MR SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE
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GREAT.
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BELL.
BERRYHILL.
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HERTZBERG HE'LL.
HUESO.
JACKSON LADA. LEYVA MCGUIRE
MENDOZA. MITCHELL. MONNING MORE
LOCKED.
MORRELL.
NEWMAN.
NGUYEN. NELSON.
PAN.
PORTANTINO. ROTH.
SKINNER.
STERN.
STONE.
BUT ACT.
WHY COUNTY? WINNER. WILL.
THE SECRETARY NOTES THE ABSENCE
OF A QUORUM COLLEAGUES IT IS
NINE FORTY ONE SESSION WAS CALL
FOR NINE THIRTY WOULD ALL
SENATORS PLEASE COME TO THE
SENATE FLOOR.
FOR OUR NINE THIRTY SENATE
SESSION ALL SENATORS PLEASE
TO THE SENATE FLOOR
A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
COLLEAGUES A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
WITH THE MEMBERS AND OUR GUEST
BEYOND THE RAIL AND IN THE
GALLERY PLEASE RISE. WE WILL BE
LEAD IN PRAYER THIS MORNING.
COLLEAGUES.
COULD I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION
PLEASE.
WE WILL BE LEAD IN PRAYER THIS
MORNING BY OUR GUEST CHAPLAIN
THE REVEREND ROBERT LEAD THE
FOURTH.
AFTER WHICH PLEASE REMAIN
STANDING WE WILL BE LEAD IN THE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
BY THE SENATOR WHITE HOUSE.
DON'T YOU PRAY WITH ME.
CREATOR OF THE SUN AND STARS.
WE CALL YOU BY MANY NAMES AND
COME TO YOU IN HUMILITY AND
EXCITEMENT FOR THE DAY AHEAD.
WE KNOW THAT WE LIVE IN A WORLD
OF PARALYZING POLARIZATION AND
DISAGREEMENTS THAT LEAVE US
CONFUSED DISTRACTED AND
DISHEARTENED.
SO TO SPEAK TO US ONCE AGAIN
YOUR WORDS OF COMFORT AND OF
CHALLENGE.
SPEAK TO THIS BODY SO THAT IT ME
BABE MAYBE FOR THE WORLD A
BEACON OF HOPE. JUSTICE EQUALITY
AND SOUND GOVERNANCE.
IN THIS GOLDEN STATE MAY WE SEEK
THE TRUE NORTH AND CENTRAL
MESSAGE OF YOUR BEING.
THAT WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
AND BOUND TOGETHER FOR THE TASKS
THAT LIE AHEAD.
MAY WE TREAT EACH OTHER WITH
INTRINSIC DIGNITY FAIRNESS AND
RESPECT.
MOST OF ALL HOLY ONE MAY WE SEE
A BETTER TOMORROW. FOR OUR
CHILDREN AND OUR CHILDREN'S
CHILDREN.
MAY WE BE SO BOLD AS TO ENACT
POLICY THAT CHANGES THE LAST THE
ENGAGES WITH THE LAST AND LEAST.
SO THAT EVERYONE MAY BE BROUGHT
TO YOUR TABLE OF GRACE.
THIS WE ASK IN THE NAME OF
EQUITY LIGHT AND LOVE.
A MAN.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
UNITED STATES.
ZERO. SAN.
IT IS LAW. NMA.
I THINK.
GOOD MORNING COLLEAGUES.
WE WILL BEGIN BY. GOING TWO
PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR ARE
THERE ANY PRIVILEGES OF THE
FLOOR.
SEEING NONE.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR WILL
BE DEEMED READ MESSAGES FROM THE
ASSEMBLY WILL BE DEEMED READ
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES WILL BE
DEEMED READ AND AMENDMENTS
ADOPTED.
UNDER MOTIONS RESOLUTIONS AND
NOTICES MOTIONS RESOLUTIONS AND
NOTICES.
WITHOUT OBJECTION THE SENATE
JOURNALS FOR JANUARY TWENTY
NINTH THROUGH FEBRUARY FIRST
TWENTY EIGHTEEN WILL BE APPROVED
AS CORRECTED BY THE MINUTE CLERK.
AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE
FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS WILL BE
PLACED ON TODAY SPECIAL CONSENT
CALENDAR. FILE ITEM FORTY NINE
ACR ONE FIFTY TWO.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER MOTIONS
RESOLUTIONS OR NOTICES.
SEEING NONE INTRODUCTION AND
FIRST READING OF A READING OF
BILLS. BILLS WILL BE DEEMED READ.
CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY FILE
COLLEAGUES WE ARE A
CONSIDERATION.
THE ROWDY HERE THIS MORNING.
COLLEAGUES WE ARE AT
CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY FILE.
STARTING WITH SENATE THIRD
READING FILE ITEM THIRTY NINE
FILE ITEM THIRTY NINE.
SENATOR BRADFORD FILE ITEM
THIRTY NINE.
PASS ON FILE FILE ITEM FORTY
FILE ITEM FORTY SENATOR MCGUIRE.
PASS ON FILE FILE ITEM FORTY ONE.
SENATOR SKINNER.
SENATOR SKINNER MISTER SECRETARY
PLEASE READ FILE ITEM FORTY ONE.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
NINETY THREE BY SENATOR SKINNER
RELATIVE TO CALIFORNIA GIRLS AND
WOMEN IN SPORTS WEEK.
SENATOR SKINNER THANK YOU MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS I STAND TODAY
BEHALF OF THE LEGISLATIVE
WOMEN'S CAUCUS TO PRESENT THIS
RESOLUTION. DECLARING THE WEEK
OF JANUARY TWENTY NINTH TO
FEBRUARY FOURTH AS CALIFORNIA
GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORTS WEEK.
.
THERE ARE STILL EVEN WITH TITLE
NINE AND OTHER STRIVE SAID BEEN
MADE THERE IS STILL NOT EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS
TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SPORTS.
WE KNOW THAT WOMEN ATHLETES ARE
PAID. FAR FAR FAR LESS THAN
THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS
WE ALSO KNOW THAT WOMEN ATHLETES
IN MANY OF OUR.
COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS DON'T GET
THE SAME TIME ACCESS TO COURTS
OR POOLS. OR THE OTHER
FACILITIES EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE
MADE IMPROVEMENTS.
.
I PARTICULARLY STAND PROUD TO
PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION BECAUSE.
I WENT TO SCHOOL BEFORE TITLE
NINE WAS PASSED
AND DURING MY GROWING UP YEARS
THERE WAS REALLY VERY LITTLE TO
ZERO OPPORTUNITY FOR GIRLS IN
SPORTS SPORTS. AND WHEN I
COMPARE IT TO MY TWO YOUNGER
SISTERS.
TWO OF WHOM WERE CHAMPION.
SOCCER PLAYERS.
WE NEVER EVEN HAD EITHER A
SOFTBALL TEAM OR SOCCER TEAM
WHEN I WAS A KID FOR GIRLS AND
MEANWHILE MY SISTERS WENT ON TO
BECOME.
SEMI PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS SO
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE
CONTINUE TO.
YEAH PARITY IN SPORTS FOR GIRLS
AND WOMEN AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
YOUR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH SOONER SKINNER
WE'RE GONNA GO TO SENATOR
JACKSON.
IT'S THANK YOU MISTER PRESIDENT
ONE OF THANK MY COLLEAGUE.
THE GOOD SENATOR FROM BERKELEY
FOR RAISING THIS ISSUE.
.
SPORTS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LOVE OF
MINE FROM THE AGE OF THREE WHEN
I.
ASKED OF FOR MY BIRTHDAY THE.
THE.
.
AND ABRIDGED EDITION OF THE
WORLD OF BASEBALL.
AND.
STARTED MEMORIZING SOME OF THE
GREAT NAMES IN THE SPORT. HONUS
WAGNER.
.
LET'S SEE SOME PEOPLE RECOGNIZE
SAID GOING BACK. AS FAR AS THE
BEGINNING OF THE GAME.
AND.
I COULD NEVER UNDERSTAND WHY I
WAS ALWAYS BEING REDIRECTED INTO.
TEA SETS AND DOLLS.
I FOUND THEM VERY BORING. BUT
AYE FROM BASEBALL AND SPORTS TO
BE EXTRAORDINARILY EXCITING AND
I HAVE TOLD THE STORY MANY TIMES
OF MY.
INABILITY TO PLAY BASEBALL
BECAUSE GIRLS WERE NOT ALLOWED
TO PLAY LITTLE LEAGUE IT WHEN I
WAS GROWING UP IN I. WON'T BORE
YOU WITH THAT STORY AGAIN.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE.
WHY SPORTS ARE SO IMPORTANT NOT
JUST FOR BOYS BUT FOR GIRLS BUT
FOR ALL OF US?
SPORTS.
ARE INCREDIBLY HELPFUL IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF OF WOMEN IN
BUSINESS AND IN SOCIETY. THE
SOCIAL SKILLS OF BEING ON A TEAM.
REALLY IMPORTANT TO LEARN A
POSITION.
TO BE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER
THAN YOURSELF.
LEARNING ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES.
FACING SUCCESS AND FAILURE.
EMBRACING COMPETITION.
HAVING THE EXPERIENCE OF WINNING.
THE JOY OF WINNING THE AGONY OF
DEFEAT IS THEY SAY IN THE
OLYMPICS.
TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
GOOD AS WELL AS THE BAD.
UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ARE NOT IN
THIS WORLD ALONE.
