WELCOME,
CONGRESSWOMAN ZOE LOFGREN.
FROM THE U. S HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 20
WELCOME FORMER CONGRESSMAN SAM
FARR. FROM THE CALIFORNIA STATE
SENATE DISTRICT 14. SHE IS A
MENTOR TO SPEAKER, DOESN'T IT?
ROBERT REVIS. WELCOME ANNA
CAVALLERO.
AND WE HAVE WITH US A VERY
SPECIAL CIVIL RIGHTS ICON. ALONG
WITH THE LATE CESAR CHAVEZ SHE
CO FOUNDED THE UNITED FARM
WORKERS LABOR UNION FOR MORE
THAN 60 YEARS, SHE HAS FOUGHT
FOR POOR AND WORKING PEOPLE FOR
WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND HAS LENT
HER NAME TO CAUSES AGAINST
INJUSTICE. WELCOME, DOLORES
HUERTA.
SEATED WITH MEMBERS OF THEIR
DESTINY. A ARE NEARLY TWO DOZEN
FARMWORKERS. THESE HARDWORKING
INDIVIDUALS ARE THE HEART OF OUR
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY, AND WE ARE
GRATEFUL FOR THEIR LABOR AND
THEIR SACRIFICE. PLEASE STAND
AND BE RECOGNIZED ABOARD THE
11TH OURSELVES.
WE HAVE COURSE. WELCOME ALL OF
OUR OTHER DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC
OFFICIALS, CURRENT AND FORMER
LEGISLATORS, MEMBERS OF THE
CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC CORPS
AND SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE
CHAMBER GALLERY AND CAPITAL WHO
HAVE JOINED US TODAY. MEMBERS
THE HOUR OF 10 AM HAVING ARRIVED
, WE SHALL MOVE TO OUR SPECIAL
ORDER OF BUSINESS FILE ITEM. ONE
IS THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE
OATH OF OFFICE TO ROBERT REVIS
AS THE SPEAKER OF THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSEMBLY. THE EVENTS OF
TODAY MARK A TIME OF TRANSITION
FOR THIS BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT.
WE WILL NOW HEAR COMMENTS FROM
LUIS VALDEZ. MR. VALDEZ IS A
PLAYWRIGHT, DIRECTOR ACTIVISTS
AND THE AWARD WINNING FOUNDER OF
EL TATREAU CAMPESINO, THE
FARMWORKERS THEATER COMPANY, MR
VALDEZ FORMED THE THEATER
COMPANY TO HELP UNITE AND UPLIFT
FARMWORKERS DURING THE DELANO
STRIKE. HIS WORK PIONEERED THE
SOCIAL POLITICAL CHICANO
MOVEMENT, MR VALDEZ, PLEASE STEP
FORWARD TO THE READING CLERK
STATION.
THERE WE GO. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. GOVERNOR NEWSOM. ESTEEMED
LEGISLATORS HONORED GUESTS. IT'S
MY PLEASURE. MY LIPSTICK HONOR
TODAY. TO JOIN YOU IN THIS
CELEBRATION. THIS CEREMONY OF
INAUGURATION THE ASCENSION OF
REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT RIVAS. AS
A NEW SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,
WHERE OUR GLORIOUS STATE OF
CALIFORNIA I SAY THIS WITH ALL
OF THE PRIDE AND GENDERED BY THE
ACHIEVEMENTS OF WHAT ABOUT LOCAL
HEROES IN SAN BENITO COUNTY. AS
HE NOW SPEAKS, NOT ONLY FOR THE
29TH CONGRESS ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
BUT ALSO FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA FROM SAN DIEGO TO THE
OREGON BORDER. THIS IS THE
MOMENT OF TREMENDOUS PRIDE FOR
US. BECAUSE THIS IMPRESSIVE
EVOLUTION OF HIS VOICE. AS A
HUMBLE GRASSROOTS LEADER. AS THE
GRANDSON OF AN ACTIVIST FARM
LABOR ORGANIZER. THE SCENT OF A
SINGLE MOTHER. WHO ATTENDED
SCHOOL IN THE MISSION PUEBLO OF
SAN JUAN BATISTA AND NOW SERVES
AND RESIDES IN THE CITY OF
HOLLISTER WITH HIS WIFE,
CHRISTIAN AND FAMILY. ALL OF
THIS SPEAKS TO THE ESSENCE OF
OUR DEMOCRACY ITSELF. ALMOST 60
YEARS AGO. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
GREAT DELANA GRAPE STRIKE IN THE
HEAT OF THAT STRUGGLE, I RECALL
AND REMEMBER. JUST HER. CHAVEZ
AND DOLORES, WHERE TÂM.
POINTEDLY TALKING. DO I REALLY
WELL GREASED THE TROOPS ON THE
PICKET LINES ABOUT THE LONG TERM
EFFECTS OF ORGANIZING FARM
WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA. THEY
WOULD HAVE PREDICTED. NOT ONLY
RESULT IN THE FIRST UNION
CONTRACTS FOR FIELD WORKERS IN
AMERICA IT WOULD ALSO INEVITABLY
LEAD THE POOREST AND MOST
DISENFRANCHISED PEOPLE IN THE
STATE. TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR
OWN DESTINIES BY EXERCISING THE
POWER OF THE VOTE AND STARTING
TO ELECT THEIR OWN REPS TO
SCHOOL BOARDS. CITY COUNCILS,
BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS AND,
INEVITABLY, THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLY AND SENATE. ROBERT
RIVAS TRAJECTORY. THAT'S A
CONSCIENTIOUS SAN BENITO COUNTY
SUPERVISOR. BEFORE HE RAN FOR
THE ASSEMBLY IS SUCH AN
EXCELLENT CASE IN POINT. BUT
WHAT MATTERS MOST IS THAT THIS
YOUNG LEADER WHO GREW UP IN
FARMWORKER HOUSING? HAS THE
INTEGRITY AND COMPASSION TO DO
SOMETHING FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF
THE STATE. BUT ESPECIALLY THE
PEOPLE AT THE VERY BOTTOM.
REGRETTABLY. FROM SACRAMENTO TO
WASHINGTON, D. C. THESE ARE
CRYING TIMES IN OUR DEMOCRACY.
AS THE PUBLIC'S FAITH IN THE
POLITICAL LEADERS HAS BEEN
CHALLENGED BY THE BLATANT LIES
AND CORRUPTION IN OUR BICAMERAL
LEGISLATIVE BODIES, AND EVEN IN
THE WHITE HOUSE. AS A FOUNDING
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, ABILITY ETRO
CAMPESINO AND AS A HOLLYWOOD
FILMMAKER. IT HAS BEEN MY
MISSION SINCE 1965. TO ACTIVATE
OUR AUDIENCES TO TAKE CONTROL OF
THEIR OWN DESTINIES BY SPEAKING
TRUTH. TO POWER. THE MISSION
TOWN OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA WAS
FOUNDED. WHEN GEORGE WASHINGTON
WAS STILL PRESIDENT IN 17 97. IT
HAS BEEN. OUR HOME IS HOME FOR
52 YEARS. BUT I CANNOT THINK OF
ANYTHING THAT MAKES US MORE
PROUD. TO HAVE ONE OF OUR
BELOVED LOCAL HOMEBOYS SPEAKING
FOR OUR GOLDEN STATE, A STATE
WITH ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL
ECONOMIES IN THE GREATEST
DEMOCRACY IN THE WORLD. THIS IS
IMPRESSIVE STUFF. I NEED TO
POINT OUT. THAT ROBERT COMES
FROM THE VERY GEOGRAPHIC,
CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL
HEARTLAND OF CALIFORNIA. SAN
BENITO COUNTY, CLOSE TO MONTEREY
COUNTY IS WHERE THE STATE HAD
ITS BEGINNINGS. OF COURSE, IT'S
A BIG STATE NOW. AND ALL THE WAY
FROM SAN DIEGO TO THE OREGON
BORDER. WHERE MEG ANNAPOLIS WE
ARE POWER IN THE WORLD AT THE
DECISIONS THAT I MADE IN THIS
CHAMBER REVERBERATE AROUND THE
WORLD. IT IS WITH THIS HUMBLING
PART IN MIND. THAT I REMEMBER
OUR ANCIENT NAHUATL SPEAKING
INDIGENOUS ANCESTORS IN AMERICA.
