Retiring California Lawmakers Share To-Do Lists
Sen. Barbara Boxer's priorities include keeping guns out of the hands of terrorists and people with mental health problems, supporting research on cancer and Alzheimer's disease, and limiting e-cigarette advertising aimed at children, while Rep. Lois Capps Capps, a former nurse, wants Congress to approve her bill to reauthorize federal funding for nursing programs.
The Los Angeles Times:
Retiring California Lawmakers Talk About What's Left To Do and What's Next
With less than a year until their replacements are sworn in, California Sen. Barbara Boxer and Reps. Sam Farr and Lois Capps are checking off their to-do lists, trying to wrap up decades of work in Washington. ... Boxer said she’s been meeting with her California and national staffs to determine priorities for the year. She listed more than two dozen. They include raising the minimum wage, keeping guns out of the hands of terrorists and people with mental health problems, supporting research on cancer and Alzheimer's disease, and limiting e-cigarette advertising aimed at children. (Wire, 1/22)