THESE ARE ALL INTEGRAL TO THE
DEVELOPMENT BOTH THE BAND AND
WOMEN. IN OUR SOCIETY AND IN OUR
WORK FORCE. AND TO THEIR
BECOMING EQUAL MEMBERS OF
SOCIETY AND ITS MENTION WE STILL
HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.
WE STILL HAVEN'T REACHED THE
LEVEL OF BOYS PARTICIPATION. IN
SPORTS.
STARTING BACK WHEN TITLE NINE
PASSED IN NINETEEN SEVENTY TWO
AND CERTAINLY WOMEN AND GIRLS OF
COLOR REMAIN DISPROPORTIONATELY
UNDER REPRESENTED. SO AS WE LOOK
AT THIS RESOLUTION IT IS REALLY
A MICROCOSM OF THE WORLD THAT WE
LIVE IN.
BUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE
AND I KNOW THIS IS A PLACE WHERE
WE CAN BRING TOGETHER BOTH SIDES
OF THE AISLE. I REMEMBER HAVING
A CONVERSATION WITH ONE OF OUR
FORMER COLLEAGUES WHOSE DAUGHTER
WAS AN ALL STAR SOFTBALL PITCHER.
GOT A SCHOLARSHIP TO COLLEGE
PLAYING SOFTBALL AND HE WAS HER
CHAMPION.
HE WAS HER COACH.
HE GOT ENGAGED IN HIS DAUGHTER'S
LIFE IN IN SPORTS.
A AND HER TEAMMATES AND ALL OF
THE POSITIVE THINGS THAT CREATE
A FAMILY OUTSIDE OF THAT.
NUCLEAR FAMILY. THAT IS WHY THIS
IS SO IMPORTANT INTO AN
IMPORTANT MESSAGE THAT WE STAND.
AND AS THE OLYMPIC START AND WE
SEE ALL THESE EXTRAORDINARY
WOMEN ATHLETES LET US BE
REMINDED.
THAT AFTER TITLE NINE PASSED.
IN THE VERY NEXT OLYMPICS.
MORE WOMEN FROM THE UNITED
STATES RECEIVE GOLD MEDALS.
THAN THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS.
SO IN TERMS OF NATIONAL PRIDE IN
TERMS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF
WOMEN AND GIRLS.
AS INDIVIDUALS AS CONFIDENT IN
THE LITERAL ROLES IN LIFE THIS
IS AN IMPORTANT MEASURE AND I
WANNA THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING IT IS A MEMBER OF THE
WOMEN'S CAUCUS. I AM HONORED TO
STAND HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE
MEASURE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH SOONER A
MEMBER OF THE WOMEN'S CAUCUS IN
A SOX FAN IS WELL SO THERE YOU
GO THANK YOU SO MUCH HERE
JACKSON'S GOING TO CENTER NEWMAN.
AMERICA THANK YOU EXPRESS I RISE
IN STRONG SUPPORT THIS
RESOLUTION FOR THE SECOND YEAR
IN A ROW.
AS MY COLLEAGUE AND SANTA
BARBARA SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT FOR
GIRLS NOT ONLY HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN
SPORTS BUT TO NO THROUGH SPORTS
THEY CAN COMPETE. AND WIN ON ANY
PLAYING FIELD I SAY THIS IS THE
FATHER OF A TWENTY MONTH OLD
DAUGHTER. BY WHO HAS YET TO SHOW
ANY SIGNS OF REAL COORDINATION
BUT FOR WHOM IT IS INCREASINGLY
IMPORTANT SHE GOT A SCHOLARSHIP
TO DIVISION ONE COLLEGE IN ICE
HOCKEY SO I DIE RISE IN VERY
STRONG SUPPORT.
AND I'M SURE SHE'LL ACHIEVE THAT
FOR YOU.
ANY FURTHER DEBATE OR DISCUSSION
ON THIS ITEM ANY FURTHER DEBATER
DISCUSSION SINGING HEARING ON
SENATOR SKINNER YOU MAKE CLOTHES
THANK YOU SO MUCH I APPRECIATE
THE COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES
AND OBVIOUSLY IN ADDITION TO THE
CLEAR. HEALTH BENEFITS
OF THE PHYSICAL PARTICIPATION IN
SPORTS.
MY COLLEAGUES RAISED MANY OTHER
THINGS THAT.
PARTICIPATION IN WEATHER TEAM
OR INDIVIDUAL SPORTS BRINGS ALL
OF US.
AND AS WE BECOME MORE COGNIZANT
OF THE BARRIERS THAT WE HAVE
CREATED TO WOMEN PLAYING AN
EQUAL ROLE IN POWER IN OUR
SOCIETY WHETHER IN BUSINESS
POLITICS OR ELSEWHERE. I THINK.
CLEARLY GIRLS LEARNING.
COMPETITION EARLY AND BEING
SUCCESSFUL IN SUCH COMPETITIVE
FIELDS WILL HELP US AS WE
RIGHTFULLY SO.
TAKE THE POWER POSITIONS THAT WE
SHOULD HAVE BUY ASPIRO VOTE.
THANK YOU SENATOR SKINNER ALL
DEBATE HAVING CEASED MISTER
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALLEN.
I ANDERSON.
I ATKINS
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I BILL. BY BERRYHILL AYE
BRADFORD. AYE CANNELLA. AYE
DELEON.
DODD.
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GAINES.
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I.
HERNANDEZ. AYE HERTZBERG AYE
HILL AYE HUESO.
I JACKSON AYE AYE LADA.
I LEYVA. AYE MCGUIRE AYE MENDOZA
AYE MITCHELL.
I MONNING.
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I AM A REAL. AYE NEWMAN.
I NGUYEN.
I NIELSEN.
BY PAN.
BY PORTANTINO.
I ROTH AYE SKINNER.
I STERN.
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I BITE ACT.
WELL I BY WHY BECAUSE THE.
I WINNER.
I WILL.
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I.
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BY.
ICE THIRTY NINE NO ZERO THE
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FILE ITEM FORTY TWO.
SENATOR.
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FILE ITEM FORTY THREE.
PASS ON FILE FILE ITEM FORTY
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FIVE THE SENATOR MITCHELL MISTER
SECRETARY PLEASE READ AND
COLLEAGUES IT'S AWFULLY NOISY IN
HERE. I'M GOING TO ASK ALL OF
YOU TO KEEP THE NOISE DOWN OR TO
TAKE YOUR SEATS.
LET'S PUT THEM LET'S TAKE THE
NOISE DOWN.
LET'S TAKE THE NOISE LEVEL DOWN
PLEASE.
HERE.
SENATOR MITCHELL.
A PLEASE REACH HIS ME.
SENATE RESOLUTION SEVENTY EIGHT
BY SENATOR MITCHELL RELATIVE TO
ROSA PARKS HUNDRED FIFTH
BIRTHDAY.
SENATOR MITCHELL. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH MADAM PRESIDENT AND
COLLEAGUES I RISE TODAY ON
FEBRUARY FIRST THE FIRST DAY
THAT WE CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY
MONTH.
TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND COMMEMORATE
WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE ONE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY BIRTHDAY. OF
THE LEADER.
AMONG WOMEN AMONG THE AFTER
AMERICAN COMMUNITY AMONG ALL
AMERICANS MISS ROSA PARKS.
AS MANY YOU KNOW THE ABBREVIATED
STORY.
HE WAS A BLACK WOMAN RIDING A
BUS IN MONTGOMERY ALABAMA. TIRED
FROM HER DAY AT WORK.
BUT IT WASN'T DUE TO HER JOB AS
A SEAMSTRESS THAT SHE WAS TIRED
SHE WAS TIRED OF BEING TIRED.
WHEN THE BUS DRIVER TOLD HER TO
GIVE A PERCEIVED FOR WHITE
PASSENGER MRS PARKS REFUSED IN
QUIET CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE.
HE REFUSE BUT THIS WAS FAR FROM
THE QUITE ACT OF THE TIRED WOMAN.
THIS WAS A DELIBERATE ACT OF
PROTESTS AGAINST THE RACES
SEGREGATION.
JIM CROW POLICIES OF OUR COUNTRY
AT THAT TIME.
HE'D BEEN ACTIVISTS ALL HER LIFE
AT NEW EXACTLY WHAT SHE WAS
DOING ON THAT HISTORIC DAY BY
REFUSING TO GIVE UP HER SEAT.
IN FACT HE WAS A LEADER IN HER
LOCAL IN DOUBLE ACP CHAPTER AND
THE CHAPTER HAD PLANNED PER ACT
OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE.
FOR MONTHS.
THEN ALSO WORK STRATEGICALLY
QUIETLY THE FIND THE BEST PERSON
TO STAND IN DEFIANCE OF THE JIM
CROW POLICIES OF THE SELF.
BECAUSE THE YEARS PRIOR TO THE
ROSA PARKS INCIDENTANOTHER
YOUNG WOMAN IT HAD A VERY
SIMILAR INCIDENTS.
ON A BUS IN MONTGOMERY.
SHE WAS HOWEVER ONLY FIFTEEN.
A YOUNG MOTHER. AND IT WAS
ASSUMED THAT SHE WOULDN'T BE THE
BEST POSSIBLE CANDIDATE. TO LEAD
WHAT WOULD THEN BECOME A
NATIONAL MOVEMENT.
BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW MRS PARKS
ADDRESS.
SPARKED A THREE HUNDRED AND
EIGHTY DAY LONG BOYCOTT.
OF THE MONTGOMERY BOYCE'S BUSES.