WHO PRACTICE A KIND OF
DEMOCRATIC CONSENSUS BY
DESCRIBING THE LEADERS NOT AS
GOD GIVEN KINGS. BUT RATHER AS
YOU EAT 20 OR CHIEF SPEAKERS OF
ALL THE PEOPLE. IT IS WITH THIS
HUMBLING PART IN MIND. THAT I
EXTEND MY FINEST AND FONDEST
BARASA WITH PRIDE. THE NEW CHEAP
SPEAKER OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA MONO ROBERT RIVAS.
ROBERT LEAVE US.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE WONDERFUL
REMARKS, MR VALDEZ. WE WILL NOW
HAVE A MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY
MARIACHI LAST CALL DEBRIS FROM
LOS ANGELES MARIACHI LOS CALIBRI
OR THE HUMMINGBIRDS ARE AN ALL
FEMALE ENSEMBLE WHO PERFORMED
WITH ALL STRING INSTRUMENTS IN
THE TRADITION OF THE EARLIEST
20TH CENTURY MURATSUCHI.
MARIACHI THEIR REPERTOIRE
INCLUDES TRADITIONAL SONES,
MANGOES AND RANCHERAS WITH THE
SOUND OF JAZZ, ROCK, OLDIES AND
RHYTHM AND BLUES ARRANGEMENTS
PAIRED WITH EXCELLENT VOCALS.
TODAY THEY ARE PLAYING SARAH
NADA WAS DECA. LET'S WELCOME
MARIACHI THAT'S GOING TO
BREATHE.
HMM. FUNNY. BANKING. MAGNIFICO.
MAGGIE.
YEAH. YEAH.
OKAY.
WE DON'T HAVE FORTUNA. LUNA.
NOTHING UP. YES BABY, GET OFF.
EXACTLY.
MR. I DON'T KNOW.
ONCE AGAIN. SEE THAT BACK AGAIN
.
THANK YOU TO MARIACHI LOST
CALIBRI. WE WILL NOW HEAR
REMARKS FROM SELECTED MEMBERS.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH DR JIM WOOD.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED AT YOUR DESK.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS. IT'S A TREMENDOUS HONOR
TO RISE AND SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
ROBERT RIVAS. ROBERT CAME AND
GREW UP AND LIVES IN A RURAL
COMMUNITY. UM THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO ME PERSONALLY, IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT. I THINK TO THE
PEOPLE I REPRESENT. HE BRINGS A
LIVED EXPERIENCE TO THIS JOB
THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN A VERY
LONG TIME. THERE ARE A LOT OF
PEOPLE IN THIS LARGE, DIVERSE
STATE. THAT SOMETIMES FEEL
FORGOTTEN. PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN
SMALL CITIES. TOWNS.
NEIGHBORHOODS IN LARGE CITIES,
SOMETIMES CALIFORNIA'S FIRST
PEOPLE. THAT PERSPECTIVE HE
BRINGS, I THINK IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR CALIFORNIA. SO
OFTENTIMES IN THIS BODY IN THIS
HOUSE AND THIS LEGISLATURE WE DO
WE PASS A LOT OF LAWS. THEY'RE
OFTEN ONE SIZE FITS ALL. AND
THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK FOR THE
PEOPLE THAT I REPRESENT. ROBERT
REPRESENTS AND IT'S FOR MANY OF
US REPRESENT. THAT FRESH
PERSPECTIVE, I THINK WILL BE
GOOD FOR ALL OF CALIFORNIA. WHEN
ROBERT FIRST BECAME THE CHAIR OF
THE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE. HE
DID SOMETHING I'VE NEVER SEEN
BEFORE. HE WENT TO ALL OF OUR
DISTRICTS. TO LEARN FIRSTHAND.
THE NEEDS AND THE CHALLENGES WE
FACED IN OUR DISTRICT. AND ON
HIS QUEST TO BECOME SPEAKER. HE
DID THE SAME THING. MEMBERS WITH
CANDIDATES. THAT HANDS ON
APPROACH. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
. STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WILL BE
THE HALLMARK. OF HIS
SPEAKERSHIP. AND FOR THOSE OF
YOU WHO HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED
THAT. YOU WILL. THERE IS NO
QUIT, AND ROBERT RIVAS. I THINK
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ALL
OF US. FOR ME. IT'S A PERSONAL
CONNECTION, UNLIKE I'VE HAD WITH
ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THIS BODY.
WHEN I GET WOUND UP, AND I DO HE
DOESN'T. AND WHEN I GO TO ROBERT
WITH SOMETHING, AND I WOUND UP
HE IS CALM, UNFLAPPABLE
DEMEANOR. BRINGS ME BACK. TO A
PLACE WHERE I NEED TO GO. TO
LOOK FOR SOLUTIONS. THAT'S WHAT
HE BRINGS TO THIS BODY. ROBERTS
REALLY COMPETITIVE. IT DOESN'T
MATTER WHAT IT IS. GOLF. WELL,
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT AS GOOD AS HE
THINKS HE IS. SOCCER CARDS. UM
YOU NAME IT. BUT THAT
COMPETITIVE COMPETITIVENESS
ISN'T ALWAYS ABOUT ROBERT.
ACCEPTING GOLF. UM IT'S ABOUT
TEAM. IT'S ABOUT WINNING FOR
EVERYBODY. I THINK THAT'S WHAT
HE BRINGS. MOST OF ALL. HE'S
GOING TO UNIFY US. UM AND I
THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. WHEN WE
ARE UNIFIED AND ALL WORKING
TOGETHER. THERE ARE NO LIMITS TO
WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH. I FIRMLY
FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT ROBERT IS AN
AMAZING HUMAN BEING. HE WILL BE
. ACTUALLY I WOULD SAY HE
ALREADY IS A GREAT LEADER IN
CALIFORNIA. MANY OF YOU JUST
DON'T KNOW IT YET. BUT YOU WILL.
IT'S A GREAT HONOR TO BE
SPEAKING SUPPORT OF MY FRIEND.
THE 71ST SPEAKER, CALIFORNIA
ASSEMBLY.
AND ASSEMBLYWOMAN LORI WILSON,
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED AT YOUR DESK.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. THE
VERSE. I RISE WITH A HEART
FILLED WITH GRATITUDE AND JOY.
AS THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE
11TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT, HELLING
FROM SUISUN CITY HEART FILLED
WITH GRATITUDE FOR OUR SOON TO
BE SPEAKER. EMERITUS THE
HONORABLE ANTHONY RENDON AND THE
WORK THIS BODY ACCOMPLISHED OVER
HIS TENURE AS THE 70 S SPEAKER.
