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September 26, 2015
Full story on LATimes.com but I couldn't access it.
Kevin McCarthy Expected to Lead the House
Unlike Nancy Pelosi, the San Francisco Democrat who held the Speakers job until 2011 and was aligned with leaders in Sacramento, McCarthys political agenda runs counter to much of what the Brown administration is trying to achieve, and he has not been shy about using his power in Washington to try to roll back some of the states landmark liberal policies.
McCarthy opposes Californias aggressive climate-change rules. He wants to jettison the high-speed rail project. He is pushing to divert more of the states scarce water to parched growers, despite loud protest from the Brown administration that such a move could irreparably damage the fragile ecosystems that are the backbone of Californias water system. From KTLA
Full story on LATimes.com but I couldn't access it.
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