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'Senator Brian Jones'
Senate Passes Leader Jones’s Measure to Help Fix Teacher Shortage
Sacramento, CA -legislation by Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) to help fix California’s teacher shortage was approved by the State Senate with strong bipartisan support. Senate Bill 811 will make it easier for teachers to move throughout the country and bring more teachers to the state by authorizing California to be a founding member of the […]
Read More →California Senate Republicans Condemn Inexcusable Invitation To Leader Of Anti-Catholic Group
Sacramento, CA – Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) and all members of the California Senate Republican Caucus sent a letter to the Senate President pro Tempore requesting that she retract the invitation to a member of the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” during the Senate’s ceremony on Senate Resolution 33, which is planned for Monday, June 5. Leader […]
Read More →Senator Jones – Senate Democrats Don’t Care About Public Safety
Senate Minority Leader Jones highlights unconstitutional gun control bill while Democrats fail to act on fentanyl Sacramento, CA –Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) called out Senate Democrats on the Senate Floor for their failure to care about public safety as it relates to gun violence and fentanyl. Jones’s comments were in opposition to […]
Read More →Senator Brian Jones – Hypocrisy on Fentanyl
Sacramentom CA -This week on the Senate Floor, I called out Democrat lawmakers’ hypocrisy on the fentanyl crisis. Just days after rejecting several meaningful measures aimed at holding deadly fentanyl dealers accountable, Senate Democrats passed a resolution acknowledging Fentanyl Awareness Day and the dangers of the drug. This resolution has ZERO legal impact on the crisis. Democrat […]
Read More →Leader Jones Urges Immediate Signature of Loan Bill for Distressed Hospitals
Newsom Showed Reluctance to AB 112 at His May Revise Briefing Sacramento, CA -In a letter delivered today to Governor Newsom, Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R- San Diego) called for the Governor’s immediate signature of Assembly Bill 112. AB 112 would establish the Distressed Hospital Loan Program and the Distressed Hospital Loan Program Fund, which are designed to provide […]
Read More →Democratic Politics Caused Madera Hospital’s Closure, Says Republican Senator Jones
ICYMI: “Democratic politics caused Madera hospital’s closure, says Republican leader” Sacramento, CA –BY STATE SEN. MINORITY LEADER BRIAN W. JONES The saga of nonprofit hospitals losing money and teetering on the brink of bankruptcy is not a new story, but most have usually been rescued in the past by merging or being acquired by other, […]
Read More →Leader Jones Issues Update on Bipartisan Measure To Compassionately Clear Encampments
Sacramento, CA –Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) issued the following statement regarding his bipartisan Senate Bill 31, which aims to compassionately clear homeless encampments: “After weeks of negotiations, I’m disappointed to announce that the bipartisan SB 31 will not be moving forward this year,” said Leader Jones. “The Democrat-led Senate ‘Public Safety’ Committee refused to reach […]
Read More →Senate Democrat-Majority Committee Rejects Legislation to Lower Gas Prices $1 Gallon
“Democrat lawmakers are too selfish to suspend state taxes and fees to help Californians who are struggling to make ends meet” Sacramento, CA -California Democrat lawmakers on the Senate Environmental Committee rejected a measure by Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) to lower gas prices by $1 per gallon immediately. Leader Jones’s bill would suspend […]
Read More →Senator Jones Bipartisan Measure – Prevent Sexually Violent Predators Dumped In Our Communities
Leader Jones’s bipartisan measure to prevent Sexually Violent Predators from being dumped in unsuspecting communities stalled in Senate Committee Sacramento, CA – Bipartisan legislation by Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego), Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson), Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield), Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), and Assemblymember Megan Dahle (R-Bieber), which aimed […]
Read More →Team Jones Welcomes New Hires To Fully Staff Capitol & District Offices
Sacramento, CA –Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones announces new hiring to fill vacancies in his Capitol and District Offices. New team members include an Executive Assistant/Scheduler, Legislative Aide, Office Assistant, and two District Representatives. “We are thrilled to announce our office is fully staffed,” said Leader Jones. “Our new team members bring enthusiasm for helping […]
