Posts under ‘Speeches’

Senator Don Perata addresses SEIU, Local 1000 rally at the Capitol protesting the Governor’s intent to reduce the wages of 200,000 state employees to the federal minimum wage on July 24, 2008.

We go into public service because we care about serving the public..
Does that mean making them go bankrupt?  This is amazing, it will [...]

Yesterday the governor gave is State of the State speed to both houses of representatives.  Unlike years before he did not focus on the plans for the next year he focused on basically telling the legislators that nothing should be done until the over $40 billion deficit in the budge is closed.   He urged representatives “to [...]