GRATITUDE FOR BEING A PART OF
THE RICH DIVERSITY AND TAPESTRY
OF NEW PERSPECTIVES. AS WE ALL
SERVE WITH THE MOST WOMEN
LEGISLATORS, MOST LGBT Q PLUS
LEGISLATORS. MOST LEGISLATORS
HAVE COLOR IN CALIFORNIA'S
HISTORY TODAY, WE SHOULD ALL BE
FILLED WITH GRATITUDE. HEART
FILLED WITH JOY, AS I CONSIDER
AND CELEBRATE THE NEW SEASON OF
LEADERSHIP UNDER THE HONORABLE
ROBERT RIVAS. A MAN THAT HAS
DEMONSTRATED THROUGHOUT HIS
POLITICAL CAREER, HIS EMPATHY,
INTEGRITY AND KINDNESS. A MAN
THAT DESPITE COMING FROM MEAGER
BEGINNINGS, OVERCAME CHALLENGE
AFTER CHALLENGE OBSTACLE AFTER
OBSTACLE TO BECOME THE TYPE OF
LEADER WE SEE TODAY. ONE THAT
ENDORSE FOR WHAT IS RIGHT EVEN
IF THAT MEANS STANDING ALONE.
ONE THAT FIGHTS FOR THE
POWERLESS TO ENSURE THEY HAVE A
VOICE AT EVERY TABLE OF POWER.
ONE THAT UNDERSTANDS YOU CANNOT
LEAVE PEOPLE YOU DO NOT FIRST
LOVE. TODAY. WE SHOULD ALL BE
FILLED WITH JOY. I ALSO RISE ON
BEHALF OF THE LEGISLATIVE BLACK
CAUCUS IS CHAIR FOR EACH OF THE
15 MEMBERS OF OUR CAUCUS. THE
WORDS OF BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
RING LOUDLY IN OUR EARS. SUCCESS
IS NOT MEASURED BY THE POSITION
THAT ONE HAS REACHED IN LIFE,
BUT BY THE OBSTACLES ONE HAS
OVERCOME WHILE TRYING TO
SUCCEED. ON BEHALF OF THE BLACK
CAUCUS. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR
SUCCESS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU ON MONTAIGNE
MENTAL MONUMENTAL LEGISLATION TO
ENSURE EQUITY FOR ALL AND THE
CONTINUED DISMANTLING A
SYSTEMATIC RELATED
DISCRIMINATION AND RACISM. AND
FINALLY, WITH HEARTS FILLED WITH
GRATITUDE AND JOY. WE AS A BODY
HELLING FROM EVERY CORNER OF
CALIFORNIA. ASK THE CREATOR TO
BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU MAKE HIS
FACE SHINE UPON YOU BE GRACIOUS
TOWARDS YOU AND GIVE YOU THE
PIECE. AS YOU STEP INTO THIS
GREAT POSITION OF POWER. PLEASE
JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING OUR
NEXT SPEAKER. THE 71ST, SPEAKER
OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE HONORABLE
LOT OF REASONS.
THANK YOU, MR WILSON AND
ASSEMBLYWOMAN LIZ ORTEGA. YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED AT YOUR DESK. GOOD
MORNING, MR SPEAKER. I WRITE
TODAY REPRESENTING ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT 20 OF SAN LEANDRO,
BEFORE I TALK ABOUT OUR NEXT
SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN
INTRODUCTION TODAY ON THE FLOORS
. MY HUSBAND, JASON TORO. AND
FORMER ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND NOW
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION.
LORENA GONZALEZ FLETCHER, PLEASE
WELCOME NOW. MEMBERS I RISE
TODAY TO SUPPORT AND
CONGRATULATE THE ASSEMBLY MAN
FROM SAM BRANNAN, BENITO COUNTY.
FOR BECOMING THE 71ST, SPEAKER
OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY
. WHEN HE ASKED ME TO SPEAK, I
SAID, ARE YOU SURE? I'M AN
APOLOGETIC LATINA. AND HE SAID,
THAT'S WHY I WANT YOU. TO SPEAK
TODAY. LONG BEFORE ROBERT RIVAS
BECAME OUR NEW SPEAKER OR WAS
EVEN ELECTED AS AN ASSEMBLY MAN.
HE WAS DRAWN TO SERVICE AND HE
WAS DRAWN TO IT FOR THE RIGHT
REASONS. THAT'S BECAUSE ASSEMBLY
MAN RIVAS KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS TO
BE FROM A FAMILY. THAT'S HARD.
THE WORKING POOR. THAT'S BECAUSE
. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT WORKING.
AND IT'S NOT JUST HARD WORK. BUT
IT'S HARD WORKING POOR. MEMBERS
ARE FAMILIES WERE NOT SO
DIFFERENT. HIS TOILED IN THE
RURAL VINEYARDS OF THE CENTRAL
COAST. MIND SERVED URBAN CENTERS
AROUND OAKLAND. AND BOTH. OF OUR
MOTHERS. AND GRANDMOTHER. SHOWED
US WHAT SACRIFICE LOVE. PASSION
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HOPE.
LOOKS LIKE EVERY DAY. WHEN YOU
GROW UP IN A HARDWORKING, POOR
FAMILY, AND YOU SEE THE COURAGE
AND THE RESOLVE IN YOUR FAMILY
DID NOT JUST PUT IN THE HARD
WORK TO IMPROVE YOUR LIVES. BUT
TO FIGHT TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF
OTHERS THAT'S INSPIRING. THAT'S
A LEADER. AND ROBERT ARE SPEAKER
HAS INSPIRED US BY ALWAYS
STANDING UP FOR WORKERS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA, HE TOOK HIS
EXPERIENCE OF LIVING IN
FARMWORKER HOUSING AND TURNED IT
INTO GIVING BACK BYPASSING THE
FARMWORKER HOUSING ACT. THAT'S
LEADERSHIP. THAT'S ALSO A LEADER
THAT DOESN'T FORGET WHERE HE
CAME FROM. WE'RE GOING TO BE
THERE RIGHT ALONGSIDE OUR NEW
SPEAKER. PUSHING THE POWERFUL
AND FIGHTING FOR THOSE FAMILIES
WHO ARE STILL HARD WORKING, BUT
YET STILL POOR. AND FROM TIME TO
TIME. ROBERTO. WE WILL PUSH YOU
BECAUSE WE SUPPORT YOU. AND WE
LOVE THE SPIRIT THAT PROPELLED
YOU TO FEED OFF YOUR EXPERIENCE
SO YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
THE LIVES OF FAMILIES LIKE OURS.
THE GENERATIONS THAT CAME BEFORE
US ARE PROUD OF US. I KNOW YOU
AS OUR SPEAKER FEELS THE WEIGHT
OF THIS SO I WANT TO
CONGRATULATE YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY. AND THANK YOU FOR
KEEPING US INSPIRED TO FIGHT FOR
THE CALIFORNIA DREAM THAT ONLY
WOULD HAVE YOU AS OUR NEW
SPEAKER AND A KID LIKE ME WHO
CAME HERE AS AN ILLEGAL
IMMIGRANT WITH MY PARENTS
CROSSING THE BORDER IN A
DANGEROUS TREK TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE COULD ACHIEVE THAT DREAM. AND
HERE WE ARE. I'M READY TO GET TO
WORK. AND I KNOW YOU ARE TOO. NO
SOLAMENTE. GRACIAS.
THANK YOU, MR ORTEGA AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RICK SIEBERT.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED AT YOUR DESK
FOR REMARKS. MR SPEAKER MEMBERS
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. WE ARE
TRULY LIVING IN MOMENTOUS TIMES.
THE ISSUES WE FACE ARE IMMENSE.
