SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) issued the following statement on Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2020 – 2021 budget proposal:  

“Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed state budget is a crucial step to ensuring that we can continue to deliver resources to our most vulnerable communities in California. Today, the southern Central Valley remains in critical conditions with limited access to our most basic human needs. Although we were able to deliver nearly $50 million last year, the barriers of poverty continues to significantly impact economic opportunities and workforce development, childhood food insecurity, and clean water infrastructure in the region. Simply put, we still have a long way to go.

As a member of the Senate Budget Committee and Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, I look forward to continue playing a key role to ensure that we work with Governor Newsom and his administration, Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins and our communities to further deliver investments in the southern Central valley. ”

For more information, please visit https://sd14.senate.ca.gov/.

About Senator Melissa Hurtado

Senator Melissa Hurtado is an advocate for expanding access to health care and clean water, growing educational opportunities and creating more quality jobs. She represents the 14th Senate District in California, which includes cities in Fresno, Kern, Kings and Tulare counties. Senator Hurtado was born in Fresno, California and was raised in the City of Sanger, where she still resides with her family.

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