WHICH HELP TRANSFORM THE OVERALL
DIALOGUE NATIONWIDE AROUND
RACIAL SEGREGATION.
IT ALSO LED TO AN IMMENSE AMOUNT
OF BACKLASH TO MRS PARKS AND HER
FAMILY.
SHE LOST HER JOB HER HUSBAND
LOST HIS JOB. THEY RECEIVED
COUNTLESS DEATH THREATS.
AND SHE AND HER HUSBAND RAYMOND
FELTON DEEP INTO POVERTY.
NEVER. HE PERSISTED.
HE CONTINUED HER WORK AT THE
FREEDOM FIGHTER LYNDON HER
POLITICAL ACTIVISM IN STORY OF
DEFIANCE.
TO THE GREATER STRUGGLE FOR
CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS.
I THINK IT'S FITTING ON THIS
ANNIVERSARY OF HER BIRTH.
THAT WE HIGHLIGHT THIS WORK.
BUBBLE WOMAN A BLACK WOMAN.
WHO WAS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL HE
DIDN'T LEAVE A LARGE
CONGREGATION?
BUT SIX DAYS THIS SIX DECADES
AGO.
SHE LED THE FIGHT INITIATED THE
FIGHT A VERY SIMILAR FIGHT THAT
WE'RE ENGAGED IN TODAY.
WELL WE WORK FOR EQUALITY. FOR
ALL.
COLLEAGUES I ASK THAT YOU JOIN
WITH ME. IN VOTING AYE FOR
SENATE RESOLUTION SEVENTY EIGHT
AS WE ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IMPORTANT
HIT A FIGURE.
AND AMERICAN HISTORY AYE ASPIRIN
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU SENATOR
MITCHELL DEBATER DISCUSSION
SENATOR BRADFORD.
THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT I TO
RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE
SEA ARE SEVENTY EIGHT.
RECOGNIZING THE BIRDS AND ALSO
THE LIFE OF ROSA PARKS AS MY
COLLEAGUE FROM LOS ANGELES
CLEARLY STATED THIS IS A WOMAN
WHO WAS PRETTY.
TRADE IN THE MEDIA AS A QUIET
AND DEMURE WOMAN BUT SHE WAS FAR
FROM THAT SHE WAS A ACTIVISTS
SHE WAS A FIGHTER.
SHE.
OFTEN ONCE STATED AS A.
KLANSMEN ATTEMPTED TO RAPE HER
SHE SAYS I WOULD BE LAST BEFORE
I LET YOU. RATE ME AND SHE
FOUGHT HIM OFF AND SHE FOUGHT
HER ENTIRE LIFE FOR JUSTICE AND
RIGHTEOUSNESS SHE IS OFTEN
REFRRED TO AS THE. FIRST LADY
OF CIVIL RIGHTS
THE MOTHER OF THE MOVEMENT.
BUT SHE WAS TO VOICE IN IN. THE
THIS DAY AND AGE OF THE ME TOO
SHE WOULD BE THE FACE OF THE ME
TOO MOVEMENT BECAUSE THAT'S.
SENATOR MITCHELL MATCH IN A FEW
WEEKS AGO ABOUT RACY TAYLOR I.
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN WHO WAS
BRUTALLY RAPED.
BY WHITE MEN IN THE SOUTH.
WOULD NEVER SAW HER JUSTICE.
THERE WAS A SIMILAR SITUATION BY
OF A WOMAN NAMED JOAN LITTLE IN
DETROIT.
WHO WAS RAPED BY A PRISON GUARD
AND SHE KILLED?
AND SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO
USE.
THE BICU SO A DEFENSE AND GET
OFF SHE WAS ACQUITTED IN IT WAS
BECAUSE OF THE HELP OF ROSA
PARKS. THAT SHE WAS ACQUITTED
ROSA PARKS WAS ALSO A SAID BY
THE END DOUBLE ACP TO
INVESTIGATE THE RAPE OF RACY
TAYLOR SO THIS IS A WOMAN WHO
WAS CONSTANTLY AT THE FOREFRONT.
OF CIVIL JUSTICE OF.
COMMITTED QUALITY OF RACIAL
JUSTICE IN THIS COUNTRY IT'S
ONLY FITTING.
AND.
BASS.
MISS MITCHELL STATED SHE LIVED
HER LAST YEARS IN DETROIT BUT.
SPENT.
BRUTAL COLD WINTERS AND LOS
ANGELES. SENATOR MITCHELL'S
DISTRICT TO GET AWAY FROM THE.
THE BITTER COLD OF DETROIT.
SHOES A REGULAR FIGURE AND LOS
ANGELES I HAD THE. HONOR OF
MEETING HER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS
AND SHE WAS ALWAYS A DELIGHT TO
TALK TO AND.
ONCE SOMEONE ASKED YOU ABOUT
RETIRING AND SHE SITS FREEDOM
FIGHTERS NEVER RETIRE SO SHE
NEVER RETIRED SHE ALWAYS
BELIEVED IN STRIVING FOR JUSTICE.
AND.
SHE ONCE DATED ALSO.
THERE'S JUST SO MUCH HEARD.
DISAPPOINTMENT AND OPPRESSION
THAT ONE CAN TAKE THE LINE
BETWEEN REASON IN MADNESS GROWS
THINNER EVERYDAY.
I THINK THIS TIME SPEAKS TO THAT
I ASK FOR AYE VOTE IN SUPPORT OF
I SEE ARE SEVENTY EIGHT.
THANK YOU SENATOR BRADFORD ANY
FURTHER DEBATE OR DISCUSSION ON
THIS ITEM WITH THAT SENATOR
MITCHELL WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
THIS VERY BRIEFLY LA THANK MY
COLLEAGUE FOR REMINDING ME.
.
THE BLACK CAUCUS IN CELEBRATION
OF OUR FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY LAST
HERE WENT THROUGH THE ARCHIVES
AND FOUND A SERIES OF PHTOS AND
THERE WAS A PHOTO. WHERE WE I
RECEIVED HER HERE IN THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE I DON'T
RECALL THE YEAR BUT IT'S A
WONDERFUL PHOTO OF HER STANDING?
AT THE DI ALSO READ THE ASSEMBLY
FLOOR SO YES CALIFORNIA WHAT'S
OUR ADOPTED HAUL THEM IN LATER
YEARS AND FOR THAT REASON AMONG
OTHERS I ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT SR
SEVENTY EIGHT.
THANK YOU SENATOR MITCHELL
DEBATE HAVING CEASED TO US OR-ANY OBJECTION TO SUBSTITUTING
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL.
SEEING AND HEARING NOT ICE
THIRTY NINE KNOWS ZERO. THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
AND NOW COLLEAGUES WE WILL MOVE
TO FILE ITEM FORTY SIX.
EXCUSE ME HA WE RE WE WILL GO
TO.
.
ASSEMBLY THIRD READING FILE ITEM
FORTY EIGHT ASSEMBLY THIRD
READING FILE ITEM FORTY EIGHT.
SENATOR BATES YOU WISH TO TAKE
THIS UP IF I DO THINGS TO
SECRETARY PLEASE READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL FOR A THREE BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER MELINDA'S AND
THAT CLING TO LEGISLATURE IN
DECLINE THERE'S THROUGH UP TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
SENATOR BATES AYE NOTE FOR THE
DESK I BELIEVE THAT THE VOTE ON
THIS PARTICULAR ITEM COUNT TAKE
PLACE TILL TEN TWENTY NINE.
SO IT IS CORRECT YEAH GOOD OKAY
THEN OFF I AM READY TO PROCEED
AND I WANT TO SAY I THANK YOU
MADAM PRESIDENT FOR CALLING ON
ME I'M CERTAINLY PROUD TO
PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL FOR ALL
THREE. ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ON THE LAND ON THE
WINDOWS.
I AM GRATEFUL TO THE AUTHOR FOR
HER PERSISTENCE AND TIRELESS
EFFORTS THAT HAVE BROUGHT US TO
THE FLOOR. A DEBATE TODAY WHILE
THE CALIFORNIA WHISTLEBLOWER
PROTECTION ACT PROVIDES
PROTECTION TO STATE EMPLOYEES IN
THE EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL
BRANCHES. WHO REPORT UNETHICAL
OR IMPROPER ACTIVITIES THERE ARE
NO SUCH PROTECTIONS PROVIDED TO
LEGISLATIVE STAFF OUR STAFF?
LEGISLATIVE STAFF SHOULD NEVER
HAVE TO RISK THEIR CAREERS AND
LIVELIHOODS FOR REPORTING SEXUAL
HARASSMENT OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF
THE ILLEGAL OR UNETHICAL
BEHAVIOR. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH MAYBE
FOR ALL THREE WILL GRANT
WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS TO
LEGISLATIVE STAFF BY PROHIBITING.
ANY LEGISLATOR OR LEGISLATIVE
EMPLOYEE FROM RETALIATING.
AGAINST ANY PERSON FOR REPORTING
SEXUAL HARASSMENT SEXUAL ASSAULT
OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ILLEGAL
ACTIVITY. RECENT AMENDMENTS
UPDATED SOME OF THE DEFINITIONS
AN ADDED URGENCY BECAUSE.
THAT WAS THE SENATOR FROM LOS
ANGELES FROM. NOTED EARLIER THIS
WEEK THIS IS A MULTI YEAR EFFORT.
