Sandre Swanson
Posted on 03/05/2009 2:17:29 PM PST by SmithL
SACRAMENTO — Losing a chairmanship was worth voting his conscience, Oakland Democratic assemblyman Sandre Swanson said a day after Speaker Karen Bass informed him that he no longer held a prestigious post.
Swanson did provide critical votes for two budget bills that required the vote of all Assembly Democrats. But he was stripped of his chairmanship of the Assembly Labor and Employment committee after voting against a spending cap measure and other issues that were key to a hard-fought deal between legislative leaders and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in closing a $41 billion deficit with a mix of taxes, spending cuts and borrowing.
Bass had vowed to impose discipline on any member who strayed from the Democratic caucus and followed through on the threat this week by punishing Swanson and two other members who voted against the spending cap proposal, which won approval and is headed to the ballot in the May 19 special election.
"I explained to her ahead of time that the budget was going in a direction I had serious problems with," Swanson said Wednesday. "There were so many penalties and take-aways from working families. I feel good about the votes I cast."
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Sandre wanted to keep spending and spending and spending . . .
Sandre Swanson
Why am I not surprised. He raise a ruckus and will get a promotion of some sort I’m sure.
Prop 1A is an extension to the new taxes they just passed. Say no!
John and Ken have been on this all week. You can listen here:
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