Senator Melissa Hurtado

SACRAMENTO — Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) issued the following statement today after Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his proposed 2021-22 State Budget:

SACRAMENTO — Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) issued the following statement today after Congress passed an appropriations bill last night that includes $206 million to repair the Friant-Kern Canal:

“I’m thrilled that Republicans and Democrats — led by the persistent Dianne Feinstein — pulled together to recognize the strategic importance of the Central Valley to our Nation’s food supply and economy. 

Click here to view my recent letter to Congress on COVID Relief - Anti Hunger. 

SANGER, CA -  California State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) released the following statement regarding the nomination of Xavier Becerra to United States Secretary of Health and Human Services:

“President-elect Joe Biden made an excellent choice by selecting California’s Xavier Becerra to be U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and the first Latino to hold the position.

SACRAMENTO, CA - Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) today reintroduced a pair of bills that will help curb chronic poverty, put people back to work and increase access to health care in Central Valley rural communities and beyond.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) today introduced legislation to protect the livelihoods of southern Central Valley workers while strengthening the hydraulic fracturing regulatory review process in California.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) today issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s latest COVID-19 order:

On behalf of the residents of the 14th State Senate District in California, I write to urge you to select Congressman Jim Costa to be the next Chair of the Agriculture Committee in the United States House of Representatives. 

As you are well aware, California is the top agricultural producing state in the nation. The district I represent in the State Senate has three of the top five most productive agriculture counties in California: Fresno, Kern, and Tulare — with Fresno being the most productive. 

The people of Senate District 14 face daily challenges and this is the time for us to find solutions to the problems of our community. I invite the residents of Senate District 14 (which includes communities in Kings, Fresno, Kern, and Tulare Counties) to submit budget requests or ideas for state legislation. Act now because we are looking for your proposals by Tuesday, January 19, 2021.

Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), Chair of the Senate Committee on Human Services, will host two informational hearings on the effects of COVID-19 today and tomorrow.  On Monday the committee will examine how foster care is being impacted by the pandemic and on Tuesday it will study the status of food assistance for vulnerable populations during COVID-19.