Assembly Republicans want to improve our schools, keep our neighborhoods safe, and ensure a strong and stable safety net for vulnerable Californians. To do that, we need to spend wisely and not repeat past mistakes.  Public employee pension and retiree health care costs are threatening to eat up state and local government budgets. The ever-increasing costs take money from health care, education, transportation, and public safety among other critical programs.  It’s time to rein in government spending. We need to trim the fat and balance the budget. 

 We should audit every state department and identify and eliminate state programs that perform functions that the federal government already does for us. We must also conduct performance reviews of all administrative personnel