The majority party in Sacramento is at it again. Now is the time for the Legislature to pass a budget, and what are these out-of-touch lawmakers proposing? Once again they’re proposing tax increases and bills that do nothing but hurt hard-working California families and push jobs out of the state.

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Whooping cough may sound like a disease from our grandparents’ time, but, unfortunately, we are seeing a surge of cases right here in California. Whooping cough is a contagious disease that can be easily passed from person to person. It’s very serious for babies and can cause them to cough so much that they cannot breathe. Hundreds of babies are hospitalized each year for whooping cough, and some even die from it.

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Senator Strickland discusses fixing the state budget and creating more jobs for hardworking Californians.

As published in The Ventura County Star

Budget season is upon us once again here in California and once again, lawmakers in Sacramento are charged with closing a $19.1 billion budget gap. Rather than doing the same thing over and over again, we need to enact some real, lasting reform. We need to fix California’s budget crisis once and for all so we’re not faced with fixing a failing budget again next year.

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Senator Tony Strickland discusses two pieces of his legislation which would help close the budget gap. Senate Bill 71, signed into law in late March, provides tax incentives for manufacturers of renewable energy technologies that locate in California or remain in California. Senate Bill 835 would create the Bureaucracy Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC), which would help streamline overlapping or obsolete government bureaucracies.

Senator Tony Strickland is joined by Jon Coupal with the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and John Graham, Director of Healthcare Studies at the Pacific Research Institute, to introduce Senate Constitutional Amendment 29 which would empower California voters to limit government control over healthcare.

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"Many families are sitting at their kitchen table wondering how they're going to make ends meet," said state Sen. Tony Strickland (R-Thousand Oaks). "At the same time, the state of California is taking a no-interest loan."

Strickland, who is a Moorpark resident, said he likes to meet with residents in different parts of the 19th District to stay in touch. “I want to make sure I’m out in the community to get an update on what’s going on and to provide updates on what’s going on in Sacramento, and I’m here to answer questions,” he said.