A RADICAL SUPREME COURT RIPPING
AWAY ABORTION RIGHTS, ENDING
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND JUST THIS
MORNING, ALLOWING BUSINESSES
DESCRIBED TO DISCRIMINATE
AGAINST SAME SEX COUPLES.
CLIMATE CHANGE, THREATENING OUR
PLANET AND OUR WAY OF LIFE. L G
B T Q. PLUS KIDS AND FAMILIES
UNDER ATTACK AND MCCARTHY ERA
FORCED OUTING POLICIES
THREATENING THE SAFETY OF KIDS
AND TEACHERS IN OUR SCHOOLS.
POVERTY HOMELESSNESS, RACISM,
ANTI SEMITISM ON THE RISE AND
EVEN OUR DEMOCRACY IS AT RISK.
THIS MOMENT CALLS FOR THE KIND
OF STRONG LEADERSHIP EMBODIED BY
OUR FRIEND ROBERT RIVAS.
LEADERSHIP THAT CONFRONTS ARE
MANY CHALLENGES HEAD ON.
LEADERSHIP AIMED AT HEALING
DIVISIONS. LEADERSHIP THAT
UNDERSTANDS THAT ARE MOST
ENDURING PROGRESS ARISES WHEN WE
BUILD CONSENSUS AND BRING
EVERYONE ALONG. LEADERSHIP THAT
STANDS STRONG AGAINST THOSE WHO
AIM TO TEAR US APART OR PREY ON
FEAR AND HATE. AND LEADERSHIP
THAT IS GROUNDED IN HUMILITY AND
LOVE, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR MOST
VULNERABLE. GROWING UP IN HUMBLE
FARMWORKER HOUSING WITH HIS
MOTHER AND BROTHER, RICK, HIS
VALUES WERE SHAPED BY THE
EXAMPLES AROUND HIM. PEOPLE WHO
WORKED HARD IN THE VINEYARDS
EVERY DAY TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR
FAMILIES SO THEIR THEIR KIDS
MIGHT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES
AFFORDED BY THE CALIFORNIA
DREAM. AND WHAT WHILE HE CAME
FROM A COMMUNITY OF SCARCITY,
THERE WAS NO SCARCITY OF LOVE OR
EXAMPLES OF STANDING UP FOR WHAT
IS RIGHT OR SACRIFICING TO FIGHT
FOR A BETTER LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE
IN HIS COMMUNITY. THE EXAMPLE HE
SAW WAS HIS GRANDFATHER WHO
FOUGHT ALONGSIDE CESAR CHAVEZ
AND DOLORES HUERTA. FIGHTING FOR
BETTER PAY AND BETTER WORKING
CONDITIONS FOR FARM WORKERS. ROB
HAS FOUGHT THROUGHOUT HIS PUBLIC
LIFE FOR THINGS THAT WEREN'T
ALWAYS ALL THAT EASY. LIKE
PROTECTING HIS RURAL COMMUNITIES
, GROUNDWATER FROM THE DAMAGING
IMPACTS OF FRACKING AND
UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WOULD
BE POLITICAL COSTS DOING THAT.
WITH MY OWN EYES. I SAW HIM
STAND UP FOR LGBTQ PLUS KIDS
WHILE HE WAS A SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATOR AND HIGH LISTER.
HE WAS ONE OF THE LGBT Q. PLUS
COMMUNITIES EARLIEST CHAMPIONS
IN RURAL CALIFORNIA. NOT JUST
BECAUSE THAT WAS THE POPULAR
THING TO DO. IN FACT, IT WAS
PROBABLY THE OPPOSITE. BUT
BECAUSE IT WAS JUST AND IT WAS
RIGHT. HE UNDERSTANDS THE NEED
TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE WITH
URGENCY. HE WILL BE A ROCK SOLID
CHAMPION, PROTECTING ABORTION
RIGHTS AND REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM.
AND HE WILL STAND STRONG TO
PROTECT LGBT Q. PLUS PEOPLE ARE
JEWISH COMMUNITIES AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR THROUGHOUT
THE STATE. HE WILL ALSO FIGHT
FOR OUR SCHOOLS, SMALL
BUSINESSES AND OUR ECONOMIC
GROWTH.
FORMER FIRST LADY ROSALYNN
CARTER ONCE SAID A LEADER LEADS
OF PEOPLE WHERE THEY WANT TO GO.
A GREAT LEADER. UH DOESN'T LEAD
PEOPLE WHERE THEY I WANT TO GO
BUT WHERE THEY OUGHT TO BE. AND
THAT'S WHY I'M SO PROUD TO
SUPPORT ROBERT RIVAS TODAY AS HE
LEADS US NOT TO WHERE IT'S JUST
EASY TO GO, BUT WHERE WE NEED TO
GO. ROB I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW
PROUD OF YOU. I AM HOW PROUD I
AM TO HAVE EARNED YOUR
FRIENDSHIP. AND I CONGRATULATE
YOU ON THIS ACHIEVEMENT AND LOOK
FORWARD TO BEING BY YOUR SIDE AS
YOU LIFT UP THE PEOPLE OF THIS
GREAT STATE SO THAT WE CAN ALL
ACHIEVE OUR GREATEST POTENTIAL.
THANK YOU, AND CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU, MR SUBURB AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DOCTOR A KILO
EVER RECOGNIZED AT YOUR DESK.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. I RISE IN
SUPPORT OF SPEAKER DESIGNATE
ROBERT RIVAS. HE IS TRULY THE
EMBODIMENT. OF THE CALIFORNIA
DREAM. GROWING UP IN VERY HUMBLE
BEGINNINGS ATTENDING COMMUNITY
COLLEGE, GRADUATING FROM
SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOSE STATE.
THEN JOINING THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSEMBLY IN 2018. AND NOW
BECOMING THE 71ST, SPEAKER OF
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY.
HE IS TRULY AN EXAMPLE THAT WITH
THE RIGHT FOUNDATION AND
SUPPORT. THAT ANYONE CAN AND
SHOULD BE BE ABLE TO FULFILL
THEIR DREAMS IN THIS GREAT
STATE. ROBERT HAS DEMONSTRATED
HIS FAITHFUL COMMITMENT TO
ADDRESSING THE NEEDS AFFECTING
SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE IN
OUR STATE BY PASSING LEGISLATION
ADDRESSING FARMWORKER HOUSING,
EXTREME HEAT HOSPITALS, SEISMIC
SAFETY AND SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURE. I CANNOT THINK OF
ANOTHER MEMBER OF THIS BODY. WHO
IS FIT AND HAS THE GRIT. TO TAKE
ON ENSURING THAT WE ARE UNIFIED.
TO ENSURE THAT EVERY PART OF OUR
80 ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS HAVE A
VOICE THAT IS HEARD AND
RESPECTED. AND THAT WE CONTINUE
TO PASS LEGISLATION THAT
PROTECTS ALL CALIFORNIANS. AND
ALLOWS CALIFORNIA TO CONTINUE TO
BE THE MORAL COMPASS THAT THIS
NATION SO DESPERATELY NEEDS.
BEFORE I CONTINUE. I REALLY WANT
TO THANK ROBERT AND I HOPE HE
CAN STILL HEAR ME. BECAUSE AS WE
ALL KNOW, AS ELECTED LEADERS,
IT'S A SACRIFICE. MANY OF US ARE
AWAY FROM OUR HOMES. OUR
CHILDREN. BUT WHEN YOU TAKE ON
THIS ROLE, IT'S AN EVEN GREATER
SACRIFICE. BECAUSE OFTENTIMES
WHEN WE GO HOME ON THURSDAYS THE
SPEAKER STILL HAS TO DO WORK UP
HERE, OR HE HAS TO FLY TO
ANOTHER PART OF THE DISTRICT.
