SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman
Joe Patterson (R-Rocklin) condemned Gov. Newsom’s special session and
called on Democrats to reject his proposal to withhold gas from California
drivers, which Newsom’s own energy experts warn could drive up prices and
create supply shortages.
“Californians are tired of getting ripped off at the pump thanks to
Democrats’ high taxes and regulations – and they see right through Newsom’s
attempt to blame everyone but himself,” said Patterson. “Newsom’s
sham special session proposal will do absolutely nothing to address
California’s outrageous gas prices and will likely drive costs even higher. I
hope the majority party will support a transparent process that allows for
bills from both sides of the aisle, instead of blindly doing the Governor’s
bidding.”