SUPPORTING STEEL: Seen in this picture are former LA County Supervisor Don Knabe, Cerritos Mayor Chuong Vo, Cerritos Councilpersons Naresh Solanki and Lynda Johnson, and ABCUSD Board VP Brad Beach, along with a number of Cerritos Republican Club members.
October 23, 2022
It has reached the point that the character of the person running for office does not matter anymore, as long as there is an “R” in front of the candidate’s name that’s good enough.
And with the lack of newspapers covering local elections, residents refuse to research their candidate, staying in their social media bubble.
Witness the Cerritos’ Republican Club throwing their full-throated support behind Rep. Michelle Steel.
As much as many of the Republicans in the city disagree with this paper, I would highly doubt that the club is against many of the following acts that Steel voted against.
Ready readers, here is Steel’s NO voting record courtesy of votesmart.org:
Women’s Health Protection Act ’22
The WHPA was a bill that would protect the right to abortion nationally, and block medically unnecessary restrictions and bans on abortion care.
Women’s Health Protection Act ’21
See above.
Ensuring Access to Abortion Act
Protected the right to travel across state lines for abortion medical care
Right to Contraception Act
Codify the right to contraception nationwide, seeking to protect it from potential Supreme Court intervention.
Mental Health Matters Act
Funds to help improve the well-being of young children in K-12 schools, increasing the number of school-based mental health services providers.
Respect for Marriage Act
Required the federal government to recognize the validity of same-sex and interracial marriages in the United States.
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022
85% of Americans want sensible gun control, even members of the Cerritos Rod and Gun Club.
Violence Against Women Act
VAWA created and supported comprehensive responses to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking. Steel voted to not fund the Act.
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
A bipartisan proposal to protect America’s children, keep schools safe, and reduce the threat of violence across our country.
Protecting Our Kids Act
Ensure that individuals under 21 years of age cannot purchase assault weapons.
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
Create an enforceable standard to ensure that employers are creating safe workplaces that their employees deserve.
Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act
Authorized law enforcement to investigate, and prosecute domestic terrorism, creating an interagency task force to analyze and combat white supremacist and neo-Nazis.
The Affordable Insulin Now Act
The Act would cap insulin prices for all Americans at $35 a month.
Paycheck Fairness Act
Works to eliminate pay disparities between men and women.
Gas Price Gouging Prevention Act
In one of her campaign pieces, Steel blames the Biden Admin. for high gas prices, then votes NO to lower prices.
Peace Corps Reauthorization Act
Vote against funding the Peace Corps?
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act
Peace Corps ditto. Provides wage-loss compensation, medical treatment and assistance to firefighters who are injured, made ill, or killed by work-related hazards.
Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act
Provided $60 billion in ’21 for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which was established to support restaurants and other food and beverage purveyors in response to COVID-19. It never passed.
Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
Restores legal protections for older workers so they can hold employers accountable for age discrimination
Consumer Protection Act
Protect consumers from fraud and deception in the marketplace.
PFAS Action Act of 2021
Directed the EPA to designate the PFAS perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as a hazardous substances
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Every Republican voted no, then turned around and took credit in their districts for projects funded by the Act.
Build Back Better Act
See above.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
See above.
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
See above.
Continuing Ukraine Help
Kissing Kevin McCarthy’s ass. She claims in one of her commercials that she was persecuted, isn’t Putin persecuting the Ukrainians?
Presidential Election Reform Act
This Act was bi-partisan
Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
John R. Lewis Voting Rights
Advancement Act of 2021
Protecting Our Democracy Act
George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021
Jan. 6 National Commission
Voted no against investigating the insurrection, also voted no to hold Steve Bannon in contempt.
Steel’s votes can be found at votesmart.org.