AND SO I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR
STEPPING UP AND TAKING ON THIS
CHALLENGE, STEPPING UP AND
TAKING ON THE CHALLENGE OF
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE UNIFIED.
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE PASSING
THE RIGHT LEGISLATION MAKING
SURE THAT EVERY MEMBER IS SEEN
HEARD AND RESPECTED. I WANT TO
THANK HIS WIFE AND HIS DAUGHTER.
BECAUSE THEY ARE JOINING IN THIS
FIGHT AS WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THE
TIME THAT YOU HAVE BEEN AWAY
FROM HIM, BUT BEEN THERE TO
SUPPORT HIM WHEN HE'S CALLED YOU
MAYBE EVEN CRY TO YOU. MAYBE
BEEN ANGRY ABOUT THINGS UP HERE.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE
TIME THAT YOU WILL ALLOW HIM TO
BE WITH US AND THE RESIDENTS OF
CALIFORNIA OVER THESE NEXT FEW
YEARS. THAT'S HIS SPEAKER. I AM
EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE OF THIS
BODY AND EVEN MORE EXCITED FOR
THE FUTURE OF THIS GREAT STATE
WITH ROBERT AS OUR SPEAKER. SO
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SPEAKER
DESIGNATE AND MY GOOD FRIEND
ROBERT RIVAS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, DR WEBBER. AND SOME
REMEMBER EVAN LOW. YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED THAT YOUR DESK FOR
REMARKS. ON THIS FINAL DAY OF
JUNE 30TH OF PRIDE MONTH. WE
HAVE MUCH TO BE PRIDEFUL FOR.
SPEAKER RIVAS. AS REFLECTED IN
THE SPEAKERS OF THE DIVERSITY
CAUCUSES, REFLECTING THE VALUES
AND INCREDIBLE TALENT OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WE SUPPORT
YOU. YOUR SUCCESS IS OUR
COLLECTIVE SUCCESS. OUT OF THE
SAME TIME OF THIS JUXTAPOSITION
OF THE DIRECTION OF THE
REGRESSIVE DIRECTION OF THE
COUNTRY. WE HAVE A UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITY. AND FIGHTING FOR
THOSE THAT ARE UNDERSERVED. JUST
THIS WEEK ALONE, THE JUSTICE
POSITION OF THAT OF THE CASE. IN
WHICH THE SUPREME COURT TODAY ON
THE 303 CREATIVE CASE, RULING
THAT A BUSINESS HAS THE LICENSE
TO DISCRIMINATE BASED ON SEXUAL
ORIENTATION. OR ALLOWING. FOR
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. Tð
FURTHER DIVIDE. OUR COUNTRY.
THAT IS COMPLETELY. THE
DIFFERENT DIRECTION OF THIS
COUNTRY AND OF OUR STATE. AND
THE EMBODIMENT THAT YOU SHARE
FOR ALL OF US AND UPLIFTING THE
VOICES. WE ARE AN ASSEMBLY
FAMILY. WE ARE A CALIFORNIA
FAMILY. AND ON THIS FINAL DAY OF
PRIDE. WE ARE VERY PRIDEFUL.
PRIDEFUL FOR YOU AT THE HELM.
CONGRATULATIONS WE ELEVATE YOU.
WE CELEBRATE YOU WITH DEEP
PRIDE. THANK YOU, MR LOHAN.
THANK YOU MEMBERS. PURSUANT TO
THE ADOPTION OF HOUSE RESOLUTION
ONE. I AM APPOINTING A SELECT
COMMITTEE ON ESCORT TO BRING
SPEAKER DOESN'T IT? ROBERT RIVAS
HIS WIFE, KRISTIN, THEIR
DAUGHTER, MOLINA, HIS MOTHER
MIGHT HAVE FLORES, HIS
GRANDMOTHER, ROSA FLORES, AND
HIS BROTHER, RICK REVIS TO THE
DIOCESE. I ASKED HER ASSEMBLY
SPEAKER AS A MARITIME TO JOIN
THE REEVES FAMILY AND THE REAR
OF THE CHAMBER. MR PRINGLE, MR
VILLARAIGOSA, MR HERTZBERG MR
NUNEZ, MISS BASS, MR PEREZ AND
MS ATKINS.
THE ESCORT COMMITTEE SHALL BRING
SPEAKER DOESN'T IT ROBERT RIVAS
TO THE ROSTRUM.
MEMBERS. PLEASE BE SEATED.
THE OATH OF OFFICE WILL BE
ADMINISTERED TO SPEAK YOUR
DOESN'T ROBERT RIVAS BY CHIEF
JUSTICE PATRICIA GUERRERO. CHIEF
DOESN'T GUERRERO IS THE 29 CHIEF
JUSTICE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE
FIRST LATINA TO SERVE IN THIS
ROLE? WE ARE SO PLEASED TO
WELCOME HER BACK TO THIS HOUSE.
JOINING. JOINING CHIEF JUSTICE
GUERRERO AT THE ROSTRUM TO
ASSIST IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF
THE OATH OF OFFICE ARE MR REEVES
WIFE, KRISTIN. THEIR DAUGHTER,
MOLINA, HIS MOTHER MIGHT HAVE
FLORES, HIS GRANDMOTHER, ROSA
FLORES, AND HIS BROTHER, RICK
RIVAS. KRISTEN AND MOLINA REVIS
WILL BE HOLDING THE 522 YEAR OLD
PARISIAN BIBLE. THE BIBLE IS ON
LOAN FROM THE CALIFORNIA STATE
LIBRARY AND HAS BEEN USED TO
SWEAR IN CALIFORNIA'S GOVERNOR'S
AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS. SINCE
18 70. SHE'S JUST A SQUARE
BEGIN. FOR THE OFFICE OF SPEAKER
OF THE ASSEMBLY. PLEASE PLACE
YOUR LEFT HAND ON THE BIBLE.
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT
AFTER ME. I STATE YOUR NAME
ROBERT RIVAS. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR
, SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL
SUPPORT AND DEFEND SUPPORT AND
DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OF
THE UNITED STATES AND THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL
ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
AGAINST ALL ENEMIES. FOREIGN AND
DOMESTIC THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE
FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE WILL BEAR
TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES, CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES AND THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THAT
I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.
BUT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION
FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL
RESERVATION WITHOUT ANY MENTAL
RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF
EVASION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION,
AND THAT I WILL WELL AND
FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THAT I WILL
WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE
THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT
TO ENTER DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M
ABOUT TO ENTER. CONGRATULATIONS.
SPEAKER REVIS WILL NOW SIGN THE
OFFICIAL OATH OF OFFICE AT THE
JOURNAL STATION AT THE ASSEMBLY
DESK.
CONGRATULATIONS, SPEAKER REVIS.
AS OFFICIAL GUEST 71ST, SPEAKER
OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLY.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK I.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE THE WORDS
BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU. BEFORE I
GET SOME WATER. I CAN'T TELL YOU
. THIS IS MY GREAT HONOR. TO
UNDERTAKE THE RESPONSIBILITIES.
OF THE SPEAKER OF THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSEMBLY. AND I'M HUMBLED
, ABSOLUTELY HUMBLED. BY THE
TRUST YOU HAVE PLACED IN ME. ON
BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF
CALIFORNIA. TO LEAD THIS BODY.
AND TO SUPPORT THE ENACTMENT OF
JUST LAWS. I'M PROUD TO LEAD IN
ASSEMBLY. THAT IS THE MOST
DIVERSE IN CALIFORNIA'S HISTORY.