I AM COMMITTED TO JOINING TO
CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION AND
I'M CERTAINLY PROUD TO SERVE
WITH MY COLLEAGUES AS A MEMBER
OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE. ON
SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION AND
RESPONSE.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE CREATE
AN ATMOSPHERE OF TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNTABILITY THAT WILL
CHANGE OUR CULTURE. AND THAT WE
START TO DO THAT NOW I ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU SENATOR BATES DEBATE
OR DISCUSSION SENATOR ANDERSON.
I HAVE A QUESTION OF THE.
FLOOR MANAGER.
WOULD YOU ACCEPT THE QUESTION
FROM THE OUTSIDE.
ARE.
WITHOUT OBJECTION
THANK YOU.
HOW MANY TIMES HAS THIS
LEGISLATION OR SIMILAR
LEGISLATION FROM THIS AUTHOR
BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE SENATE?
OF THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
MEMBERS TIME I RICE IN SUPPORT
OF THIS SADLY IT'S TAKEN FOUR
YEARS.
FOR THIS BILL OR ANY
WHISTLEBLOWER LANGUAGE TO MAKE
IT TO THIS FLOOR. I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE HOLD UP IS I DON'T KNOW
WHY LEADERSHIP WOULDN'T WANT IT
TO COME TO THE FLOOR.
BUT TODAY WE ALL HAVE THAT. TO
DO THE RIGHT THING.
AND I.
.
I KNOW IN RECENT.
IN RECENT TIME. IS AT LEAST
THREE EMPLOYEES.
THAT WOULD HAVE LIKE TO HAVE
USED THIS OVER THE LAST FOUR
YEARS.
ARJUNA VOTE.
THANK YOU A SENATOR LEYVA.
PRESIDENT A GOOD MORNING MEMBERS
TODAY I RISE IN SUPPORT OF AB
FOR A THREE WHICH WILL PROTECT
LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES INCLUDING
ALL VOLUNTEERS INTERNS FELLOWS
AND APPLICANTS. FROM
INTERFERENCE AND RETALIATION
WERE MAKING A COMPLAINT.
AS WE ARE ALL WELL AWARE THERE
HAS BEEN A CLEAR LACK OF
TRANSPARENCY ACCOUNTABILITY AND
TRUST
AND HOW THE LEGISLATURE HANDLES
ISSUES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THESE VERY
PORTANT SERIOUS ISSUES WE HAVE
TO LEARN FROM THE EXPERIENCES OF
THE STAFF THAT HAVE BEEN THROUGH
IT.
BUT HOW CAN WE DO THAT IF THESE
SAME PEOPLE FEAR RETALIATION IF
THEY COME FORWARD. AS I
MENTIONED BEFORE RETALIATION IS
ONE OF THE BIGGEST BARRIERS FOR
WOMEN AND MEN WHO WANT TO FILE A
COMPLAINT ABOUT SEXUAL
HARASSMENT. THE LEGISLATURE MUST
LEAD BY EXAMPLE I BELIEVE THAT
AB FOR A THREE IS AN IMPORTANT
STEP. TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE
EMPLOYEES A PROTECTIONS
NECESSARY FOR THEM TO COME
FORWARD AND HELP US RIGHT THE
WRONG THAT EXISTS UNDER THIS
CAPITOL DOME I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU SENATOR LEYVA SENATOR
MORRELL.
YES MADAM PRESIDENT THANK YOU
VERY MUCH AND MEMBERS SAT.
YEAH I THINK IT HAS BEEN FOR
YEARS GRATEFUL FOR THIS BILL ON
I'M I'M A PROUD CO. AUTHOR ON
THIS
AND AS A BODY WE DO HAVE A MORAL
OBLIGATION TO. GIVE OUR STAFF
THE SAME PROTECTIONS AS OTHER.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AGENCIES DO
HAVE UP AND DOWN OUR STATE AND
SO THIS WILL BE A MOVE A GREAT
MOVE INTO RESTORING THE
INTEGRITY OF OUR LEGISLATURE AND
ALSO. INCREASING ITS
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THAT REASON.
THOMAS ALL THAT I AM THIS VOTE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK YOU
SENATOR SENATOR GAINES.
THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT
MEMBERS I RISE IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL AND PROUD TO BE A CO
AUTHOR.
TODAY IS THE DAY WE BANISH
SECRECY AND FEAR FROM THE
CAPITOL DOME FOREVER. AS LONG
OVERDUE IMAGINE THE PAIN OF AN
EMPLOYEE IN THIS BUILDING WHO IS
SUFFERING ABUSE
HARASSMENT OR WITNESSING
SOMETHING ILLEGAL OR UNJUST.
BUT WON'T COME FORWARD.
CAN'T COME FORWARD
BECAUSE THEY ARE SHAKING WITH
DREAD.
THEY FEAR RETALIATION THEY FEAR
OSTRACISM. THEY FEAR BEING FIRED.
THAT SHAMEFUL IT'S EMBARRASSING.
BUT IT'S ALSO CURABLE.
AND THAT'S OUR MISSION WITH THIS
LEGISLATION.
I WANT TO CAPITAL WHERE
EMPLOYEES DO NOT FEAR DOING WHAT
IS RIGHT.
I WANT TO CAPITAL WHERE
EMPLOYEES DO NOT TURN AWAY FROM
THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE.
BECAUSE OF THE COST.
I WANT THE LEGISLATURE TO BE A
SHINING EXAMPLE FOR EMPLOYEES
LOBBYISTS AND LEGISLATORS
THEMSELVES AND GIVING WORKERS
WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.
WITH HELP.
THAT WILL HELP US BUILD A
CAPITAL.
WHERE EVERYONE CAN THRIVE IN A
SAFE LAWFUL AND JUSTIN VARMINT?
THANK YOU.
Q. SENATOR GAINES SENATOR FULLER.
THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT AND
MEMBERS TODAY I RISE AS A PROUD
CO AUTHOR OF THE LEGISLATIVE
EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER
PROTECTION ACT.
AB FOR ALL THREE IS A STRONG
BIPARTISAN MEASURE WHICH WILL
LAY THE FOUNDATION OF REFORM. IN
THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE.
ADDING WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION
FOR LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES IS THE
FIRST STEP TO CHANGING. THE
CULTURE OF THIS INSTITUTION AND
THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT THE
RIGHTS OF OTHERS IN THE
WORKPLACE.
WE MUST PRIORITIZE THE SAFETY
AND SECURITY OF THE MOST
VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS AMONG US
THERE ARE OFTEN THE ONES WHO
BECOME THE PREY.
OF THE MOST POWERFUL. EMPLOYEES
OF EVERY CLASSIFCATION NEED TO
KNOW THAT THEIR VOICE WILL BE
HEARD IF THEY COME FORWARD. AND
THAT THEY WILL NOT FACE REALITY.
RETALIATION FOR SPEAKING THE
TRUTH. EVEN IF THEY'RE ALONE AT
THE MOMENT THAT THEY COME
FORWARD.
MEMBERS OF THE SENATE ME
ASSEMBLY SHOULD NO LONGER BE
ABLE TO LEVERAGE THEIR POWER AND
POSITIONS.
THE SILENCE EMPLOYEES
INTENTIONALLY OR UNINTENTIONALLY.
AS WRONG.
IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE PERVASIVE
NATURE OF HARASSMENT IN THE
CAPITAL.
THOSE THINGS THAT ARE JUST.
AN OUTCOME OF TOO MUCH OF THE
CULTURE THAT WE HAVE HERE TOO
MANY LATE NIGHTS TO MONEY PEOPLE
TIRED. TOO MANY PEOPLE
SOCIALIZING OVER BUSINESS AND
BUSINESS OVER SOCIALIZING.
AND AGAIN THOSE WHO
INTENTIONALLY PREY ON OTHERS.
WE NEED TO SEE PROTECT ALL THOSE
AND MAKE HIM FEEL SAFE. BY
GIVING THEM A STRONG SENSE OF
DUE PROCESS AND PROTECTION.
THIS IS A POSITIVE FIRST STEP IN
A LONG LINE OF CHANGES THAT WE
MUST TAKE.
AS WE A RE EVALUATE THE
FRAMEWORK OF THIS INSTITUTION.
IF YOU GO ON THE INTERNET YOU
WILL SEE THAT ALMOST EVERY
ORGANIZATION OF ANY SIZE TODAY
HAS A WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION.
CLAUSE OR CONTRACT.
SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE KNOWS
ABOUT EVERYONE CAN FIND. THAT
THOSE WHO ARE MOST AFRAID.
CAN ACCESS
AS AGAIN THEIR COURAGE TO COME
FORWARD.
SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO
HELPED BRING THIS POLICY FORWARD
TODAY.
I AM I THINK IT'S.
TIME MAYBE A LITTLE OVERDUE I
HEARD TONIGHT ABOUT.
THANK YOU SENATOR FULLER LONG
OVERDUE.
NEXT US SENATOR MITCHELL.
SENATOR MIDDLE JIG THERE OUTSIDE
OF DANCE WITH YOU SENATOR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ON I JUST
WANNA SAY ONCE AGAIN ON.
THE REAL TO HEAR ALL THE
COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE
CONCEPT AROUND MAKING SURE THAT
WE HAVE AN INSTITUTION. THAT'S
FAIR THAT SUPPORTIVE SUPPORTIVE
OF THE EMPLOYEES BECAUSE WE ARE
FROM THE MILLION EMPLOYER.
