In stepped Rep. Mayes to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. If California Republicans are going to go along with Gov. Brown and California Democrats’ tax-and-spend, heavy regulation approach, what are they even there collecting a per diem for? Brown and California Democrats approved a $6 billion per year gas and car tax hike earlier this year. Many Republicans were planning to run in 2018 against Democrat support for that massive tax hike, which will most adversely affect low and middle income households.

Source: Forbes July 29, 2017 14:26 UTC