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Betsy Butler
Representing the 53rd District

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Latest News in the 53rd District

Assemblymember Butler: Middle Class Scholarship Act Cuts College Fees by 2/3

(Sacramento) - In order to make college less expensive and more accessible, Assemblymember Betsy Butler (D-Marina del Rey) is joining Speaker John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles) in the effort to pass a bold plan to close a tax loophole that only benefits out-of-state corporations in order to cut college fees by two-thirds for middle class Californians. Assemblymember Butler says the twin pressures of a struggling economy and massive fee increases over the past decade have eroded the dream of higher education for too many California families and she says the Middle Class Scholarship (www.MiddleClassScholarship.com) will reinvigorate that dream. Here’s more from Assemblymember Butler in this Assembly Access video.

Assemblymember Butler Thinks Governor's Balanced Budget Plan is the Right Move

(Sacramento) – California State Assemblymember Betsy Butler (D-Marina del Rey) thinks Governor Brown is making some tough but responsible moves to close California’s $9.1 billion budget gap. Assemblymember Butler was heartened to hear the balanced approach in the Governor’s State of the State Address. She agrees that finding new revenue to avoid even further devastating cuts to schools and public safety is just one of the ways to get California back on the road to a bright future. Hear more in this Assembly Access Video.

Tuesday, February 07 2012
Assemblymember Betsy Butler Releases Statement on Proposition 8 Ruling by 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
SACRAMENTO –Assemblymember Betsy Butler (D-Los Angeles) released the following statement regarding the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Proposition 8: “Today the 9th Circuit made the correct decision in ruling Proposition 8 unconstitutional. I have long believed that marriage is about love, not gender. So it brings me great joy that the court recognized to be true what many of us already know—that Proposition 8 served only to discriminate. It is my hope the…
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Wednesday, January 18 2012
Assemblymember Betsy Butler Releases Statement on State of the State
SACRAMENTO –Assemblymember Betsy Butler (D-Marina del Rey) released the following statement regarding Governor Brown’s State of the State address: “Governor Brown’s candor and optimism about California is refreshing. I am proud to once again work with him to build on the progress we made last year by passing another on-time budget this year. We will also be working together to ensure California gets the new revenues necessary to put our fiscal house in order. Finally,…
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Wednesday, November 23 2011
Statement from Assemblymember Butler on UC Protest Incidents
EL SEGUNDO - Assemblymember Betsy Butler (D-Marina del Rey) made the following statement regarding actions taken against student demonstrators on University of California campuses: "I am saddened by the events that have occurred on the campus of UC Davis and UC Berkeley. The excessive force and lack of judgment expressed by the campus police is deeply disturbing and raises many questions about the protocol at our institutions of higher learning and their criteria for handling…
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Thursday, November 10 2011
Assemblymember Butler Named Legislator of the Year By Vietnam Veterans of America
Marina del Rey – Assemblymember Betsy Butler (D-Marina del Rey) is honored to announce that she has been named 2011 Legislator of the Year by the Vietnam Veterans of America, California State Council (VVA-CSC). The VVA-CSC Legislator of the Year award is given to legislators who have exhibited exceptional leadership, support and dedication to veterans, service members and their families.“We have an obligation to properly address the tremendous challenges our service men and women face…
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Wednesday, October 26 2011
Congress of CA Seniors Gives Assemblymember Butler Perfect Score on Legislative Report Card
El Segundo - Assemblymember Betsy Butler (D-Marina del Rey) has received a 100% score on the 2011 California Legislative Report Card from the Congress of California Seniors for her unwavering support of seniors during her first year in the Assembly. "I am proud to stand with the Congress of California Seniors and vote in favor of legislation to improve the well-being and quality of life for our seniors," said Assemblymember Betsy Butler. "As the baby…
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Thursday, October 06 2011
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response AB 1319 being signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown
"I am grateful to Governor Jerry Brown for signing Assemblymember Betsy Butler’s legislation to ban bisphenol A (BPA) from baby bottles and sippy cups sold in California. "California is now the largest state to take action against BPA. The passage of this bill sends a powerful message that this chemical has no business in children’s feeding products. "I know from my own experience at the federal level, this proposal faced fierce opposition from the chemical…
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Thursday, October 06 2011
New California law will limit bisphenol A in products for infants and toddlers
In a move that will in effect ban a chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) from being used in baby bottles and toddler cups manufactured or sold in California, a bill known as the Toxin-Free Infants and Toddlers Act (AB 1319) was signed into law Tuesday night by Governor Jerry Brown. Read more...
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Thursday, October 06 2011
California joins 10 other states in banning BPA from infant feeding containers
California has passed a BPA ban that Consumers Union, the advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, calls a historic step. The Toxin-Free Infants and Toddlers Act protects children in that state from bottles and sippy cups containing the chemical Bisphenol-A, which studies have shown can be harmful to child development. The law takes effect July 1, 2013. Ten other states have similar laws on the books. Consumers Union was a co-sponsor of the bill, and supports…
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Wednesday, October 05 2011
Editorial: Bottleneck ends
The Star is pleased that Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a ban on the toxic chemical BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups made or sold in California. It's about time that this overdue policy becomes official in our state. Read more...
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Wednesday, October 05 2011
Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Ban on Chemical BPA in Baby Bottles, Toddler Cups
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTLA) -- Amid growing health concerns surrounding bisphenol A, or BPA, Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill banning the chemical from baby bottles and toddlers' drinking cups. Gov. Brown announced Tuesday that he had signed The Toxin-Free Infants and Toddlers Act (AB 1319), which prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution of baby bottles and toddlers' drinking cups containing more than 0.1 parts per billion of the chemical Read more...
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Wednesday, October 05 2011
Gov. Jerry Brown signs ban on chemical BPA in baby bottles
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill banning the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, from baby bottles and toddlers' drinking cups. The bill, the Toxin-Free Infants and Toddlers Act (AB 1319), had passed the Senate in August. Read more...
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Wednesday, October 05 2011
Brown Signs Betsy Butler's Baby Products Bill
A bill intended to protect the health of children and authored by Assemblywoman Betsy Butler, D-Marina del Rey, has been signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown. Butler is a candidate for the state's new Assembly District 50, which will include Santa Monica. The Toxin-Free Infants and Toddlers Act prohibits the toxic chemical Bisphenol-A in baby products. More specifically, baby bottles and sippy cups that have a BPA level of more than 0.1 parts per billion…
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Wednesday, October 05 2011
Hormones have a friend, BPA a foe, in Assemblywoman Betsy Butler
California, your hormones just got a great gift from Assemblywoman Betsy Butler, who represents District 53. Butler authored a bill, the Toxin Free Infants and Toddlers Act, which Governor Jerry Brown just signed into law. This bill will strictly limit the amount of bisphenol-A in baby bottles, sippy cups, formula cans, and similar products, starting in July 1, 2013. Bisphenol-A, also known as BPA, is a chemical commonly found in plastics, food cans, soda cans,…
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Tuesday, October 04 2011
Gov. Jerry Brown bans BPA from baby bottles and cups
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will ban a chemical known as BPA from baby bottles and sippy cups made or sold in California. Assembly Bill 1319 says that by July 1, 2013 bottles and cups made for children under age 3 may not contain bisphenol A, a common chemical in clear plastic containers. Read more...
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Tuesday, October 04 2011
Gov. Brown signs Butler's bill banning BPA from baby products
Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed into law a bill from South Bay Assemblywoman Betsy Butler that will ban the chemical bisphenol A - or BPA - from plastic baby products. Butler, a Democrat from El Segundo who represents the coastal South Bay, has said AB 1319 will help reduce young children's exposure to a chemical that studies show can be harmful to development and is linked to an array of health problems. Read more...
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