AND AMONG THE MOST DIVERSE
LEGISLATIVE BODIES IN THE WORLD.
HAVE TO ALWAYS REMEMBER. THAT.
OUR DIVERSITY IS OUR COLLECTIVE
HERITAGE AS CALIFORNIANS. OUR
DIVERSITY IS WHAT BUILT THIS
STATE. IT IS OUR GREATEST
STRENGTH TODAY. AND IT IS THE
FOUNDATION OF OUR FUTURE. AND I
CAN TELL YOU THAT NO ONE GETS TO
THIS DIESS. WITHOUT A GREAT DEAL
OF HELP. AND I WANT TO BEGIN BY
EXPRESSING GRATITUDE TO ALL OF
YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES. SINCE I
ARRIVED HERE IN THE ASSEMBLY. SO
MANY OF YOU ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
AISLES. AND BOTH CHAMBERS, THE
SENATE ASSEMBLY. YOU'VE LET ME
YOUR ADVICE, ENCOURAGEMENT. AND
I STAND HERE WITH THE GREATEST
RESPECT FOR THE WORK EACH OF YOU
DO EVERY DAY. THANK YOU FOR
SERVING CALIFORNIA. AND AT THIS
MOMENT OF CHANGE I CERTAINLY
WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE. OR
OUTGOING SPEAKER ANTHONY RENDON.
DURING HIS TENURE, THIS ASSEMBLY
HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS
FOR THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA. WE
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. WE THANK
YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. FOR
YOUR SERVICE AND FOR YOUR DEEP
COMMITMENT TO OUR STATE. AND AS
WE KNOW THE GOVERNOR IS WITH US.
GOVERNOR NEWSOM WITH MORAL
CLARITY AND A CONCERN FOR OUR
MOST VULNERABLE HAS BEEN A
RELENTLESS ADVOCATE FOR
CALIFORNIANS AND A RELENTLESS. A
RELENTLESS ADVOCATES DURING ONE
OF THE MOST DIFFICULT PERIODS IN
AMERICAN HISTORY. AND I CAN TELL
YOU, MR GOVERNOR. I AM GRATEFUL
. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP. AND LOOK FORWARD TO
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH
TOGETHER. AND FOR ME, IT IS AN
INCREDIBLE HONOR GREATEST HONORS
TO RECOGNIZE. ONE OF THE
GREATEST SPEAKERS OUR COUNTRY
HAS EVER HAD. ARE FORMIDABLE
SPEAKER AMERICA TO NANCY PELOSI.
AND MADAM SPEAKER, YOUR
RELENTLESS FIGHT FOR OUR
DEMOCRACIES, HEART AND SOUL
INSPIRES ME INSPIRES EVERY
MEMBER OF OUR CAUCUS. THANK YOU
FOR ALL YOU DO. AND I'M SO PROUD
THAT MY VERY OWN REPRESENTATIVE
FROM WASHINGTON IS HERE. ONE OF
THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED MEMBERS,
UH IN CONGRESS THE GREAT SO
LAUGHTER, SO THANK YOU. I ALSO
WANT TO RECOGNIZE A DEAR FRIEND.
AND OUR FEARLESS SENATE,
PROTHOM. FORMER ASSEMBLY SPEAKER
TONI ATKINS. AND AS AS AS YOU
KNOW, MADAM PRO TEM. I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. AND
ALSO I'M SO APPRECIATIVE OF
EVERY DIGNITARY AND
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER, EVERY
FORMER SPEAKER. HERE WITH US
TODAY AS A STATE, CALIFORNIA IS
BLESSED, ABSOLUTELY BLESSED TO
HAVE THESE TRAIL BLAZING LEADERS
GUIDING US THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU
HAVE DONE. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU
DO AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
ALSO. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
SOMEONE VERY, VERY SPECIAL TO
ME. DELORES HORTA. AS AS WE ALL
KNOW. DOLORES IS A LEGEND WHOSE
WORK AS LIFTED UP MILLIONS
ACROSS THE WORLD. SHE IS ONE OF
THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL LEADERS
OF OUR TIME. AND DELORES. YOU
HAVE BEEN A FRIEND TO MY FAMILY
FOR SO LONG EVEN BEFORE I WAS
BORN. A PERSONAL MENTOR TO ME.
YOUR COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE IS AN
INSPIRATION TO US ALL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING
YOU HAVE DONE. AND THANK YOU FOR
ALWAYS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME.
AND AS OUR SPEAKER PRO TEM WARD
MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, WE'RE
JOINED THIS MORNING. HERE IN OUR
ASSEMBLY FLOOR. BY MANY FARM
WORKERS. WOMEN AND MEN WHOSE
DAILY LABOR WHOSE SACRIFICES ARE
AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN. THE
BACKBONE OF CALIFORNIA'S $50
BILLION AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY. SO
PLEASE ONCE AGAIN HELPED ME
HONOR AND WELCOME THEM TO OUR
STATE'S CAPITAL.
AND IT IS WITH A FULL. AND
GRATEFUL HEART THAT ACKNOWLEDGED
TWO INCREDIBLE WOMEN. MY MOM
MIRAFLORES AND MY INCREDIBLE 90
YEAR OLD GRANDMOTHER WHO HELPED
RAISE MYSELF MY BROTHER. ALL OF
MY COUSINS, ROSA FLORES.
IN ADDITION TO MY MOM AND
GRANDMOTHER, MY ENTIRE FAMILIES
HERE WITH ME. SCATTERED
THROUGHOUT THESE CHAMBERS IS A
LOT OF THEM. BUT THE STRENGTH
AND DETERMINATION OF MY MOM AND
GRANDMOTHER. THE STRENGTH AND
DETERMINATION OF MY FAMILY HAVE
SHAPED EVERY PART OF MY LIFE.
WORDS CAN NEVER EXPRESS MY
GRATITUDE TO THEM. AND WHAT IT
MEANS TO HAVE THEM HERE WITH ME
IN THIS MOMENT. AND IT'S TOUGH
TO FIND THE WORDS. BECAUSE THE
ODDS WERE STACKED AGAINST MY
FAMILY. WHEN WE IMMIGRATED TO
CALIFORNIA IN 19 SIXTIES,
TRAVELING SOME 1800 MILES FROM
MEXICO. THE TOUGH ODDS THAT WE
FACED. THEY BIND US TO OTHERS
WHO SETTLED HERE. CHINESE
LABORERS WHO BUILT THE
RAILROADS. FORTUNE SEEKING 40
NINERS. BLACK AMERICANS, LEAVING
THE POST BALHAM SOUTH. OKIES.
CLEAN THE DUST BOWL. MEXICAN AND
LATIN AMERICANS MIGRATING TO
WORK IN OUR FIELDS. L G B T Q
AMERICANS LOOKING FOR A PLACE
WHERE THE RIGHTS WOULD BE
RESPECTED. AND THERE ARE SO MANY
OTHER EXAMPLES. MY GRANDFATHER.
