Politics & Government
Proposed California Bill Would Benefit 2 Lawmakers
State Sen. John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) wrote a bill that directly helps himself and U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks).
CALIFORNIA -- To one lawmaker, helping the people, also includes himself. State Sen. John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) reportedly wrote a bill that directly helps himself and U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks).
The Sacramento Bee reported Moorlach's Senate Bill 1159 allows "sitting legislators and congressmen who hold inactive licenses as certified public accountants to continue using the title."
Moorlach and Sherman are were both CPAs, the newspaper reported.
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Moorlach "compared the proposed change to a California business and professions code that allows state elected officials, state employees and law school professors to maintain their active membership in the State Bar without completing continuing legal education," the Bee reported.
Read the full story at sacbee.com.
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--Photo: Brad Sherman at 'Watergate: The Long View’ panel during Politicon at Pasadena Convention Center on July 29, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images for Politicon)
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