Yesterday, Democrats in the State Senate said a tax increase of some $5 billion would avoid massive program cuts proposed by Governor Schwarzenegger. Today, Assembly Democrats unveiled what they call the California Jobs Budget, which also calls for more taxes. We speak with Assembly Speaker John Pérez and others.
Assembly Speaker Calls for Oil Severance Tax
Credits
Guests:
- John Perez - Speaker, California Assembly
- Diane Harkey - Assemblywoman, R-Dana Point
- Dan Walters - Journalist, CalMatters - @DanCALmatters