Now, when this program was expanded to include anyone over 50, even for these most heinous and vile of crimes, I was a member of the legislature and voted against, in fact received broad bipartisan opposition. Yet Governor Gavin Newsom signed [the Elderly Parole Program expansion] into law. putting many, many Californians, putting many, many young Californians at risk. Mr. Speaker, this is the outrageous consequence of reckless criminal laws in California that have removed consequences for criminal activity and provided for the early release of tens of thousands of serious, hardened criminals. (05:17–05:30)
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Asserts that Governor Gavin Newsom signed the expansion of the Elderly Parole Program into law.
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