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Nielsen Receives Taxpayer Hero Award for 2011

April 16, 2012
SACRAMENTO (April 16, 2012) - Assemblyman Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber) today was honored as Taxpayer Hero of 2011 by the Family Action PAC, an organization formed in July of 2000 to focus on upholding conservative values and supporting conservative candidates. "Private property rights and freedom are...

Nielsen Flood Protection Bill Passes Natural Resources Committee With Strong Support

April 16, 2012
SACRAMENTO (April 16, 2012) - Assemblyman Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber) today announced that Assembly Bill (AB) 2509 was passed with strong support in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. This bill allows for an exemption in the State Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA), specifically allowing for the...

Nielsen's Bill To Improve Benefits For Veterans Passes First Committee

April 10, 2012
SACRAMENTO (April 10, 2012) - Assemblyman Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber) announced that Assembly Bill (AB) 2198 passed unanimously out of the Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee today. AB 2198 requires that CDVA include in its annual report to the Legislature and Department of Finance the amount of...

Nielsen Testifies In Opposition To Key Elements Of Proposed Central Valley Flood Protection Plan

April 9, 2012
SACRAMENTO (April 9, 2012) - Assemblyman Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber) offered comments during the Central Valley Flood Protection Board public hearing last Friday, April 6, held in Marysville, California. "It's unacceptable and unconscionable to suggest taking forty thousand acres of agricultural land...

Republican Budget Makes Education A Priority By Funding It With No Tax Increases

March 29, 2012
SACRAMENTO (March 29, 2012) - Assemblyman Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber) today joined fellow Republican lawmakers to propose a "Roadmap to Protect Classrooms and Taxpayers," which he said would secure funding for public schools and higher education institutions, while avoiding the Governor's disastrous...

Nielsen Bill To Strengthen Rape Laws Passes Assembly Public Safety Committee

March 27, 2012
Assemblyman Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber) announced that Assembly Bill (AB) 2078, authored by both him and Senator Doug LaMalfa was advanced through the Assembly Public Safety Committee today, with all parties in favor of the bill. "The passage of this bill in the Public Safety committee makes it now very...

Nielsen Fire Tax Repeal Bill Passes Natural Resources Committee

March 27, 2012
SACRAMENTO (March 26, 2012) - Assemblyman Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber) announced that Assembly bill (AB) 1506, of which he is a principal coauthor, was passed in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee today, with bipartisan support. AB 1506 would eliminate an unfair State Responsibility Area Fee, or '...

Nielsen Honors Leslie Lohse As The 2012 Assembly District Two 'Woman Of The Year'

March 26, 2012
SACRAMENTO (March 26, 2012) - Today Assemblyman Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber) honored Leslie A. Lohse, a Tehama county resident, as the 2012 Woman of the Year for the 2nd Assembly District. Lohse was given a framed resolution during the annual ceremony in the Assembly Chamber at the State Capitol. Leslie...

Nielsen Urges Transparency In Budget Process

March 22, 2012
SACRAMENTO (March 22, 2012) - Assembly Budget Committee Vice Chair Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber) today strongly criticized majority Democrats for passing 37 so-called budget "spot" bills which contain no substantive details and will be passed on to the Senate where amendments can be adopted and brought...

Nielsen Supports California's Heroes With Bill to Restore Veterans Homes Funding

March 20, 2012
SACRAMENTO (March 20, 2012) - Assemblyman Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber) today joined fellow Republican lawmakers in introducing measures to honor the service and sacrifice of veterans and their families. As a principal coauthor of Assembly Bill 2151, Nielsen is fighting to ensure the timely opening of...

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