LIKE I STOOD EARLIER THIS WEEK I
WANNA STAND AGAIN AND SAY THAT
I'M PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF THE
COMMITTEE. A A UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE. TO BOTH
HOUSES COME TOGETHER ALL COME
TOGETHER BY CAMEL BIPARTISAN TO
ASSERT OUR LEADERSHIP AS
EMPLOYERS IN THIS BODY TO
DEVELOP POLICIES ACROSS THE
BOARD. THAT WILL GOVERN OUR
BEHAVIOR IS ELECTED OFFICIALS.
AND FOCUS ON CRITICAL ISSUES
AROUND PREVENTION.
I'VE HEARD A LOT OF TALK TODAY
ABOUT CREATING A SAFE SPACE IN
WHICH PEOPLE CAN REPORT.
I HOPE EVERYONE WHO SPOKE TODAY
WILL GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF
ENERGY IN CREDENCE IN AN EFFORT
AROUND CREATING A CULTURE. THAT
PREFIX CIRCUMSTANCES THAT
REQUIRE REPORTING.
AGAIN WE HAVE THE COMMITTEE THE
JOINT COMMITTEE ON RULES HAS A
SUBCOMMITTEE ON SEXUAL
HARASSMENT. PREVENTION AND
RESPONSE.
AND WHILE THE FOCUS OF THE
COMMITTEE HAS BEEN ON SEXUAL
HARASSMENT I'M CLEAR THAT WE
WILL LOOK BEYOND THE ISSUE THAT
ISSUE TO INCLUDE A BROADER
PERSPECTIVE.
AROUND GENDER EQUITY AND
CREATING A CULTURE OF INCLUSION
FOR ALL WOMEN IN THIS BODY
EMPLOYEES ELECTED AND THOSE WHO
WORK IN AND AROUND THE CAPITAL.
WE NEED TO CREATE A CULTURE IN
WHICH WOMEN ARE VALUES. WHERE
WOMEN ARE PERCEIVED AS EQUALS
AND THAT EMPLOYEES HAVE MUTUAL
RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER?
COLLEAGUES I RECOGNIZE THAT WE
GO ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF
LEGISLATING APPROPRIATING WE
INTRODUCE BILLS WE INTRODUCE A
BUDGET WE VOTE ON BOTH.
WE ALSO HAD THE LEADERSHIP
OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
TO LEAD.
AS LEADERS IN THIS BODY OF
EMPLOYERS
IT DOESN'T TAKE LEGISLATION FOR
US TO STEP UP AND DO THE RIGHT
THING.
NO THERE'S LOTS OF CONVERSATION
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED HAPPENED IN
THE PAST I APPRECIATE THAT BUT
I'M NOT GONNA GET STUCK THERE.
I AM STEPPING UP PUTTING IN THE
TIME AND THE EFFORT.
AND THOSE. ARE ELBOW GREASE TO
SERVE IN A MEANINGFUL WAY ON
THIS COMMITTEE.
THE COMMITTEE HEARINGS WILL NOT
BE THE ONLY SPACE IN PLACE WE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER
INFORMATION TO TALK TO EXPERTS
IN THE FIELD WHO CAN GUIDE US
AROUND DEVELOPING TRAINING.
HAVING MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT WHAT CULTURE.
SHIFT LOOKS LIKE IT WHAT IT WHAT
IT FEELS LIKE.
WELL THIS ISN'T ABOUT JUST
SPEAKING UP WHEN THESE BILLS ARE
INTRODUCED THIS IS ABOUT
CHANGING OUR BEHAVIOR ON A DAILY
BASIS.
INSIDE THE BUILDING IN OUR
DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE
DISTRICTS WHERE EVER WE ARE.
SO FOR THOSE REASONS I HOPE THAT
WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION.
AT NOT JUST IN THE CONTEXT OF
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF OR BEING
SILENT ON A BILL BUT IN OUR
INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE
BEHAVIORS AS ADULTS AND AS
POLICY MAKERS AND AS LEADERS.
THANK YOU SENATOR MITCHELL.
SENATOR NELSON.
MADAM PRESIDENT LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE.
NOW IS THE TIME.
AND THE TIME IS LONG OVERDUE.
THIS ADDRESSES.
PART.
OF KIND OF A LONG.
TERM.
RIGHTEOUS IN RIGHT CRITICISM OF
LEGISLATIVE BODIES THROUGHOUT
THE LAND.
WELL BY THE.
AUDIBLE BODIES WILL PASS
LEGISLATION TO.
PROTECT THIS THAT OR THE OTHER.
BUT EXEMPT THEMSELVES.
FROM THOSE SAME PROVISIONS THEY
FEEL COMPELLED TO IMPOSE ON THE
PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA.
IN THIS MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL
AREAS.
OUR OWN EMPLOYEES.
OUR OWN FEMALE EMPLOYEES.
WHY?
WE DARE.
NOT GIVE THEM.
THEIR VOICE.
THE WHISTLEBLOWER LEGISLATION.
GIVES THEM.
A VOICE.
WHEREVER THERE IS A.
CONCENTRATION OF POWER.
AUTHORITY.
VESTED IN INDIVIDUALS.
I'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT THE THE
HIGHER YOU GO AND.
AUTHORITY AND.
THE MORE LIKELY.
YOUR CHARACTER FLAWS WILL BE
EXACERBATED.
THIS IS AN AREA WHERE THAT CAN
HAPPEN.
WHERE THAT POWER?
CAN BE.
SO WARY.
SIGNIFICANT.
AND VICTIMIZATION.
OF SOMEONE.
I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT IN
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND
I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THOSE
KNOW WHAT'S.
I CAN ONLY SAY THOUGH.
THE KIND OF INTIMIDATION.
AND FEAR INCULCATED.
AND THE FEMALE EMPLOYEES OF THIS
INSTITUTION.
AN INSTITUTION ACROSS THE LAND.
IS EVERY BIT AS ONEROUS.
AS ADDRESS PERPETRATED. BY
CRIMINAL OFFENDERS OUT ON THE
STREETS.
WE MUST NOT DO THAT.
WE MUST BE BETTER.
AND OUR EMPLOYEES.
MUST BE ABLE TO COME TO WORK
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
WITHOUT FEAR.
AND THEIR HEARTS.
SERGEANT I BUILT.
THANK YOU SENATOR NELSON SENATOR
VITA.
THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MELENDEZ HAS
DONE GREAT WORKING PERSEVERING
FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS TO GET
THIS MEASURE THROUGH. THIS
MEASURE WILL PROVIDE THAT ANYONE
WHO WORKS IN OR VISIT THE
CAPITAL WITH A GUARANTEE THEY
WILL NOT BE RETALIATED AGAINST
FOR REPORTING INAPPROPRIATE OR
THREATENING BEHAVIOR BY
LEGISLATORS WERE STAFF.
I AM ENCOURAGED THAT THIS
MEASURE WILL PASS TODAY IN A
BIPARTISAN VOTE THAT WE CAN ALL
BE PROUD OF.
AND I HEARD YOUR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU SENATOR VIIC SENATOR
STONE POLLED BY SENATOR DALY WHO.
THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT IN A
COLLEAGUES I WANNA LOCK.
COMPLEMENT.
MY COLLEAGUE FROM RIVERSIDE
COUNTY FROM LAKE ELSINORE
ASSEMBLY WOMAN MELISSA MELENDEZ
FOR.
HER EFFORTS OVER THE PAST FOUR
YEARS HER TENACIOUS AND
COURAGEOUS EFFORTS TO TRY TO GET
THE INSTITUTION TO.
DO THE RIGHT THING.
AND YOU MAY ASK YOURSELVES YOU
KNOW WHY DID IT TAKE FOUR YEARS
TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY TO
DO THE RIGHT THING.
THAT COULD OF.
STOPS THE VICTIMIZATION OF MANY
OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS.
I THINK IT'S BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN
SOME HEINOUS INCIDENTS WE'VE
SEEN THREE RESIGNATIONS IN THE
ASSEMBLY FOR SOME.
HORRIFIC.
INCIDENTS OF HARASSMENT.
AND SEXUAL.
ADVANCEMENTS ON OUR.
UNDER COLLEAGUES BOTH THAT
MEMBERS AND AND LOBBYISTS.
IT'S REALLY A TRAVESTY OF
PARTISANSHIP MY FRIEND SAID.
MANY TIMES WE HAVE GOOD IDEAS
FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE TO
COME FORWARD TO.
PROTECT RESIDENTS IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA IN THIS CASE TO
PROVE. TO PROTECT US STAFF
MEMBERS AND.
LOBBYIST STUFF FROM
INAPPROPRIATE ADVANCES BY
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
AND THE SHOULD BE A LESSON TO US
THAT WHEN THE OTHER SIDE DOES
COME UP WITH A GOOD IDEA. THAT
ENHANCES PUBLIC SAFETY ENHANCES
US DOING THE RIGHT THING THAT WE
SHOULD LET PARTISAN DIVIDES GET
IN THE WAY OF DOING SOMETHING.
THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU KNOW I HEARD ONE OF THE
SENATOR SAY THAT IT SHOULDN'T
TAKE LEGISLATION HOW TO DO
WHAT'S RIGHT.
AND I AGREE BUT IT TOOK
LEGISLATION TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT
TO STAND HERE TODAY TO ENSURE
THAT ANYONE THAT IS A VICTIM. OF
SEXUAL ADVANCES OR SEXUAL
ASSAULT THAT WILL HAVE THE
FREEDOM TO COME FORWARD ABOUT
THE FEAR OF RETALIATION AND
LOSING THEIR LIVES LOSING THEIR
JOBS.
AND.
IT HAVING TO TO DEAL WITH SOME
OF THE. DRAMATIC.
ADVANCES THAT CAN CAUSE.
