SACRAMENTO — Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas issues the following statement on the federal court’s ruling to uphold California’s voter-approved congressional maps:
SACRAMENTO — Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Assembly Budget Chair Jesse Gabriel issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2026-27 State Budget Proposal:
“America is a nation of immigrants and we are nothing without the rule of law. Please join me in honoring Ms. Renee Nicole Good and so many others suffering in these unprecedented times”
SACRAMENTO — Inside the California State Assembly chamber before Governor Newsom’s State of the State address on Thursday, Speaker Robert Rivas opened the special joint convention of the Legislature by recognizin
An ICE agent killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday, sparking outcry across the nation. Assembly leaders condemned the killing and Trump’s dangerous ICE raids.
SACRAMENTO — On Wednesday, an ICE agent dispatched to Minneapolis as part of President Donald Trump’s expanded federal immigration enforcement operations fatally shot a 37-year-old woman.
On the one-year anniversary of the tragic and deadly firestorms, California leaders remember the lives lost, pay respect to grieving families, and reaffirm their unwavering support for Angelenos
SACRAMENTO — On the anniversary of the devastating Los Angeles firestorms, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, Senate President Pro Tempore Monique Limón and their Assembly and Senate colleagues gathered at the California Firefighters Memorial in Sacramento’s Capitol Park for a moment of silence, honoring the lives lost during the tragedy.
SACRAMENTO — The Trump administration announced a plan to freeze $10 billion in federal child care and social services dollars, putting working families, children and vulnerable Californians at risk. If implemented, the freeze would impact 5 states - California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York - all of which are led by Democrats.
Nearly 2 million California parents, workers and business owners face skyrocketing monthly costs due to Trump and Republicans’ refusal to extend affordable care subsidies
SACRAMENTO — Millions of Californians are experiencing higher health care bills this month because Donald Trump and Republicans refused to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, which kept the price of coverage lower for working families, seniors, veterans and small business owners.
Assembly Democrats delivered historic legislation to address housing construction and costs, making it easier to build homes in our cities, and also solutions to stabilize and lower the cost of living, helping parents, workers and businesses
SACRAMENTO — More than a year ago, Speaker Rivas began the legislative session by urging his Assembly colleagues to focus on affordability and “chart a new path forward and renew the California Dream.”
Speaker Rivas and Assembly Democrats delivered new laws for 2026 that will provide utility savings when families need it most, and puts the state on a pathway for a more sustainable energy future