Gavin Newsom in 2022 Governor's State of the State speeches
On Energy & Oil:
We need to be fighting polluters, not bolstering them
At a time, when we've been heating and burning up, one thing we cannot do is repeat the mistakes of the past by embracing polluters. Drilling even more oil, which only leads to even more extreme weather, more extreme drought, more wildfire. Just in the
past few years, we've seen whole communities nearly wiped off the map. We need to be fighting polluters, not bolstering them. And in so doing, freeing us once and for all from the grasp of petro-dictators.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to California legislature
Mar 8, 2022
On Health Care:
Proposed Health For All, regardless of immigration status
More new business starts during the worst of the pandemic than Texas and Florida combined. You know what makes us different than those states? It's that, as our businesses grow, we don't leave our workers behind. We raised the minimum wage. We increased
paid sick leave. Provided more paid family leave. Expanded child care to help working parents. And this year, with your support, we will do something no other state in America has done--provide Health For All, regardless of immigration status.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to California legislature
Mar 8, 2022
On Crime:
Bolster police, more prosecutors, get guns off the street
Governor Newsom's Blueprint includes his Real Public Safety Plan, which focuses on three key areas to fight and prevent crime:- Bolstering law enforcement and local response to stop and apprehend criminals.
- More prosecutors to hold perpetrators
accountable.
- Getting guns and drugs off our streets--creating a new statewide gun buyback program, holding the gun industry accountable with nation-leading legislation, and intercepting drugs at the border.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to California legislature
Feb 10, 2022
On Energy & Oil:
We will write the playbook on confronting climate change
Forging an Oil-Free Future: The plan will decrease California's reliance on fossil fuels while preparing our economy and workforce for a clean energy future. California will write the playbook for how America confronts the impacts of climate change--
investing billions in climate tech research & development, clean cars, preparing Californians for career opportunities, and further readying our infrastructure to withstand extreme weather.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to California legislature
Feb 10, 2022
On Environment:
Invest more in fighting wildfires, tackling historic drought
Fighting Wildfires: The Blueprint provides $648 million to support firefighters, and more helicopters and dozers, along with an additional $1.2 billion--building on last year's $1.5 billion investment--to step-up forest management.Tackling the
Drought: On top of last year's $5.2 billion water package, the Blueprint makes an additional $750 million investment for immediate drought response to aid residents, farmers, and wildlife as California continues to grapple with a historic drought.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to California legislature
Feb 10, 2022
On Health Care:
First state to offer universal access to healthcare
Create Universal Access to Healthcare Coverage: Governor Newsom's Blueprint will make California the first state in the
nation to offer universal access to healthcare coverage for all state residents, regardless of immigration status.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to California legislature
Feb 10, 2022
On Welfare & Poverty:
Address homelessness with 55,000 new housing units
The Governor's Blueprint ensures vulnerable people have the necessary help to get off our streets and get the mental health treatment they need. The plan adds $2 billion for mental health housing and services and clearing encampments. Governor
Newsom's new investments expand on last year's $12 billion package--all told, creating 55,000 new housing units and treatment slots for people exiting homelessness.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to California legislature
Feb 10, 2022
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