PSYCHIATRIC ISSUES FOR THAT.
VICTIM FOR MANY MANY YEARS TO
COME.
IT'S REALLY TIME TO GET THESE
VICTIMS A VOICE WITHOUT FEAR OF
RETALIATION.
OR ANY OTHER.
FEARS OF ADMONISHMENT EYES TIME
TO STAND UP TODAY AGAIN
APPLAUDING.
ASSEMBLYWOMAN MELISSA MELENDEZ
FOR STANDING STRONG.
DOING THE RIGHTTHING THE
INSTITUTION I BELIEVE IS GOING
TO DO THE RIGHT THING TODAY.
AND IN HONOR OF MY BEAUTIFUL
DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER
AUTOMATES MAYBE IT MAY THEY SEE
THIS AS A LESSON.
THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO THE
RIGHT THINGS TO ENSURE THAT.
WOMEN IN PARTICULAR ARE NOT THE
VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR
INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL ADVANCES A
BY ANYONE PLEASE I URGE YOU TO
VOTE YES ON A BEFORE THREE.
THANK YOU SENATOR DALY ON.
BIGGER MUCH OF MADAME PRESIDENT
COLLEAGUES I TO RISE IN SUPPORT
OF AB FOR IT OF ZERO THREE.
AND NO ONE I THINK THE AUTHOR
VERY MUCH OF FOR HER.
CONSISTENT.
COMMITMENT TO THIS ISSUE ONE
ALSO GIVE A VERY SPECIAL
RECOGNITION TWO TO THE SENATOR
FROM PASADENA I KNOW THAT THE
SENATOR FROM PASADENA.
FROM BACK IN THE DAY.
THE PREDATES THE AUTHOR OF OF
THIS MEASURE HAS ATTEMPTED ON
NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.
UNFORTUNATE TWICE.
INTO NOVELL OF FOR VARIETY
REASON SOMEONE I THINK THAT.
THE SENATOR FROM PASADENA AS
WELL WHICH IS VOTED JUST
RECENTLY.
LAST WEEK ON A MEASURE THAT HE
PUT FORTH LA IN THIS LEGISLATIVE
BODY.
I WANTED AGAIN THAT ONE I THINK
THE AUTHOR TO ONE THINK THE
OTHER VERY MUCH AS WELL SIR
STAFF FOR WORKING WITH OUR STAFF
AS WELL.
CLOSELY THOUGH WITH THE
AMENDMENTS THAT WERE PUT FORTH
IN THIS MEASURE.
I THINK THE END PRODUCT WILL
PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED PROTECTION
TO ALL OF OUR LEGISLATIVE
EMPLOYEES.
REGARDLESS OF THEIR DEMOCRATS OR
REPUBLICANS.
KNOW WHERE THE PAST SEVERAL
MONTHS HAS BEEN.
STATED HERE ON THIS FLOOR ARE.
THE SENATE BODY HAVE BEEN
WORKING VERY HARD TO OVERHAUL
OUR PROCEDURES.
SURE THAT VICTIMS NEEDS ARE MET
THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT
PERPETRATORS OF FACT HEALTH
ACCOUNTABLE.
THAT WE HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE
THAT VICTIMS CAN TRUSTS THAT'S
FREE FROM POLITICAL INTERFERENCE.
WHAT TRANSPARENCY? SAFEGUARDS
AGAINST RETALIATION INCLUDE
EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES
AND
SUPERVISORS
WHO DO BUSINESS IN OUR CAPITAL.
THIS LEGISLATION IS PART OF THAT
IMPORTANT PROCESS BECAUSE WHAT
IT DOES IS IT CODIFIES CURRENT
SENATE RULES SO WE HAVE HERE
TODAY. SO I THINK THAT'S GOOD
THING WHEN WE CAN QUANTIFY THE
CURRENT SENATE RULES THAT WE
WOULD HAVE ESTABLISH A IN THIS
BODY. AGAIN HAS BEEN ARTICULATED
NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THIS
LEGISLATION WAS SURE THAT ALL
EMPLOYEES ARE PROTECTED FROM
RETALIATION WHEN THE REPORT
VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW. INCLUDING
MISUSE OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS AND
FRAUD WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL
LANGUAGE OF THIS MEASURE.
NOW WE AT THE ISSUE OF SEXUAL
HARASSMENT WHICH IS PREVAILING
WHICH IS WITH US TODAY THAT WE
ALL WANNA IN A BIPARTISAN
FASHION TACKLE TOGETHER
COLLECTIVELY SO.
I THINK THE REPUBLICAN LEADER
FOR PRESENTING THIS MEASURE AS
WELL SO AGAIN BY ENSHRINING THE
SENATE RULES ALREADY AS LONG A
MAKE ASSUMPTION THE ASSEMBLY
RULES AS WELL. A WE'RE ONE STEP
FOR TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY
PROTECTIONS
FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS AND
HOPEFULLY FOR MANY MANY MANY
YEARS TO COME SO WITH THAT.
COLLEAGUES ARE STRICTLY ASK FOR
BIPARTISAN BODY.
THANK YOU SENATOR DALY OVER ANY
FURTHER DEBATER DISCUSSION.
SEEING AND HEARING NONE SENATOR
BATES YOU MAY CLOSE.
I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR A VERY THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION
AND FOR OUR COLLEAGUES WOULD I
THINK WE NEED TO FOCUS ON. IN
GREATER APPRECIATION TO THE TO
LEGISLATORS SAW THE GOOD SENATOR
FROM PASADENA.
AND.
THE GOOD ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
MELISSA MELENDEZ AND THEY HAVE
BASICALLY SET US ON A PATH TO A
ROAD THAT WILL.
.
MEAN THAT WE TRAVEL OF FOCUSED
ON JUST A FIVE TRANSPARENCY
ACCOUNTABILITY AND A CHANGE OF
CULTURE WHICH WE ARE DAHLE
CERTAINLY DEDICATED TO IN THE
NEW JOINT RULES. COMMITTEE AND
SO WELL I PRESENTED BY THE GOOD
SENATOR FROM LOS ANGELES WORKING
TOGETHER.
WE WILL BE A ROLE MODEL FOR THE
NATION ARE WE HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT THE TSUNAMI THAT WAS
CREATED.
WITH THE EXPOSURE OF WHAT WAS
GOING ON IN THE INNER TEAM
COMMUNITY BY A VERY COURAGEOUS
WOMAN.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR A GREAT
DISCUSSION.
WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
AND I THINK THAT WE ARE ALL
VERY MUCH UP TO THE TASK I THINK
WE ALL TAKE THIS TO HEART AND
DOT. I THINK THAT WE'RE ALL
BETTER FOR IT SO.
WITHOUT AYE ASKREN AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU SENATOR HUESO DID YOU
HAVE A QUESTION OF THE AUTHOR WE
HAVE COOK WE HAVE CLOSED.
ALRIGHT WE HAVE.
TWO MINUTES TO WAIT BEFORE WE
CAN TAKE ANY ACTION ON THIS ITEM.
THE GOOD SENATOR FROM RIVERSIDE
IS OFFERED TO TAP DANCE.
THAT I THINK JUST A COUPLE
MINUTES OF REFLECTION IS
PROBABLY IN ORDER AS WE ADDRESS.
A VERY SERIOUS CULTURAL ISSUE.
AFFECTING OUR INSTITUTION OUR
STATE OUR NATION IN THE WORLD
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALLEN.
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MITCHELL.
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THE ABSENT MEMBERS MENDOZA
MITCHELL.
NGUYEN.
WHEN I.
ICE THIRTY EIGHT KNOWS ZERO THEM
ON THE URGENCY ICE THIRTY EIGHT
NO ZERO ON THE MEASURE THE
MEASURE PASSES.
SENATOR BATES I WOULD LIKE FOR
IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL.
TO THE ASSEMBLY POLICE WITHOUT
OBJECTION THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES WE ARE GONNA RETURNED
OUT TO MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
THE SINCE THE TIME TO ADJOURN IN
MEMORY.
SENATOR CANNELLA PART.
CONGRATULATIONS TO.
OKAY.
THING.
THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I
RISE TO A JURY IN THE MEMORY OF
THE MARY VIA LEANING A WHO
PASSED AWAY ON MONDAY JANUARY
TWENTY NINTH ONE MONTH SHY OF
HER HUNDRED AND THIRD BIRTHDAY.
MORE NEW MEXICO MERRY TRAVEL TO
CALIFORNIA DURING THE BUS DUST
BOWL IN ATTENDED SALINAS HIGH
SCHOOL.
IT WAS THERE SHE MET JOE THE SON
OF A CATTLE RANCHER AND HER
FUTURE HUSBAND.
TOGETHER THEY BUILT THEIR HOME
IN THEIR FAMILY IN THE SALINAS
VALLEY RAISING THREE CHILDREN
JIM JOYCE AND AND THAT.
ALTHOUGH MARY WAS NEVER A FORMAL
PART OF THE VEAL ANY BROTHERS
RANCHING ORGANIZATIONS SHE WAS A
FORCE WITHIN IT.
SHE WAS A PIONEER WOMAN WHO TOOK
THE RANCHING LIFE IN STRIDE AND
WHO LIVED WITH ENTHUSIASM
INTEGRITY.