FIRMANDO FLORES. HIS FIRST JOB
WAS PICKING AND PACKING GRAPES
AT AL MIDAN VINEYARDS. MY MOM
WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD, THEN OUR
FAMILY. THEY LIVED IN A TWO ROOM
FARMWORKER UNIT. IT WAS A UNIT
THAT OFTEN GLISTENED WITH SPRAY
FROM THE PESTICIDES USED IN
NEARBY FIELDS. IN THE EARLY 19
EIGHTIES. MY BROTHER AND I, WE
WERE RAISED IN THAT SAME HUMBLE
HOME. BY THEN. MORE FAMILY
MEMBERS LIVED WITH US. EIGHT
PEOPLE. THREE BEDS. AND A SINGLE
BATHROOM. WE WERE POOR. OUR HOME
WAS CROWDED. BUT MY FAMILY WAS
ALWAYS FOCUSED ON BUILDING A
BETTER LIFE FOR THEMSELVES. AND
FOR OTHERS. AND DESPITE GREAT
PERSONAL RISK. MY GRANDFATHER HE
ORGANIZED WITH THE U. F W WITH
THE LORD'S WORK TO. AND HELP
SECURE AND WIN A FIRST EVER
LABOR CONTRACT FOR HE AND HIS
FELLOW WORKERS. MY GREAT
GRANDMOTHER AND MY GRANDMA. THEY
WORKED THE NIGHT SHIFT AT A
TOMATO CANNERY. TO KEEP FOOD ON
OUR TABLE. MY MOM. SHE WAS A
SECRETARY THAT WAS BEFORE
BECOMING KINDERGARTEN TEACHER.
REMEMBER SHE SOLD MARY KAY AND
RAINBOW VACUUM CLEANERS. UH TO
MAKE SURE MY BROTHER AND I HAD A
CHANCE AT A BETTER LIFE. IN SOME
WAYS OUR LIVES. THEY WERE
DIFFICULT. BUT I WAS RAISED IN
THE SPIRIT OF SERVICE. ELEVATED.
BY A STRONG COMMUNITY. A
COMMUNITY. WHERE PEOPLE TOOK
CARE OF EACH OTHER. AND I WAS
SURROUNDED BY SO MUCH LOVE.
LOVE. COMMUNITY AND SERVICE.
THOSE ARE THE THREE FORCES THAT
GOT ME HERE TO THE STATE
LEGISLATURE. LOVE. COMMUNITY AND
SERVICE. THOSE ARE THE THREE
FORCES THAT HAVE HELPED ME
UNDERSTAND. THAT OUR LIVES ARE
ONLY WORTHWHILE. WHEN WE BRING
OTHERS UP AS WE RISE. AND THEN.
IN THESE KINDS OF SPEECHES. AS
WE ALL KNOW, YOU HEAR A LOT A
LOT ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA DREAM,
THE PHRASES YOU SO MUCH THAT IT
CAN LOSE ITS MEANING OR OR
BECOME A CLICHE. BUT FOR OUR
FAMILY THE DREAM. THE CALIFORNIA
DREAM. IT IS THE FOUNDATION IN
FABRIC OF OUR LIVES. AS I
MENTIONED. MY GRANDFATHER. HE
WAS A FARM WORKER, HIS ENTIRE
LIFE. MY FAMILY AND I WE I GREW
UP IN FARMWORKER HOUSING. AND
TODAY I STAND BEFORE YOU AS
SPEAKER OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLY THAT THAT IS THE
CALIFORNIA DREAM.
BUT BUT THIS TRAJECTORY. THAT
THAT THIS TRAJECTORY WAS ONLY
POSSIBLE FOR US BECAUSE THE
CALIFORNIA MY GRANDPARENTS
IMMIGRATED TO MADE IT POSSIBLE.
THE OPPORTUNITIES HERE AT THAT
TIME THEY WERE GREATER THAN
ANYWHERE ELSE. BUT TO BE CANDID.
I OFTEN WONDER, AS MANY DO AS
MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS AND
CONSTITUENTS Dð I WONDER IF OUR
STORY WOULD STILL BE POSSIBLE
TODAY. YOU SEE IN 1988, MY
GRANDPARENTS, AUNTS, UNCLES,
COUSINS PULLED TOGETHER THEIR
SAVINGS. TO BUY A SMALL HOUSE IN
THE CITY OF HOLLISTER. 100 AND
$40,000. IT WAS A MASSIVE
MASSIVE INVESTMENT. BUT IT WAS
DOABLE. THE HOUSE. IT WAS OURS.
IT GAVE US A SENSE. THEY SENSE
THAT OUR FUTURE WAS NOT SO
PRECARIOUS. AND THAT THERE WAS A
PLACE FOR US IN THE GREATEST
STATE IN THE COUNTRY AND
CALIFORNIA. BUT TODAY,
HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR ANYONE EXCEPT
THE MOST AFFLUENT CALIFORNIANS
IS SIMPLY OUT OF REACH. OUR
STATE'S AVERAGE HOME PRICE TODAY
, WHICH RECENTLY DROPPED DROPPED
TO JUST UNDER 775,000. AN ENTIRE
GENERATION OF CALIFORNIANS WILL
BE LOCKED OUT OF HOME OWNERSHIP
IF WE DO NOT DO MORE. EDUCATION
IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE. YOU KNOW, AS
YOU ALL KNOW, I STARTED MY LIFE
IN VERY HUMBLE SURROUNDINGS. BUT
I WENT EACH DAY TO PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, SCHOOLS. THEY GAVE ME A
GREAT EDUCATION. AFTER HIGH
SCHOOL, I WENT TO TWO OF
CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
AND OUR CSU SYSTEM. BUT TODAY
MANY YOUNG CALIFORNIANS ARE
ASKING IF COLLEGE IS ACTUALLY
WORTH IT. NO SURPRISE, GIVEN THE
ASTRONOMICAL COST OF ATTENDING
COLLEGE. AT EVERY STAGE OF LIFE
IN CALIFORNIA. FROM EARLY
SCHOOLING TO GETTING A HIGHER
DEGREE. TO THAT CRUCIAL STEP OF
BUYING A FIRST HOME. SUCCESS.
SUCCESS FEELS INCREASINGLY OUT
OF REACH. AND IT'S NOT JUST
THOSE WITH THE LOWEST INCOMES
WHO ARE STRUGGLING. FOR THREE
YEARS IN A ROW. AND FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN OUR STATE'S
HISTORY. THE POPULATION OF OUR
STATE HAS DECLINED. AND IT HAS
DECLINED IT EVERY INCOME LEVEL.
THE MOST VISIBLE SIGN OF OUR
TIMES. ENCAMPMENTS UNDER OUR
HIGHWAYS AND ON DOWNTOWN
STREETS. BUT WORKING MIDDLE
CLASS FAMILIES ARE FACING THE
SAME PRESSURES AND THEY ARE
ASKING THE SAME QUESTION. IS
THERE STILL A PLACE FOR ME? IN
CALIFORNIA. MAKE NO MISTAKE.
CALIFORNIA. WE ARE STILL THE
GREATEST STATE IN THE UNION.
INCREDIBLE NATURAL RESOURCES.
CREATIVITY INNOVATION,
DIVERSITY. ENERGY. AND THE
HISTORY OF WELCOMING EVERYONE
WHO CHOOSES TO COME HERE AND
WORK HARD. YES CALIFORNIA IS THE
MOST POPULAR STATE IN THE
COUNTRY. YES CALIFORNIA IS THE
FOURTH LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE
WORLD. BUT IF WE IN THIS ROOM.
IF WE DO NOT ACT AND ACT WITH
GREATER URGENCY. IT WILL GET
MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO BUILD
A GOOD LIFE HERE. I FEEL AND I
KNOW THAT YOU ALL DO, TOO. A
GREAT SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY
RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE WE ARE
THE ONES WHO CAN KEEP THE DOOR
OPEN FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. WE
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING
THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF
CALIFORNIANS EVERYDAY LIVES.