Read More →Leader Jones’s Measure to Protect Human Trafficking Victims Unanimously Passes Key Committee
Sacramento, CA -Yesterday, a measure by Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) to protect human trafficking victims and make it easier to prosecute human trafficking perpetrators unanimously passed out of the Senate Public Safety Committee. “Human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery,” said Leader Jones. “We must use every resource available to help protect victims […]
Read More →Senate Minority Jones Call Newsom’s New Law “Unbelieveable”
Senate Minority Leader Jones Calls Governor Newsom’s Newly-Signed Law to Increase Gas Taxes “Unbelievable” Sacramento, CA – Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) slammed Governor Newsom for signing into law Senate Bill X1-2, his measure that allows unelected bureaucrats to raise gas taxes: “It’s unbelievable that Governor Newsom wants to spend $10 million to raise […]
Read More →Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones, Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, El Cajon Major Bill Wells, & Others Discuss Bill
to compassionately clear homeless encampments WHAT? Jones will promote his bipartisan measure Senate Bill 31, which prohibits homeless encampments near the sensitive community areas of schools, daycare centers, parks, and libraries. Additionally, the bill requires enforcement officers to give a 72-hour notice before a sweep, and requires enforcement officers to provide information about sleeping alternatives, homeless and […]
Read More →Leader Jones Welcomes Bipartisan Support For His Measure To Compassionately Clear Encampments
Sacramento, CA — Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) welcomes Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) as a coauthor of his Senate Bill 31 (Jones), a measure that aims to compassionately clear encampments near sensitive areas. “Kids shouldn’t be exposed to the open drug use and the dangerous situations we are seeing in homeless encampments near schools […]
Read More →Leader Jones Praises Governor’s Commitment To Salton Sea
Sacramento, CA -Citing the economic boon and the environmental clean-up of the Salton Sea, Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) praised Governor Gavin Newsom’s commitment to the region’s lithium production. Leader Jones released the following statement: “It is refreshing to see that the governor recognizes the need for California to use our own resources to […]
Read More →Newsom Slaps Another Band-Aid On The Homeless Crisis
Leader Jones is skeptical that the new round of homeless spending will achieve the goal Sacramento, CA –Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) released the following statement in response to Governor Newsom’s plan to spend another $1 billion in hopes of reducing the homeless population by 15 percent by 2025: “This is just another […]
Read More →Gavin’s Gas Tax Moves Forward Amid Economic Crisis
Sacramento, CA –Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) issued the following response after Governor Newsom announced a new proposal that will inevitably increase gas prices for consumers, thus it is being dubbed “Gavin’s Gas Tax:” “As the saying goes, ‘If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, […]
Read More →Senator Jones -Hot Mess Express Is Theme Of Latest High-Speed Rail Report
Sacramento, CA- the California High-Speed Rail Authority provided a report with updated figures on the cost and progress of the construction of the High-Speed Rail project. To no surprise, the numbers continue to increase, the project continues to delay, and the promises continue to be broken. The failures are so bad that even liberal editorial boards at major […]
Read More →California Senate Republicans Introduce “Save Our Hospitals” Bill
Measure Comes in Response to Attorney General Bonta Shutting Down the Only Hospital in Madera County, Endangering Rural Residents Across the State Sacramento, CA –Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) and Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) introduced Senate Bill 774, the “Save Our Hospitals” bill, to help prevent nonprofit community hospitals from closing their doors. The bill is jointly […]
Read More →Senate Minority Leader Jones Requests Audit
Disastrous State Contractor poorly overseeing sexually violent predators Jones’s Campaign Promises Made and Promises Kept Sacramento, CA -Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) announced his request that the Joint Legislative Audit Committee authorize an audit of Liberty Healthcare’s long-running exclusive contract to manage the Sexually Violent Predator Conditional Release Program (SVP CONREP) currently overseen […]
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