Hollingsworth issues statement on legislative maneuvers

SACRAMENTO – On March 22, 2010, Senate Republican leader Dennis Hollingsworth (R-Murrieta) issued the following statement in response to legislative actions that took place that day in the California State Senate.

“Today’s action was nothing more than an end-run around Proposition 13 by the Democrats to ensure the Governor’s signature on the tax increases on his desk.

“Governor Schwarzenegger had previously pledged to veto any legislation passed by a simple majority vote that raised taxes on gasoline in California. The legislative tactics used today are fundamentally unfair, an abuse of...