VERY OF A MERRY WILL BE
REMEMBERED AS THE SUPPORTIVE
MATRIARCH OF AN ICONIC SALINAS
FAMILY. AND WE MISS BY A LARGE
EXTENDED FAMILY AND LOCAL
COMMUNITY SHE LOVES SO CLEARLY
PART BUT DEARLY RATHER. WELL OUR
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH
THE VIEW IN THE FAMILY AS THEY
DEAL WITH THE LOSS OF A TRULY
MARVELOUS WOMAN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MR COUNTIES
PASSED UNDER CONDOLENCES.
IT'S GOOD SENATOR PAN PLEASE
IMMIGRANT SENATOR HURTS.
THANK YOU.
MISTER PRESIDENT SENATOR SITE
TODAY I RISE WITH A HEAVY HEART
TO TURN IN MEMORY OF MY
CONSTITUENTS TERESA.
THE HAIR OFF HER AS SHE PASSED
AWAY JANUARY TWENTY FIRST.
RESIDENT HOLLYWOOD PARK THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD IN SACRAMENTO SINCE
THE NINETEEN FIFTIES THERESA
FOUND JOINT CONTINUOUSLY GIVING
HELP TO OTHERS.
HE FOUNDED THE CLUB SANDRA BIRDO
AND THE CHILDREN'S CHOIR AT
SAINT ROBERT'S CHURCH WHERE HE
SANG IN THE CATHEDRAL CHOIR FOR
OVER THIRTY YEARS.
SHE OPENED HER HOME TO ANYONE
NEEDING HER LOVE AND SUPPORT WAS
DEDICATED TO HELPING THOSE IN
NEED PARTICULARLY AN ORPHANAGE
LOCATED IN LEóN MEXICO.
IF A PUBLIC SERVICE WAS
IMPRESSIVE ENOUGH HE WAS ALSO
KNOWN FOR COOKING CAKE
DECORATING WARM SMILE AND
GENEROUS HEART.
LIST OF HOBBIES AND SKILLS
CONTINUES AS SHE FOUND JOY AND
SPEND TIME WITH HER FAMILY MUSIC
DANCE PARTY. FEE BUNCO AND
TRAVEL CREE SAYS A WONDERFUL
LEGACY HE WAS A LOVING WIFE OF
NEARLY SIXTY FIVE YEARS TO
FERNANDO PEREZ. AMAZING SISTER
TWENTY ONE SIBLINGS.
TWENTY ONE. A MOTHER OF EIGHT
CHILDREN A GRANDMOTHER TO
SEVENTEEN AND A GREAT
GRANDMOTHER TO SIX.
THERESA WAS A REMARKABLE WOMAN
WILL BE GREATLY MISSED AND ASK
THAT SENATE ADJOURNED IN HER
MEMORY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT FORD
CENTER PAN.
IT'S COULD HINDER HERTZBERG.
THANK YOU MISTER PRESIDENT ON
THE SIX OF US.
JANUARY THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.
LOS AN ICON.
IN RABBI ISAAC AS OLD PASSED
AWAY AT THE AGE OF NINETY SEVEN.
IN NINETEEN SIXTY FOUR HE
FOUNDED STEVEN S. WHITES TEMPLE
WHICH IS EXACTLY ON THE BORDER
BETWEEN.
MY DISTRICT AND SENATOR ALLEN'S
DISTRICT AND ALSO HAVE SYMMETRY
IN THE SENSE OF REPRESENTING THE
JEWISH COMMUNITY FROM THE SAN
FERNANDO VALLEY WHICH GREW
DRAMATICALLY FROM NINETEEN SIXTY
FOUR FORWARD. AS WELL AS THE
WEST SIDE OF LOS ANGELES
BOTH OF MY SONS WERE BAR MITZVAH
AT.
THE TEMPLE WITH RABBI ZELDA THEN
WENT TO SCHOOL THERE UP TO US TO
SIXTH GRADE.
I WAS IMPORTANCIA TUITION AND
RABBIS DEL THEN WAS AN
EXTRAORDINARY FORCE HE REACHED
OUT TO A NUMBER OF OTHER FOLKS
IN.
GOVERNOR GRAY DAVIS WHEN HE WAS
A CONTROLLER AND GOVERNOR
ATTENDED SERVICES EVERY SINGLE
YEAR FOR THIRTY FOUR YEARS AND
WAS A MEMBER OF. THE TEMPLE.
STEVEN S. WEISS I THINK OF THE
LARGEST CONGREGATION IN AMERICA
IF NOT ONE OF THE LARGEST.
THEY HE HIS WITH HIS MEMORY
BEING BLESSING WE AYE ADJOURN
TOGETHER WITH SENATOR ALLEN.
IN HIS MEMORY.
SO MUCH THE SAME ISSUES GENERAL.
HE SAID I JUST WANTED TO
REITERATE THE THE COMMENTS MADE
BY MY MY GOOD COLLEAGUE YEAH
BOB I SAW THE NEWS IS THAT
EXTRAORDINARY LEADER WHO HAS
BEEN.
IT REALLY LEFT HIS MARK ON THE
JEWISH COMMUNITY BOTH IN LOS
ANGELES BUT ALSO NATIONWIDE.
AND FOLKS WE KNOW HE'S BORN
RAISED IN BROOKLYN IN CAME TO
LOS ANGELES RIGHT ABOUT THE SAME
TIME THE DODGERS CAME.
SO HE KNEW A GOOD THING WHEN HE
WHEN HE SAW ONE BUT HE ENDED UP
BY BECOMING A VERY IMPORTANT
LEADER. IN THE HEBRON IN COLLEGE
THE END OF EMERICA HEBREW
CONGREGATIONS.
HE WAS A VERY COMMITTED
EDUCATOR A LOT OF HIS WORK
FOCUSED ON TRYING TO BUILD THAT
EXCELLENT SCHOOL. ON THE CAMPUS
THERE IN AND HIS LEGACY LIVES ON
IN THAT RESPECT HE ALSO WAS A
GOOD BUSINESSMAN AND I COULD
EXECUTIVE.
I SOMETIMES YOU KNOW RABBIS ARE
ARE SO WRAPPED UP TO THE. OF
THEIR WORK WHICH IS A FANTASTIC
THING THAT A LOT OF THE
MANAGERIAL ISSUES THAT THEY NEED
TO TAKE CARE OF AS WELL ARE ARE
ARE ARE LEFT BEHIND AND.
THE VIBRANCY THE STRENGTH. THE
POWER AND THE.
.
NO THE OF OF OF STEVENS Y.
TEMPLE THIS IS REALLY TESTAMENT
TO HIS EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP
AND SO. I JUST WANTED TO ALSO
ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN THERE THE
MEMORY OF RABBIS AS ALVIN OF
FANTASTIC AND VERY IMPORTANT
LEADER FOR THE LESS SEND US YOUR
COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH SENATOR IN A
PLEASE PASS OUR CONDOLENCES TO
THE RABBIS FAMILY THE
CONGREGATION AS WELL.
IT'S GOOD THE PRESIDENT PRO TEM
PLEASE ENTER GERMANY.
FIGURE MUCH.
MISS ROSA COLLEAGUES IT'S NOT.
AND THE GERMAN IN MEMORY BUT.
COLLEAGUES ASKED FOR YOUR
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.
FOR THE STUDENTS HAD SALVADOR
CASTRO MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE
HEART OF MY DISTRICT WHICH IS
ADJACENT TO A BELMONT TO HIGH
SCHOOL. A NEAR DOWNTOWN LOS
ANGELES JUSTICE TO JUST THIS
MORNING A TWO STUDENTS WERE SHOT
A IN A CLASSROOM. ONE OF THOSE
STUDENTS IS IN CRITICAL
CONDITION.
OTTAWA ASKS OF MY COLLEAGUES TO
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WISHING THE
VICTIM'S.
A VERY SAFE A RECOVERY OF MY
PRAYERS OUR PRAYERS ARE ALL WITH
THE STUDENTS THE PARENTS.
SCHOOL STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY
OF A SALVADOR CASTRO MIDDLE
SCHOOL.
THANK YOU THINKS IMAGES TO
PRETEND.
TRAGIC EVENT IN OUR THOUGHTS ARE
DIFFERENT WITH THE SCHOOL IN ALL
THE KIDS IN THEIR FAMILIES.
MEMBERS THAT WERE GONNA GO TO
CENTER STERN PLEASE OUT WITHIN
ADJOURNMENT RESEARCH YET THANK
YOU SO MUCH PLEASE PROCEED
THINKING AS PRESIDENT.
MEMBERS I RISE TO ADJOURN AND
MEMORY OF DANIEL ATTICUS
ANDERSON.
AGE TWENTY SIX YEARS OLD WHEN HE
PASSED LAST MONTH.
ATTICUS.
THE GUY GROUP OF MY COMMUNITY
DOWN THE STREET FROM ME.
WENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE I
WENT TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HIGH
SCHOOL.
AT MY HIGH SCHOOL. WHEN TO THE
SAME MUSIC SCHOOLS MY SISTER.
AND HE FOUND AT IT TERMINAL
BRAIN CANCER AND IS TWENTY YEARS
OLD.
JUST STARTING.
TO GET IS ENGINEERING DEGREE
FROM STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
AND I RISE TO ADJOURNED IN
MEMORY. BUT ALSO IN CELEBRATION.
OF ATTICUS.
BECAUSE DESPITE THE INJUSTICE.
OF THAT DIAGNOSIS.
AND THE CRUEL FATE OF CUTTING
LIVE SHORT AT THAT YOUNG AGE
WHEN YOU'RE PURE POTENTIAL.
HE LOOKED DEATH IN THE FACE
AND DECIDED.
KEEP LEARNING AND HIS LIFE.
TO KEEP DOING.
