Releases and Editorials

Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) released the following statement after the California Department of Public Health released modified guidelines to allow Houses of Worship to reopen under Stage 2.

Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) released the following statement after Governor Newsom recently proposed in his 2020-2021 May Revision to close the California Veterans Home in Barstow as part of the solution for the state’s $54 billion budget shortfall.

Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) issued the following statement after Governor Newsom announced new modifications to the Stay-At-Home order to accelerate reopening:

Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) and Senator Mike Morrell (R-Rancho Cucamonga) issued statements after delivering a letter to Governor Newsom urging him to allow Houses of Worship to reopen as part of California’s Stage 2.

In response to those problems, Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) and members of the Senate Republican Caucus recently delivered a letter to Governor Newsom urging him to quickly resolve the mounting problems from the state’s EDD website so Californians can get the relief they need.

In a letter addressed today to Governor Newsom, the local officials stated that they are following up on Leader Grove’s initial request to allow local governments the flexibility to reopen their economies if they can safely do so.

As one of the first states impacted by the coronavirus, California and its citizens have led by example and provided an unprecedented response.

Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) released the following statement calling on Congressional Democrats to act quickly to protect millions of jobs, stop playing partisan politics, and stop adding layers of unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles.

This is not a time to play partisan politics, and for those who only can find words to criticize President Trump, I say you are undermining this nation in a time of great crisis. Crises are not partisan. All of us can agree to disagree on political matters, but we need to put those differences aside to serve the immediate needs of the American people.

Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) issued the following statement after Governor Newsom’s administration released its Incidental Take Permit (ITP) which will govern water delivery within the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta for the California State Water Project (SWP).

Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) released the following statement after President Trump signed a $2 trillion federal stimulus package that will provide economic relief to families, expand unemployment insurance, support large and small job creators, and assist the healthcare industry.

Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) released the following statement regarding the Small Business Administration (SBA) announcement to offer disaster assistance for small business owners during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: