She still has six months left to act to help all Californians.
Sen. Laphonza Butler and Sen. Alex Padilla depart from a Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol building on March 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. Senate Democratic leadership spoke to reporters on a range of topics including the recent Fiscal Year 2024 spending package that was reached and the schedule for both houses of Congress to vote on it. After longtime Sen. Dianne Feinstein died in office last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Laphonza Butler as her replacement.
Unfortunately, she has little to show for her six months in office but voting to a high degree with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York. Progressive Punch, a voting scorecard billing itself “Leading from the left,” ranks lawmakers according to votes on 14 specific issues, including Aid to Less Advantaged People, at Home and Abroad; Environment; Fair Taxation ; Labor Rights and War and Peace.93.1 in alignment with Progressive Punch’s Crucial Issues in 2023-24.
The Progressive Punch index isn’t recent enough to include voting on the $61 billion package of military aid to Ukraine. Although it will bring her Progressive score down, Butler is supporting it. Even there it shows she is in lock-step with Schumer.of the bill. “We must be urgent in delivering aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and keep our commitment to protect freedom and democracy around the globe.” The bill’s total is $93 billion and aid to the other countries is less controversial.
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