FROM THE WATER. WE DRINK THE AIR
WE BREATHE. FROM CHILDREN'S
SCHOOLS. TO OUR PUBLIC HOSPITALS
. IT IS ON US. AND TO FACE THESE
CHALLENGES. WE MUST RETURN OUR
ATTENTION TO THE BASICS. WE MUST
ELEVATE CALIFORNIA'S WORKING AND
MIDDLE CLASSES BY ENACTING
PRACTICAL MEASURES, MEASURES
THAT WILL LIFT THE ECONOMIC
BURDEN THEY FACE. WE MUST MAKE
OUR PUBLIC SERVICES THE BEST IN
AMERICA. WE SHOULD HAVE THE BEST
SCHOOLS, ROADS, HOSPITALS. AND
WE DON'T. IT'S TIME TO ASK
OURSELVES WHY THAT IS. AND TAKE
REAL ACTION EVEN WHEN IT'S TOUGH
OR UNPOPULAR TO FIX IT. WE MUST
USE EVERY TOOL AT OUR DISPOSAL
TO END HOMELESSNESS. BECAUSE THE
INHUMANE CONDITIONS ON OUR
STREETS ARE COMPLETELY
UNACCEPTABLE. AND WE MUST. WE
MUST ACHIEVE ALL THIS. ALL OF
THIS WILL CONTINUING TO DO WHAT
CALIFORNIA DOES BEST. PROTECTING
OUR INCREDIBLE ENVIRONMENT. AND
PROTECTING THE RIGHT OF EVERY
CALIFORNIAN. TO LIVE. TO LOVE TO
CHOOSE AND TO THRIVE. THIS WILL
MEAN FOCUSING LESS ON HOW MANY
BILLS WE CAN PASS. AND MORE ON
THE IMPACT WE ARE HAVING.
SOMETIMES SOMETIMES THIS WILL
MEAN GOING BACK AND FIXING
SOMETHING. RATHER THAN PASSING A
NEW LAW. IT MAY MEAN SAYING NO
TO AN INTEREST GROUP THAT HAS
HAD OUR BACK IN THE PAST. IT MAY
MEAN REACHING OUT TO A COLLEAGUE
WHOSE BELIEFS ARE DIFFERENT FROM
OUR OWN. WHAT'S CLEAR? WE MUST
WORK WITH URGENCY. AND UNITY.
UNITY THAT IS BACKED BY MUTUAL
TRUST. AND RESPECT. AND TODAY I
PLEDGE TO YOU TO DO WHATEVER I
CAN. TO REINFORCE THESE VALUES.
THIS APPROACH. WILL ALLOW US TO
MAKE MEASURABLE PROGRESS ON THE
MOST CRITICAL ISSUES FACING
CALIFORNIANS. AND IT WILL SHOW
THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. THAT
PROGRESSIVE GOVERNMENT. WORKS.
AND I WANT I WANT TO CLOSE. BY
THANKING THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT
PEOPLE IN MY LIFE. NO WIFE,
KRISTIN. WITHOUT WHOSE LOVE AND
SUPPORT I WOULD NOT BE HERE. AND
.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE IS,
BUT ALSO OUR PRECIOUS DAUGHTER,
MOLINA. RAISING. RAISING MOLINA
IS THE MOST REWARDING THING I
HAVE EVER DONE. BEING A FATHER
HAS GIVEN ME A LOT OF
PERSPECTIVE. AND I KNOW THAT
EVERY PARENT IN THIS ROOM KNOWS
EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
AND I OFTEN THINK ABOUT MOLINA'S
LIFE HER LIFE IN 30 YEARS WHEN
SHE HAS A FAMILY OF HER OWN. HER
LIFE IN 50 YEARS WHEN HER KIDS
HAVE GONE TO COLLEGE. 70 YEARS
WHEN SHE IS LOOKING BACK ON A
LONG AND HAPPY LIFE. I WANT HER.
TO MAKE THAT LIFE HERE. IN
CALIFORNIA. AND THAT MEANS
ENSURING AS YOUR SPEAKER. THAT
THE CALIFORNIA DREAM THAT
ELEVATED ME THAT HAS ELEVATED SO
MANY OF US CAN ELEVATE HER AND
EVERY MEMBER OF HER GENERATION
THAT IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY.
THAT IS OUR MISSION. AND WE WILL
GET IT DONE. AND WE WILL GET IT
DONE TOGETHER. THANK YOU VERY,
VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU MEMBERS. YOU MAY BE
SEATED. AND AT THIS TIME. I'D
LIKE TO CALL ON BLASTED CHOIR OF
SACRAMENTO A MUSICAL
PERFORMANCE. PLEASE COME FORWARD
TO THE FRONT OF THE CHAMBER. WE
WELCOME THE CHOIR MEMBERS AND
DIRECTOR HE WE LOVE LADY AS THEY
PERFORM. THE BEST IS YET TO
COME. DIRECTOR LOVE LADY.
HOLD ON, BROTHER. JUST STOP. IS
A MASTER. YOU JUST MAKE IT
BECAUSE, LIKE.
DOUBLE.
THE BEST IS YET TO COME. BYE
BYE. DON'T GIVE UP. JUST LOOK IS
A MASTER. NHIÀU. JESS. THANK
YOU. GUYS ARE. HIS WORK. MM HMM.
YES.
TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY TODAY.
YEAH. TODAY IS. DAYS. TODAY'S.
DATE. THE BACK SEAT. YES.
MM HMM.
YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING.
YES. HIÂU.
MEMBERS AND GUESTS. I ASK
EVERYBODY TO PLEASE REMAIN IN
PLACE AS A SPEAKER, RIVAS.
SPEAKER MARITIME PELOSI AND
GOVERNOR NEWSOM EXITS THE
CHAMBER. AND YOUR APPLAUSE AS
WELCOME TO AND ENCOURAGED.
AND NOW LET'S GIVE ANOTHER BIG
ROUNDING APPLAUSE FOR BLESSED
INQUIRE OF SACRAMENTO. AS THEY
EXIT THE BUILDING DOWN THE
CENTER AISLE.
NO.
THANK YOU AGAIN BLESSED ID CHOIR
OF SACRAMENTO WITHOUT OBJECTION
. I'M ORDERING THE REMARKS OF
SPEAKER ROBERT RIVAS. AND
TODAY'S CEREMONY PARTICIPANTS TO
BE PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. ALL
THAT HAS BEEN GOING TO GET UP
HERE. MEMBERS GUESS ON BEHALF OF
SPEAKER ROBERT RIVAS. WE THANK
YOU. FOR TODAY'S PROGRAM.
PARTICIPANTS ARE STATE LIBRARIAN
GREG LUCAS FOR THE LOAN OF THE
BIBLE. AND YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
A RECEPTION IN HONOR OF SPEAKER
REEVES WILL BE HELD IMMEDIATELY
UPON A GERMAN OBSESSION AND THE
1ST AND 2ND FLOOR WOULD SEND US
THE CAPITAL. A STAFF CELEBRATION
WILL BE HELD AT THE CAPITOL
MUSEUM AT 10 20 ST FROM 11:30
A.M. TO 1:30 P.M. THIS CONCLUDES
OUR BUSINESS TODAY. ALL OTHER
ITEMS REMAINING ON FILE SHOULD
WE PASSED AND RETAINED ALL
MOTIONS SHALL BE CONTINUED
SEEING AND HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS AND READY TO NITIN A
MOTION TO ADJOURN. MISS REYES
MOVES, MR GALLAGHER. SECONDS AT
THIS HOUSE STANDS ADJOURNED
UNTIL MONDAY, JULY 3RD AT ONE PM
GRAHAM CARS LIFTED AND THE HOUSE
IS ADJOURNED.