Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee, Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Senate Labor and Public Employment Committee · March 11, 2026

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Opening statement and hearing purpose

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Chair Smallwood Cuevas opened the committee's first oversight hearing of the session, saying the panel will examine federal policy impacts on California's labor market and arguing federal actions (tariffs, cuts to safety-net programs, expanded immigration enforcement) are harming workers, employers and communities. Chair invited the first panelist, an economist from UC Berkeley.

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Oversight hearing by the California State Senate Labor and Public Employment Committee on federal policy impacts on California's labor market, including testimony from economists, researchers, unions, worker centers, employers and state agencies about immigration enforcement, federal budget cuts (HR 1), industry-specific effects and the state's recession planning.

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