Immediately after being sworn in to represent the 33rd Assembly District, Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo (R-Tulare) introduced Assembly Bill 41, which will increase transparency in government and help prevent gas price hikes. Macedo keeps her commitment to curb the cost of living for residents of the Central Valley.
“Hard-working Californians continue to struggle to pay the bills,” said Assemblywoman Macedo. “The price of everything from rent to food to the price of gas is out of control. Yet, the Newsom Administration continues to impose mandates that will increase the cost of living without transparency.”
“We must shine a light on the government decisions that increase our cost of living and rob us of financial stability,” Macedo added.
Assembly Bill 41 will require the Newsom Administration to conduct cost analyses of the regulations they impose on the driving public.
On November 18, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved the Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulations that may result in California drivers paying nearly $3.00 more per gallon than drivers in other states, according to a retired branch chief of CARB.
Currently, California drivers already pay about $1.40 more per gallon than drivers in other states. With the Newsom Administration’s vote, drivers will likely pay an additional 65 cents for each gallon of gas. The public, however, does not know for sure how much these regulations will cost as CARB officials refused to conduct a cost analysis of their mandate.
“It is an affront to Californians that the Newsom Administration imposed a mandate that will drive prices without telling the public the true cost.
“Californians especially the hard working residents of the Central Valley deserve to know the true cost impact of government programs as they are barely scraping by,” Macedo said.
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