SO FOR THE NEXT SIX YEARS.
ATTICUS.
GOT HIS ENGINEERING DEGREE.
DESIGN THE. THE GREAT CLIP.
WHICH
IS A PENCIL CLIP THAT.
TOUCHES TO YOUR GLASSES.
IT'S IS SENIOR PROJECT AT
STANFORD HE WAS A LAB TECHNICIAN
AT A IF EXCUSE AND LEARN HOW TO
MAKE MOLDS.
AND.
FACIAL PROSTHETICS FOR AMERICAN
HORROR STORY HIS PARENTS ARE IN
THE.
IN THEM IN THE ENTERTAINMENT
BUSINESS AND. THE YOUNG MAN
LEARNED HOW TO. MAKE.
SCARY MOVIES.
INTERNET A BREW BEER.
HE LEARNED WHAT THIS COUNTRY
LOOK LIKE.
HE LEARNED HOW TO FALL IN LOVE
AND HE DID.
SELENA BOARD OVER.
AND THEY TRAVELED AROUND THIS
COUNTRY FOR MONTHS.
IN A LITTLE VAN.
SAW THE GRAND CANYON.
SO YOU ASSEMBLY.
INSOLVENT NOOKS AND CRANNIES
THAT MAKE THIS NATION SO SPECIAL.
AND HE HE DRANK FREELY FROM.
THE FAMILY KNOW LIFE'S FOR THOSE
SIX YEARS IN A WAY THAT SHOWS
SUCH TREMENDOUS BRAVERY.
THAT I THINK IT IT'S A LESSON
FOR SO MANY OF US.
WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WAKE UP
EVERY DAY AND IT'S JUST ANOTHER
DAY.
AND YOU FORGET.
ABOUT THAT HUNGER TO KEEP
LEARNING.
AND KEEP.
EATING EVERYTHING LIFE'S.
PRESENTS TO YOU IT'S A HUGE HUGE.
PLATE. AND.
.
THOSE OF US.
WHO FORGET THAT?
MIGHT NOW REMEMBER THANKS TO
ATTICUS ANDERSON HE SURVIVED BY
SISTER ISABEL.
HIS MOTHER AND FATHER HEATHER
AND DAVID IS GRANDPARENTS LANSON
JEAN ROBERT AND MARY. AND HIS
DOG.
WHO READ?
SO I I JOIN IN MEMORY OF ATTICUS
ANDERSON.
TODAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SAME
ITEM CENTER OUT I'D LIKE TO JUST
ADD ON THESE AND I WANT ONE OF
US USES HIM OURSELVES MYSELF
WITH THE COMMENTS MADE BY MY MY
GOOD FRIEND.
CENTER STERN BUT I I. YOU KNOW
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON
THE SANTA MONICA MALIBU SCHOOL
BOARD I FOR TWO TERMS BEFORE I
WAS ELECTED TO THIS BODY. AND
YOU GET TO MEET SOME
EXTRAORDINARY YOUNG PEOPLE WHEN
YOU SERVE ON A SCHOOL BOARD. AND
I'M I I WAS ABLE TO BE THERE
WHEN WHEN ATTICUS.
GOT HIS HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FROM
OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. I KNEW HIS
MOTHER WHO IS A FANTASTIC
CONTINUES TO BE AN EXTRAORDINARY
LEADER. IN THE IN THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT SHE SERVED BOTH AS THE.
PTA PRESIDENT AT THE ELEMENTARY
LEVEL ON BUT BUT STUCK WITH ALL
THE WAY UP TO THE HIGH SCHOOL
LEVEL. AND IS GIVEN OF HERSELF
VERY.
VERY ADMIRABLY TO THE COMMUNITY.
BUT I'VE I'VE. YOU GOT AYE
PNEUMATIC IS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY.
IN PREPARATION FOR THIS THESE
REMARKS I TALKED A COUPLE
LEADERS IN THE MOUTH OF THE
COMMUNITY
ABOUT THIS YOUNG MAN AND HE JUST
WAS A SPECIAL SPECIAL GUY.
.
WITH SOME COMMENTS THAT WERE
MADE TO ME BY BY SOME OF THESE
LEADERS EVERYBODY LIKED HIM HE
WAS SMART HE WAS CREATIVE FUNNY
QUIRKY. OPEN.
GRACEFUL EMBRACED BY ALL.
A VERY SOULFUL PERSON.
ANYTHING THAT'S EXPRESSED IN HIS
BLOG POSTINGS YOU CAN GO READ
YOURSELF.
THEY DO TRAVEL BLOG AS YOU
TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY
VISITING ALL THE NATIONAL PARKS.
WITH HIS.
THAT THE LOVE IS LIFE LENA.
AND AND THE FACT IS FAMILIES
ACTUALLY ASKING THE DONATIONS BE
MADE AND IN HIS HONOR TO THE
NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION BECAUSE
YOU LOVE THOSE PARKS.
SO VERY MUCH AND.
HE'S A SPECIAL PERSON.
IT THE HIS LIFE WAS CUT OFF FAR
TOO SHORT.
AND THERE WILL BE A MEMORIAL TO
HIM IN HIS OWN COMMUNITY.
NEXT WEEK I BELIEVE. BUT I
WANTED TO TO EXPRESS MY DEEP
DEEP CONDOLENCES TO THE ANDERSON
FAMILY. FOR THIS TERRIBLE LOSS.
LET'S CELEBRATE HIS
EXTRAORDINARY LEGACY IN HIS
SOULFULNESS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH SENATOR ALLEN
SENATOR STERN FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. PLEASE PASSER DEEP
CONDOLENCES ON OF THE FAMILY.
MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO BE TO SEE
IF THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL
JOURNEY MEMORIES WITH ANY
ADDITIONAL ADJOURNMENTS AT THIS
TIME.
WE'RE GOING TO SIT AROUND PLEASE.
THANK YOU MISTER PRESIDENT
MEMBER SIDE.
I AYE RICE TODAY FOR OUR.
THROUGH JUNE IN THE MEMORY OF
BRIDGET MARIE CALLIE.
.
SOME OF YOU GUYS ARE ME KNOW HER
SHE IS THE LOVING WIFE OF OUR
FRIEND AND FORMER COLLEAGUE.
.
DOES SENATOR DAVE KELLY WHO.
THEY LIVED IN HAMILTON HE SERVE
THE AREA THAT I AND.
SENATOR STONE KIND OVERLAP. A
BREAK WAS BORN IN NINETEEN
TWENTY SIX IN GERMANY.
AND SHE WORKED ON OUR SIDE THE
AMERICA SIDE YOU'RE MORE WORK TO
IN THE RATES ON BERLIN. THAT'S
WHERE SHE. BEFRIENDED AMERICAN
SOLDIERS AS WELL AS FAT DAM AND
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN
ENGLISH THERE AND SO SHE ALSO
WAS A TRANSLATOR IN GENERAL
PATTON'S HEADQUARTERS FOR HIM.
AND ON HER RETURN TRIP BACK TO
GERMANY VIA THE U. S. NAVY. ARM
SHE TAUGHT GERMAN TO THE
AIRFORCE OFFICERS AT WHICH TIME
THAT WAS WHERE SHE MET HER
HUSBAND DAVID. THEY MARRIED IN
FRANKFORD IN NINETEEN FIFTY
THREE.
AND THEN THEY CAME BACK TO
CALIFORNIANS STARTED A CITRUS
RANCH IN HEMET CALIFORNIA AND
THAT'S WHERE THEY. LIVED FOR
MOST OF THEIR LIVES AS WELL AS
THAT. A RAZOR FOR CHILDREN NEAR
AS A HELMET.
RESIDENT BRAG WAS ACTIVE IN MANY.
VARIOUS CHARITIES AND CULTURAL
ENDEAVORS SUCH AS THE RAMONA
PAGEANT IF YOU EVER HAVE A
CHANCE TO VISIT THERE ARE MANY
OTHER THINGS.
SHE WILL BE MISSED.
BUT SHE CELEBRATED HER ON
NINETY FIRST BIRTHDAY JUST A FEW
DAYS PRIOR TO HER PASSING.
BOB THE DAY SHE DID TOM PASSED
SHE WAS SURROUNDED BY HER HER
LOVED ONES INCLUDING HUSBAND HER
FOUR CHILDREN NINE GRANDCHILDREN
AND SIX GREAT.
GRAND CHILDREN WHICH IS PRETTY
AMAZING SO MEMBERS THANK YOU FOR
JOURNEY.
TURNING IN A IT TODAY IN THE
MEMORY OF BRIDGET KELLY THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MISTER SENATOR
WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEE IF WE HAVE
ANY ADDITIONAL JOURNEY MEMORIES
AT THIS TIME.
ALRIGHT.
THANK YOU THERE IS NO OTHER
BUSINESS MISTER MAJORITY LEADER
AT THE DESK IS CLEAR.
THANK YOU MISTER PRESIDENT
MEMBERS THE SENATE WILL BE IN
RECESS UNTIL THREE THIRTY PM. AT
WHICH TIME THE ADJOURNMENT
MOTION WILL BE MADE WE WILL
RECONVENE ON MONDAY AT TWO PM.
MONDAY AT TWO PM MEMBERS HAVE A
SAFE WEEKEND. BUT IS IN GERMAN
THE SENATE WE WISH YOU THE BEST
WE CAN WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF
YOUR WORK THIS WEEK IN THE FORTY
SEEN YOU MONDAY AT TWO PM. A.
RECESS UNTIL THREE THIRTY TODAY