Gavin Newsom in 2024 Governor's State of the State speeches


On Abortion: Passed some of the strongest laws protecting women's health

We have passed some of the strongest laws in the nation protecting women's health. We have stood firm against radical lawmakers who would criminalize women in other states. With your help, we are protecting women, MediCal providers, doctors, and healthcare facilities from the forces of darkness in this country. We will never turn our backs on women or threaten their freedom to determine what's best for their bodies.
Source: 2024 State of the State Address to California legislature Jun 25, 2024

On Energy & Oil: A clean future isn't only desirable, it's achievable

We're moving forward in the face of oil-funded politicians all around us who are lying to us. They're trying to say a clean economy is a bad economy. But we're not asserting, we're proving. We have six times more clean energy jobs than fossil fuel jobs in California. And we are regularly operating the world's 5th-largest economy with carbon-free energy -- during 90 days since March alone -- proving that a clean future isn't only desirable; it's achievable.
Source: 2024 State of the State Address to California legislature Jun 25, 2024

On Gun Control: California's gun homicide rate 33% below national average

Thirty years ago, California's gun homicide rate was 50 percent above the national average. Now, it's 33 percent below the national average -- because of our gun safety laws. The red state refusal to follow our lead has had catastrophic impacts. Let's put it this way: If every state in America had California's gun death rate over the past decade, 140,000 more Americans would be alive today.
Source: 2024 State of the State Address to California legislature Jun 25, 2024

On Principles & Values: There's only one state with a dream: the California Dream

There's only one state in America with a dream – the California Dream. It's a dream built on opportunity, a dream built on pushing boundaries and celebrating, not merely "tolerating," diversity. That dream propelled us to the front of the pack in the world. Our values and our way of life are the antidote to the poisonous populism of the right, and to the fear and anxiety that so many people are feeling today.
Source: 2024 State of the State Address to California legislature Jun 25, 2024

On Tax Reform: Texas is a high-tax state for the poor; California is not

Catering to big business and the rich is also why red states tax their lowest earners far more than California does. They punish you when you're struggling, but give you a free pass when you're wealthy. Here's the truth Republicans never tell you: California is not a high-tax state. You pay a higher percentage in taxes if you're poor in Texas than you do if you're wealthy in California. It's all about who you're fighting for.
Source: 2024 State of the State Address to California legislature Jun 25, 2024

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