Inside this issue
• State Budget Passes with Unresolved Funding Questions
• Physician - Assisted Suicide Bill Moves Forward
• Millions of Catholics Needed to Protect Hyde Amendment
• Kathleen Domingo Takes Over As Executive Director of Conference
• Dignity and Dementia: Mapping the Church's Response
• In the News
State Budget Passes with Unresolved Funding Questions
Though lawmakers and the Governor were able to agree on a record-breaking $262.6 billion state budget before the July 1 fiscal year began, negotiations continue on the exact level of funding for several items. Those specifics are detailed in what are called "budget trailer bills."
Spending on items like drought relief and wildfire prevention will be solidified through these bills - which are now simply placeholder without official language.
Unique to this budget is a surplus, known as the Golden State Stimulus II, which will be allocated in payments of $500 - $1,100 to California taxpayers with incomes of $75,000 or less.
The budget does contain spending on several items of importance to the CCC, including housing and homelessness. It will provide $8.5 billion in new funding for homeless programs over the next two years. It also includes $1 billion in ongoing support for local governments to address homelessness. In addition, an extension was given to the moratorium on renter evictions, which will now end on Sept. 30, 2021.
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Physician - Assisted Suicide Bill Moves Forward
On Monday, SB 380 (Eggman - D, Stockton), the physician-assisted suicide expansion bill, passed out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee on a 6 - Yes, 2 - No, and 3 - Abstain vote.
Although the bill was voted through, it is noteworthy that our efforts are raising enough questions that several lawmakers decided to abstain from voting on the bill.
SB 380 now heads to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. We are doing all we can to defeat this bill and, with your continued help, will continue to raise enough doubt that will hopefully defeat this bill once and for all. Stay tuned for additional ways to help. Please continue to call and write your Assembly Member to speak out against this bill his bill.
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Millions of Catholics Needed to Protect Hyde Amendment
The Hyde Amendment, which prevents billions of dollars from being used to fund abortions, is under threat by influential members of Congress, and the USCCB is seeking millions of Catholics to help.
When our government offers a woman a free abortion instead of the resources she needs to care for her baby, it is not "choice" but coercion. Taxpayer dollars would be far better spent supporting women in crisis pregnancies and struggling new mothers so that no woman ever feels economic pressure to have an abortion.
Sign the petition at www.NoTaxpayerAbortion.com to help us reach our goal of having millions of Catholics sign the petition by July 16. Promote the petition on your social media and forward it to others. Let's send a message loud and clear that the Hyde Amendment should be protected!
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Kathleen Domingo Takes Over As Executive Director of Conference
As announced earlier this year, Kathleen Domino, previously Senior Director of Office of Life, Justice and Peace for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, took over as Executive Director of the California Catholic Conference this week.
Ms. Domingo is the first woman executive director in the history of the Conference.
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Dignity and Dementia: Mapping the Church's Response
Today, 50 million people have dementia, but in just twenty years, that number will more than double. How can the Church respond now and in the future? This urgent topic is the subject of a new book, Losing Our Dignity, by Charles Camosy.
Bishop Kevin Vann of the Diocese of Orange, and Vice President of the California Catholic Conference, will be a featured speaker on a webinar panel on July 26 discussing the new book and the work being done to combat the efforts to remove the human dignity of those with dementia.
You can view a preview of the event here and register here. Find ways to help ensure some of our most vulnerable are cared for with compassion and dignity.
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In the News
USCCB Offers Prayers for Pope Francis and His Continued Recovery
"Lord, may our shepherd and all those in hospital for healing in these days find strength and comfort in your love."
USCCB Response to Federal Moratorium on Executions
"The news of the Department of Justice's moratorium on federal executions is a welcome step, and we must also tirelessly continue to advocate for the abolition of the death penalty from both our state and federal laws as we build a culture of life."
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July 9, 2021
Vol. 14 No. 25
California Catholic Conference
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