ASSEMBLY MAJORITY LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY RESPONDS TO CALCHAMBER'S MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN AGAINST AB 1776, HER BILL TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA'S SMALL BUSINESSES AND CONSUMERS

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 29 -- The California State Assembly Democratic Caucus issued the following news release:

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) is disappointed in California Chamber of Commerce's newly launched statewide advertising campaign opposing Assembly Bill 1776 (AB 1776). Aguiar-Curry is calling it a multi-million-dollar misinformation effort relying on outdated information, misleading claims, and industry-funded economic projections instead of facts.

"CalChamber is spending millions of dollars trying to convince Californians and my legislative colleagues that protecting fair competition will somehow hurt honest businesses. The reality is exactly the opposite. AB 1776 is designed to p...